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UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau releases statement on failed Test result

Long-time UFC lightweight contender Gleison Tibau issues a statement on his provisional suspension due to failed drug test.

In an e-mail from his public relations firm, UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau issued a statement in reference to his out-of-competition USADA test failure for recombinant human erythropoietin (EPO). The test failure has led to a provisional suspension, with more information likely to follow.

I’m not used to an easy life. Since I was a kid, I have fought for everything I’ve conquered, I have overcome adversities, and I’m really proud of who I am.