UFC Heavyweight Mohammed Usman Faces Career Setback With 30-Month Ban For Positive Drug Test

Mohammed Usman has paid a steep value for breaching the UFC’s anti-doping guidelines.

On Thursday, Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping introduced that Usman has been handed a 2-year and 6-month interval (30 months) of ineligibility from competitors after testing optimistic for the intentional use of testosterone.

“The Motor” examined optimistic for testosterone throughout an out-of-competition pattern collected in September, which led to his elimination from a scheduled bout in opposition to Valter Walker at UFC Rio in October. The youthful brother of former UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman subsequently acknowledged to CSAD earlier in 2025 that he had used testosterone in addition to BPC-157, a peptide prohibited always.

In keeping with CSAD, the 36-year-old UFC heavyweight finally accepted accountability, however his admission got here solely after a big delay, as soon as the testing company confronted him with independently gathered proof from an intensive investigation. The company decided that Usman had used a number of prohibited substances and had tried to mislead investigators with a false clarification.

Taking these aggravating circumstances into consideration, CSAD imposed a further six months on high of the usual two-year suspension, extending his interval of ineligibility to 30 months.

Mohammed Usman’s suspension has been utilized retroactively to October 9, 2025, and is ready to run out on April 9, 2028, at which level he might be 39 years previous.

What Is Mohammed Usman’s Document within the UFC?

Mohammed Usman earned his spot within the UFC by successful the heavyweight match on The Final Fighter Season 30 in 2022. “The Motor” went on to make a right away affect in his Octagon debut, scoring a knockout victory over Zac Pauga at UFC Vegas 59 in August 2022.

Usman adopted that begin by placing collectively a three-fight successful streak earlier than hitting a setback in 2024, when he dropped back-to-back determination losses to Mick Parkin and Thomas Petersen.