UFC's Abdul-Kerim Edilov Accepts Anti-Doping Sanction | MMAWeekly.com

USADA announced today that UFC athlete, Abdul-Kerim Edilov, of the Chechen Republic, Russia, has accepted a 15-month sanction for an anti-doping policy violation after testing positive for a prohibited substance.

Edilov, 24, tested positive for meldonium following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on January 7, 2016. Meldonium is a non-specified substance that was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List in 2016. It is in the category of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators and is now prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the WADA Prohibited List.

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After a thorough review of the laboratory results and the evidence presented, USADA accepted Edilov’s explanation that the meldonium was a prescribed medication he was taking in a therapeutic dose under the care of a physician and without the intent to enhance his athletic performance. Nonetheless, because Edilov’s use of meldonium continued after the substance was officially prohibited on January 1, 2016, he required a valid Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) in order to avoid violating the UFC Anti-Doping.

Edilov accepted a 15-month period of ineligibility that began on January 7, 2016, the date his positive sample was collected. In addition, Edilov has been disqualified from all competitive results obtained on and subsequent to January 7, 2016, including forfeiture of any title, ranking, purse or other compensation.

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