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Lyoto Machida Reveals Supplement That Caused Cancellation of UFC on Fox 19 Bout

UFC middleweight Lyoto Machida on Wednesday revealed that the the supplement 7-Keto, which contains the substance DHEA, was the cause of his potential anti-doping violation.

Machida’s co-headlining bout against Dan Henderson at UFC on Fox 19 was removed from Saturday’s card after “The Dragon” admitted to using a banned substance during an out-of-competition sample collection last week. The fighter apologized for the transgression on his Facebook page Wednesday evening.

“I'm here to tell you that I was caught by surprise by this news. It has been very difficult for me.