Ranked UFC strawweight Jaqueline Amorim has accepted a six-month suspension after she tested positive for a prohibited substance. An investigation has since shown a contaminated supplement is likely to blame.
UFC anti-doping program CSAD (Combat Sports Anti-Doping) announced the test failure and suspension Friday.
Amorim (11-2 MMA, 5-2 UFC) tested positive for ostarine, a substance frequently-flagged at the UFC level and often linked to food or supplement contamination.
"After reviewing the evidence, CSAD determined that the findings were consistent with exposure to low-level ostarine contamination rather than intentional use," CSAD wrote in a statement.
The flagged samples came in out-of-competition tests on July 29 and Aug. 17. Amorim will be
eligible to return to competition Feb. 17.
Amorim, 31, is a former IBJJF champion, who not too long ago was on a four-fight winning streak in the UFC. Following a unanimous decision loss to Mizuki Inoue, Amorim got back in the win column in May when she defeated Loma Lookboonmee by first-round armbar.
Amorim has not publicly commented on her test failure or suspension at the time of publication. She has no history of drug testing issues.
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: UFC suspends Jaqueline Amorim six months after drug test flagged
