Former UFC title contender Raquel Pennington has been suspended six months by the United States Anti-Doping agency for a doping violation.
According to USADA officials, Pennington reported to the agency that she had ingested a pair of banned substances — 7-keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 — on Nov. 17, 2020. As a result, Pennington was tested by the USADA and the results came back positive for her use of 7-keto-DHEA.
Both substances reported are banned at all times by athletes under the UFC’s anti-doping program.
“During her self-report, Pennington provided information that she was prescribed and provided 7-keto-DHEA and AOD-9064 by a doctor to help treat a medical condition,” USADA officials wrote in a statement.