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Sean O’Malley trying to look at suspension as ‘blessing in disguise,’ but hopes aspects of USADA program change

The first half of Sean O’Malley’s drug-testing punishment has been decided.

O’Malley was issued a six-month suspension by the Nevada Athletic Commission last week and ordered to pay $472.42 in legal fees as a result of his recent failed USADA drug test. “Suga” tested positive for the performance-enhancing drug ostarine in a September screening ahead of his UFC 229 fight against Jose Quinonez, a fight which was ultimately cancelled. O’Malley said he tested positive for just .08 nanograms of the offending substance — a minute amount that equals just .