MMA Fighting · Feb 28, 2018
Viscardi Andrade regrets asking for UFC release during USADA suspension
Viscardi Andrade parted ways with the UFC a year after being given a two-year suspension by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA), but he would have done things differently if he could go back in time.
Andrade failed a drug test 13 days before his last UFC bout, a win over Richard Walsh in March 2016 that was overturned to a no-contest, and was given a two-year suspension that ends on March 20, 2018.
The 33-year-old fighter, who collected an 18-6 (1 NC) MMA record since his debut in 2006, remained active in Brazil during his doping suspension, collecting a win over Erick Silva in a grappling match and a decision victory under kickboxing rules at last week’s WGP event.