Junior dos Santos is making his return as the headliner of UFC Boise after a six-month USADA suspension, which was given due to an out-of-competition sample returning positive for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide.
It took USADA almost nine months to complete their investigation, during which time JDS was unable to compete. His failed test sample was taken on August 10th, 2017, and it wasn’t until April 24th, 2018, that his suspension was confirmed and announced.
At the end of those 8 and a half months, they announced a six-month suspension for him. Not only was he de-facto suspended for almost three months longer than he should have been, there’s a strong argument that he should have received no suspension at all.