News broke on Tuesday afternoon that Brock Lesnar failed a second USADA drug test, this one “in competition” and conducted July 9th, the day of UFC 200.
Lance Pugmire of the Los Angeles Times reports the drug Lesnar was flagged for is Clomiphene, an estrogen blocker used to increase testosterone production while cycling off steroids. USADA confirmed this week that Lesnar failed both tests for the same banned substance.
This is the same substance former UFC Light Heavyweight champion Jon Jones tested positive for.
There’s a detailed post on Reddit/r/MMA about Clomiphene, which gets into further detail about what the drug does and why/when it’s used by bodybuilders and fighters.
What doesn’t bode well for his match at SummerSlam is the fact that use of Clomiphene violates WWE’s Wellness Policy. SummerSlam takes place Sunday, August 21st, so if he does get suspended for 30 days, WWE would have to act almost immediately in order for him to be back in time for his match against Randy Orton.
Clomiphene is also banned on the WWE Wellness Policy. https://t.co/LUA2bplGd3 pic.twitter.com/B6ztbT3KfU
— Brandon Howard (@BrandonThurston) July 20, 2016
