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PFL veteran Glaico Franca suspended for positive steroid test, but sentence already served

PFL veteran Glaico Franca finally found out his fate for a positive steroid test inOctober 2019. But due to a lengthy delay issuing the sanction, the Brazilian has already served his sentence.

On Wednesday, the Nevada Athletic Commission voted unanimously for an adjudication agreement where Franca received a nine-month suspension retroactive to the date of his test on Oct. 11, 2019.

Franca tested positive for stanozolol — an anabolic steroid banned at all times for athletes — but due to delays in finding an adequate lab to test his supplements along with the coronavirus pandemic, it took longer than expected for his punishment to be determined.