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UFC Lightweight suspended 17 months for USADA violation

Being honest, while admirable, doesn’t get an Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) fighter a lighter sentence when it comes to United States Anti Doping (USADA) agency ... just ask Lyoto Machida.

Five-fight UFC 155-pound veteran, Carlos Diego Ferreira, recently admitted to USADA that he used a prohibited substance while being tested. Once the results came in, it was found that Ferreira was telling the truth, but he also tested positive for a second banned substance.

"Ferreira, 31, tested positive for Ostarine as a result of an out-of-competition drug test conducted on April 29, 2016.