Hector Lombard Suspended, Fined by Nevada Commission for Failed UFC 182 Drug Test
Hector Lombard will be out of action until 2016. | Photo: Dave
Mandel/Sherdog.com
UFC welterweight Hector Lombard was issued a one-year suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) on Monday due to his failed post-fight drug test from UFC 182.
Lombard’s suspension was handed down during Monday’s NAC hearing. The 37-year-old Cuban native was placed on temporary suspension in February after it was revealed that Lombard tested positive for the anabolic steroid desoxymethyltestosterone (DMT) following a unanimous decision victory over Josh Burkman.
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Addressing the commission, Lombard denied knowingly taking a prohibited substance, blaming the positive test on the antibiotic azithromycin, or Z-pak, which he took after weighing in on Jan. 2.
Lombard appeared to be on his way to UFC welterweight title contention after running his winning streak to three with wins over Burkman, Jake Shields and Nate Marquardt. The former Olympic judoka and Bellator middleweight champion has lost only twice in his last 31 fights, dropping split decisions to Yushin Okami and Tim Boetsch inside the Octagon.
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