UFC Heavyweight Usman Gets 30-Month Drug Ban

UFC fighter Mohammed Usman handed 30-month suspension after failed testosterone drug test and misleading investigators

International Sports News: Mid-January is usually a quiet stretch on the UFC calendar, a short pause before the action picks up pace again. But Thursday, January 15, 2026, was d.

UFC heavyweight Usman gets 30-month drug ban

Mohammed Usman, the younger brother of former UFC champ Kamaru Usman, received a 30-month suspension for a positive drug test.

Kamaru Usman’s Brother Hit With 30-Month UFC Doping Ban

Kamaru Usman (Image Credits: Getty Images) Getting banned for doping isn’t uncommon; many stars have been suspended for it. While Conor McGregor was banned not for testing positive but for missing tests, Kamaru Usman’s brother was found to have tested positive for doping. Subsequently, Mohammed Usman received a two-year and six-month suspension for violating the UFC Anti-Doping Policy. He tested positive for testosterone from an out-of-competiti…

UFC Heavyweight Mohammed Usman Faces Career Setback With 30-Month Ban For Positive Drug Test

Mohammed Usman has paid a steep price for breaching the UFC’s anti-doping rules. On Thursday, Combat Sports Anti-Doping announced that Usman has been handed a 2-year and 6-month period (30 months) of ineligibility from competition after testing positive for the intentional use of testosterone. Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) announced today that Mohammed Usman, of Coral Springs, Florida, has accepted a 2-year and 6-month period of ineligibilit…