Hamdy Abdelwahab simply obtained one other drug suspension.
On Wednesday, the UFC anti-doping program introduced Abdelwahab has accepted a six-month sanction for exogenous testosterone regarding a number of samples taken this yr.
Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping (CSAD) revealed Abdelwahab failed three separate assessments this yr on March 23, Might 3, and Might 23. Nevertheless, since Abdelwahab was not knowledgeable of the primary failure, and the third failure was deemed to be a product of residual quantities, all three incidents had been handled as one violation.
This isn’t the primary subject Abdelwahab has had with drug testing. In 2022, the Egyptian fighter obtained a two-year ban from USADA for testing constructive for the anabolic agent metenolone and its metabolite in two drug screenings forward of his UFC debut, together with a tampering violation for failing to reveal his banned substance previous to becoming a member of the USADA program.
In distinction to his 2022 failure, after being notified of his failure, Abdelwahab was capable of present proof of a tainted dietary complement. Usually this may lead to solely a three-month suspension, nevertheless since he was nonetheless beneath suspension from his 2022 violation on the time, the sanction doubled to 6 months.
Abdelwahab’s earlier suspension ended on July 30, nevertheless his new suspension now means “The Hammer” will now be ineligible to compete till Jan. 30, 2025.
