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Kelvin Gastelum Receives 9-Month Suspension for Second Positive Marijuana Test

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Kelvin Gastelum has accepted a nine-month suspension after testing positive for marijuana in his relation to his bout with Darren Till at UFC 244 this past November.

USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, announced that Gastelum tested positive for marijuana metabolites in an in-competition sample collected on Nov. 3, 2019. Gastelum received a five-month reduction in his sanction after the completion of a drug treatment program.