A UFC heavyweight will not be suspended despite a failed drug test.
Daniel Omielanczuk tested positive for the banned substance meldonium in January 2016, but USADA, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, found no fault or negligence in Omielanczuk’s case, it was announced Monday.
Meldonium, which has popped up frequently in samples collected from athletes who live in Eastern Europe, was added to the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) banned list as of Jan. 1, 2016. Tennis star Maria Sharapova was suspended for the drug last year.
However, Omielanczuk was able to present evidence showing he only used the drug from mid-August to early September 2015, per the USADA release.