T.J. Dillashaw is no longer the UFC bantamweight champion.
Dillashaw announced Wednesday morning on Instagram he failed a drug test in relation to his January flyweight title fight against Henry Cejudo, and as a result of that, has chosen to relinquish his belt “out of fairness and respect” to his division, he wrote. He described the test, which was administered by the USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, as an “adverse finding.”
According to ESPN’s Ariel Helwani, Dillashaw has been suspended one year by the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC). A formal announcement is expected for Wednesday morning, he wrote.