UFC heavyweight Chase Sherman has been suspended for nine months by the United States Anti-Doping Agency following a failed drug test.
USADA officials announced the news on Tuesday while confirming Sherman tested positive for anastrozole — an anti-estrogen drug that is banned at all times for athletes competing in the UFC.
Drugs like anastrozole can be used to counteract estrogen produced in the body as a result of treatments such as testosterone replacement therapy.
Sherman tested positive as a result of a fight night test administered on May 13 when he returned to the UFC for a short-notice opportunity where he faced and defeated Ike Villanueva via second-round TKO.