UFC welterweight Niko Price will be sidelined six months after the Nevada State Athletic Commission handed down a suspension following a positive drug test for marijuana following his fight against Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone in September.
The commission issued the sanction during a monthly meeting on Wednesday.
In addition to his six-month suspension, Price was also fined $8,500 and his draw with Cerrone will now be overturned and declared a no-contest.
While marijuana is completely legal in Nevada, the drug remains on the banned substances list for athletes competing in the state whenever testing positive over a certain threshold.