An in-competition failure for a recreational drug has netted UFC welterweight Brad Scott a two-year suspension, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) announced today. According to a press release , Scott (11-6 MMA, 3-5 UFC) failed an in-competition test for benzoylecgonine – a metabolite of cocaine – after his loss to Carlo Pedersoli Jr. (11-1 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 130, which took place May 27 in Liverpool, England. Cocaine is classified as a non-specified substance in the class of stimulants under the UFC’s anti-doping program and is banned in-competition. First-time offenders face a two-year sanction
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