Mohammed Usman, the 36-year-old youthful brother of former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman, accepted a 30-month suspension after testing constructive for the unlawful substance, testosterone, previous to a UFC Rio bout with Valter Walker in October 2025, Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping (CSAD) introduced Friday. Usman additionally confessed to the usage of banned peptide BPC-157 earlier that 12 months.
“Whereas Usman in the end took accountability for the above particulars, he didn’t achieve this in a well timed vogue and never till CSAD confronted him with proof that they had independently collected throughout an in depth investigation of his use of those a number of prohibited substances in addition to his try and deceive CSAD with a false clarification,” the discharge stated.
In accordance with the company, “if a UFC athlete makes use of a number of substances like Usman did and engages in misleading or obstructive conduct to keep away from the adjudication of an Anti-Doping Coverage Violation like he did, then aggravating circumstances are decided to exist.” Due to this fact, CSAD determined it was “applicable” so as to add six months to the usual 2-year suspension “for these aggravating components.”
The previous Final Fighter winner might be 39-years-old when his suspension ends in April 2028. Usman final fought in June 2025, when he received a choice over Hamdy Abdelwahab to convey his promotional report to 4-2.
