Monday 9 January 2017 10:01, UK
Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar has been suspended from the sport for one year following a doping violation.
The United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced on Wednesday that Lesnar had been handed the ban after failing two drug tests in relation to UFC 200.
Lesnar tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene, following an out-of-competition urine test on June 28 and an in-competition urine test on fight night, July 9, in Las Vegas.
Clomiphene is an anti-estrogen agent that can indirectly raise natural testosterone levels in the body, and can also counter the side-effects of anabolic steroid use.
The suspension started on July 15, six days after Lesnar competed at UFC 200, defeating Mark Hunt by unanimous decision in his first appearance in the octagon since December 2011.
Lesnar, who held the UFC heavyweight title for two years between 2008 and 2010, was also handed a one-year suspension and a $250,000 fine by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC) in December.
