UFC middleweight contender Yoel Romero will be eligible to return to the cage this summer after accepting a six-month ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
USADA on Monday announced terms of the sanction, imposed as a result of Romero violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.
Romero, 38, tested positive for the growth hormone secretagogue Ibutamoren in an out-of-competition drug test conducted on Dec. 16, 2015, four days after the American Top Team fighter took a split decision against Ronaldo Souza at UFC 194. USADA noted that the drug was not present in Romero’s “fight night” test result, and as such, his win over Souza will not be overturned.