Joilton Lutterbach admitted to taking performance-enhancing medicine previous to getting a brief discover alternative with the UFC, and now, he’s coping with the repercussions.
On Tuesday, Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping (CSAD) introduced that Lutterbach accepted a 24-month sanction for violating the UFC’s anti-doping coverage. The check was administered June 8, two weeks earlier than Lutterbach was set to face Shara Magomedov at UFC Saudi Arabia.
Lutterbach examined constructive “for the presence of 3a-Hydroxy-2a-methyl-5a-androstan-17-one, a metabolite of drostanolone,” which is an anabolic steroid. The 31-year-old was made conscious of the constructive check on June 20 whereas on the host lodge two days earlier than the occasion. In line with the discharge, he admitted to “intensive use” of the prohibited substance previous to his signing, and since he didn’t declare the use forward of time, Lutterbach acquired the stronger penalty.
Moreover, Lutterbach’s UFC contract was terminated based mostly on the failed check, and Lutterbach admitting to it — which he additionally did on social media after he was pulled from the cardboard.
“I really used juice three months in the past and had no concept that I might signal with the UFC,” Lutterbach wrote on the time. “I may have hidden within the mountains or gone to Thailand to cover as many do and should not examined, however I most well-liked to take the chance and consider I used to be clear and match to combat.”
Lutterbach can be eligible to return on June 23, 2026.
