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Kelvin Gastelum pulled from UFC 212; UFC releases statement

Rising UFC middleweight Kelvin Gastelum was expected to take on Anderson Silva at UFC 212 on June 3. Unfortunately on April 6, Gastelum was informed by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency of a potential violation due to carboxy-tetrahydrocannabinol, which is known at THC.

UFC officials announced the potential failed test on their website.

Check out the full statement below:

The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Kelvin Gastelum of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation involving Carboxy-Tetrahydrocannabinol (“Carboxy-THC”) which is a metabolite of marijuana and/or hashish, above the decision limit of 180 ng/mL, stemming from an in-competition sample collected in conjunction with his recent bout in Fortaleza, Brazil on March 11, 2017.