UFC’s Gleison Tibau Provisionally Suspended by USADA for Potential Anti-Doping Violation
Longtime UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau has been provisionally suspended by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for potentially failing an out-of-competition drug test.
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Tibau last appeared at UFC Fight Night “Belfort vs. Henderson 3” in Sao Paulo on Nov. 7, when he submitted Abel Trujillo with a rear-naked choke 1:45 into round one. The American Top Team representative is one of the promotion’s longest-tenured fighters, with 26 Octagon appearances to his credit.
Tibau is the second UFC athlete to have failed a drug test since the organization partnered with USADA. Last month, Mirko Filipovic was suspended two years for his use of human growth hormone prior to a scheduled bout against Anthony Hamilton at UFC Fight Night in South Korea.
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