Bassil Hafez was suspended for one year after failing an out-of-competition drug test. The sample was collected on March 20 in Las Vegas and tested positive for ipamorelin, a prohibited peptide hormone. Combat Sports Anti-Doping announced the sanction. During the investigation, Hafez cooperated fully and identified a wellness clinic he had used for injury recovery substances. The investigation found that he claimed he did not know the product contained ipamorelin, but he was found to have acted with gross negligence by consuming it without adequate due diligence on ingredients and their prohibited status. He will be able to return to UFC competition on March 20, 2027.
"Combat Sports Anti-Doping announced the sanction on Wednesday. The welterweight fighter tested positive for ipamorelin, a prohibited peptide hormone, in a sample collected on March 20 in Las Vegas. "During CSAD's investigation, Hafez provided full and complete cooperation as defined under the UFC ADP," the statement read. "His cooperation included identifying and introducing CSAD to a wellness clinic he had used to obtain substances he believed were permitted for injury recovery purposes.""
""Evidence gathered during the investigation indicated that, although Hafez claimed he was unaware that a product provided to him by the wellness clinic contained ipamorelin, he acted with gross negligence by consuming the product without conducting adequate due diligence regarding its ingredients and their prohibited status." CSAD determined that Hafez did not use ipamorelin to gain an advantage in any scheduled competition. He will be able to return to UFC competition on March 20, 2027."
"On Tuesday, Hafez announced that he had failed a drug test via social media. "I took a supplement during my healing process that ended up containing a banned substance. I had provided the clinic with the banned substance list and made it clear that those ingredients were not allowed, but it still ended up being included in the mix," Hafez wrote. "At the end of the day, it falls on me for not double and triple checking before taking it.""
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