Hector Lombard vs. Rory MacDonald Has Been Cancelled
Hector Lombard vs. Rory MacDonald which was scheduled for UFC 186 has been cancelled due to a failed Hector Lombard drug test originally reported by mmafighting.com. No new opponent has been named for Rory at this time.
This failed drug test comes one week after the report of Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz failing their drug tests at UFC 183. That fight was turned to a no contest.
Ariel Helwani reports:
The 37-year-old Lombard tested positive for the anabolic steroid desoxymethyltestosterone, according to the report. Online resource Wikipedia calls the performance-enhancing drug, which is also known as “DMT,” “one of the first designer steroids to be marketed as a PED to athletes and bodybuilders.”
Lombard defeated Josh Burkman via unanimous decision at UFC 182 on Jan. 3. The win improved his record as a welterweight to 3-0.
The UFC has confirmed that Lombard’s drug test failure was the reason why his April 25 fight against Rory MacDonald was canceled. As a result, the organization is currently exploring new fight options for MacDonald, while Demetrious Johnson vs. Kyoji Horiguchi for the UFC flyweight title was named the new UFC 186 co-main event.
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