UFC’s Diego Brandao tests positive for marijuana
Diego Brandao, who lost to Brian Ortega via third round submission in a fight he was dominating up to that point at UFC 195 on 1/2 in Las Vegas, tested over the limits for marijuana in a USADA test taken the day of the show.
The UFC announced today that they were informed by USADA of a potential violation for marijuana by Brandao.
The test was over the WADA limit of 180 ng/ml for THC. The Nevada limit is 150 ng/ml.
This would be Brandao’s first drug test failure.
Brandao won season 14 of The Ultimate Fighter in 2011, but has had an up and down career in the UFC, posting a 6-4 record, with two of his losses coming at the hands of Dustin Poirier and Conor McGregor.
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