It’s been almost four years since Russian UFC heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov last competed inside the Octagon. Thanks to multiple drug testing violations, there will never be a “next UFC fight” for Magomedov.
USADA announced on Monday that Magomedov tested positive for multiple banned substances last October, then followed that up by refusing to take another drug test a few months later. Add that to his positive test (and subsequent two-year ban) for ostarine from 2016 and you have three strikes, meaning he’s getting a lifetime suspension.
USADA announced today that Ruslan Magomedov, of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, has received a lifetime sanction after his second and third violations of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy.