UFC-veteranen C.B Dollaway har testat positiv för flertalet illegala substanser och som följd åkt på en två års lång avstängning. USADA gick ut med följande uttalande i måndags.
Dollaway, 35, tested positive for anastrozole, growth hormone releasing peptide 2 (GHRP-2 or pralmorelin), a metabolite of GHRP-2, and GHRP-6 as the result of an out-of-competition urine sample he provided on December 19, 2018. Anastrozole is a Specified Substance in the class of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators, while GHRP-2 and GHRP-6 are Specified Substances in the class of Peptide Hormones, Growth Factors, Related Substances and Mimetics. All of these substances are prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List.
Dollaway also tested positive for clomiphene in an out-of-competition urine sample collected on February 9, 2019. Clomiphene is a Specified Substance in the category of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy.
Additionally, Dollaway received an over-the-limit intravenous (IV) infusion on December 13, 2018. IV infusions and/or injections of more than 100 mL per 12-hour period are prohibited, except for those legitimately received in the course of hospital treatments, surgical procedures, or clinical diagnostic investigations.
Dollaway’s two positive tests and use of an over-the-limit IV were treated as a single, first violation because, after a thorough investigation, it was determined that the positive tests were consistent with ingestion prior to January 11, 2019, the date he received notification of his first positive test. Dollaway’s two-year period of ineligibility began on December 13, 2018.
Dollaway gick sin senaste match i organisationen på UFC Fight Night 136 som ägde rum i Moskva
den 15:e september. Han förlorade då på TKO mot Khalid Murtazaliev. Innan dess hade han två raka vinster mot Hector Lombard och Ed Herman. Dollways är 11-9 i oktagonen sedan han äntrade organisationen. Dollaway skrev på sitt instagram angående dopingavstängningen och säger att hela situationen beror på skador och ett misstag.
”In light of the recent decision made by USADA to issue me a two year sanction, I want it to be very clear that I did not knowingly nor intentionally take any performance enhancing drugs,”
“As many people close to me are aware, I suffered a serious back injury in 2016. With my insurance capped out, I needed to find alternative solution if I wanted to continue to compete in mixed martial arts.
“I traveled to Mexico to have a stem cell procedure done and ended up coming into contact with the mentioned substances. I am sorry to let my friends, family and fans down. I want to personally thank Donna Marcolini, the VP of health and performance of the UFC, for her assistance and for believing in me. I will take this time to continue working on my health and hopefully be ready to come back in 2020 as a healthy athlete/fighter for the first time since 2016.”
Dollaway skadade ryggen i en hiss innan UFC 203 i september 2016 och på grund av de skadorna fick han också ställa in sin match mot Francimar Barroso. Oavsett vad orsakerna till dopingen var så kommer han nu i alla fall vara avstängd i två långa år från tävlandet.
