USADA is deviating from a Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) sanction in the case of Carlos Diego Ferreira.
The UFC’s anti-doping partner suspended Ferreira for 17 months for admitted use of a banned substance and a positive drug test for another banned substance, USADA announced Wednesday.
The NAC only suspended Ferreira for one year back in June. The Brazilian fighter is eligible to return to the UFC in September 2017.
Ferreira tested positive for ostarine in an out-of-competition drug test conducted April 29. He also admitted the use of a supplement which contained 7-keto-dehydroepiandrosterone (7-keto-DHEA) as an ingredient on the label, USADA said in its release.