Brazilian heavyweight Giacomo Lemos has been suspended for two years after he tested positive for a banned substance ahead of his scheduled UFC debut in July.
Lemos was originally expected to meet Tanner Boser at UFC 240, but he was pulled from the card ahead of the event. He later revealed his scratch was due to a potential violation of the UFC’s anti-doping policy.
On Thursday, USADA officials confirmed Lemos had accepted a two-year sanction for the failed drug test.
“Lemos, 30, tested positive for drostanolone and its metabolite 2α-methyl-5α-androstan-3α-ol-17-one as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample he provided on July 9, 2019,” USADA officials wrote in a statement.