Already removed from UFC Fight Night 104, Justin Ledet notified of potential USADA anti-doping violation

Justin Ledet already had been removed from the promotion’s official lineup for this week’s UFC Fight Night 104 card. Now we may know the reason why.

The UFC today announced Ledet has been notified of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA).

Ledet (8-0 MMA, 2-0 UFC) had been booked to fight Dmitriy Sosnovskiy (10-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) in a heavyweight bout at UFC Fight Night 104, but when the promotion finalized its lineup for the card in Houston, that fight had been removed from the event.

Ledet, who is based in Houston, is coming off a first-round submission win over Mark Godbeer at UFC Fight Night 99 in Belfast, Northern Ireland. That kept the 28-year-old big man perfect in his career, including 2-0 to start his run in the UFC. Seven of his eight career wins are by stoppage.

The UFC’s statement did not mention a provisional suspension for Ledet, or what substance may have come up on his out-of-competition sample.

The UFC’s full statement on Ledet is below:

“The UFC organization was formally notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Justin Ledet of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on January 12, 2017.

USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed.

Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information or UFC statements will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.”

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