The USADA will not punish Cris Cyborg for testing positive on an out-of-competition test conducted in December 2016. As the official USADA website reported today. In fact, she has been granted a retroactive Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for Spironolactone, the banned substance she tested positive for.
Cyborg appealed the drug test failure by explaining her physician prescribed the drug to treat an endocrine condition. After a series of interviews and investigations, the USADA accepted Justino's explanation and has cleared her to fight again.
“Upon notice of her positive test, Justino immediately identified a medication prescribed by her physician for the treatment of a common endocrine disorder as the source of the prohibited substance detected in her sample.