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Gilbert Melendez fails UFC 188 drug test, suspended one year

Looks like Gilbert Melendez is out of his UFC Fight Night San Diego bout with Al Iaquinta after failing his UFC 188 post-fight drug test with exogenous testosterone metabolites.

Another big name UFC fighter has tested positive for banned substances, and this time it's a pretty unexpected name in former Strikeforce champion Gilbert Melendez. The UFC announced Melendez's drug test failure via press release. Apparently Melendez tested positive for "exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites." In a statement released by the fighter he suggests that supplements he was taking pre-fight led to the failed test. He has currently been suspended for on year of competition.