Fabricio Werdum Flagged For Potential Anti-Doping Violation

Fabricio Werdum has been flagged by the US Anti-Doping Agency for a potential anti-doping violation. The UFC released a statement on Tuesday announcing that Werdum was flagged for a possible violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 25, about a month after he lost to Alexander Volkov at UFC Fight Night 127.

USADA will oversee the process of the violation, which is Werdum’s first. It is expected that his reported fight with Aleksei Oliynyk at UFC Fight Night 136 is off.

Werdum issued the following statement via Instagram:

“Hey guys, I got up this morning to the news that one of my urine samples from April tested positive for a prohibited substance. I am working with my team, the UFC and USADA to understand what happened. I’ve always been careful with everything I take and I’ve always supported a clean sport. We will work hard to solve this misunderstanding and I hope soon to be able to go back to the octagon and do what I love”