Almost one year after being flagged for a potential USADA violation, Viscardi Andrade was issued a two-year suspension from the United States Anti-Doping Agency on Tuesday. Yet, the Brazilian fighter still claims that he is innocent.
Andrade was tested 12 days before his UFC Fight Night 85 clash with Richard Walsh in Brisbane, Australia, but the results only came back shortly after his unanimous decision victory.
Flagged for the anabolic steroid stanozolol and its metabolites, Andrade’s defense was based on the fact that the Rio de Janeiro lab that conducted the drug test lost its WADA accreditation a few months after his test was analyzed.