Zu Anyanwu Accepts One-Year Suspension From USADA For Failed Drug Test

Zu Anyanwu has accepted a one-year suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency for his failed drug test. USADA announced that Anyanwu failed the out-of-competition test, which was collected on October 18th, due to the presence of the diuretic/masking agent-class substance furosemide. Furosemide is banned year-round. The suspension is retroactive to the October 18th collection date.

Here’s the release:

USADA announced today that UFC athlete, Azunna Anyanwu, of Bensalem, Pa., has tested positive for a prohibited substance and accepted the standard one-year sanction for his anti-doping policy violation.

Anyanwu, 36, tested positive for furosemide following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on October 18, 2017. Furosemide is a Specified Substance in the class of Diuretics and Masking Agents and prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency Prohibited List.

Anyanwu’s one-year period of ineligibility began on October 18, 2017, the date his positive sample was collected.

Pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, all UFC athletes serving a period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation are required to continue to make themselves available for testing in order to receive credit for time completed under their sanction.