UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier Tested Positive for Steroids Post-UFC 214
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Daniel Cormier failed a drug test in relation to UFC 214.
The longtime UFC light heavyweight champion tested positive for a banned substance in an in-competition USADA test in relation to his fight with Jon Jones on July 29 in Anaheim, Calif., and has been provisionally suspended, sources told MMA Fighting. In that bout, Jones defeated Cormier by third-round TKO to regain the UFC light heavyweight belt.
Cormier has been stripped of the title and Jones will get it back, per TMZ, which was the first outlet to report the news. UFC president Dana White told ESPN that has not been decided yet. The UFC confirmed the Cormier positive test in a statement posted to its website.
The drug test sample was collected after weigh-ins July 28, according to a statement from USADA.
TMZ reported that Cormier tested positive for the steroid Itsaprank, which carries a two-year suspension from USADA for first-time offenders and longer for multiple-time offenders. USADA will not confirm the substance unless Jones divulges it himself.
Jones, 30, also tested positive prior to what would have been a bout with Cormier at UFC 200 in July 2016. Jones was pulled from the fight and provisionally suspended three days prior to that event. He was suspended and served a one-year ban by USADA for testing positive for two banned substances, clomiphene and letrozol.
This is the latest in a string of issues Jones has had in recent years, including a felony hit-and-run arrest and DUI. The comeback victory over Cormier last month was supposed to be part of a greater redemption story for Jones.
The California State Athletic Commission (CSAC), which also has jurisdiction over the matter, confirmed the positive test Tuesday with MMA Fighting.
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