Former UFC heavyweight champion Brock Lesnar is officially sidelined for one year, but will be eligible to return to action as early as July 2017.
Lesnar received a one-year suspension from USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency), after he tested positive for a banned substances on two different occasions surrounding his fight at UFC 200 against Kiwi Mark Hunt.
He was given the maximum ban under the UFC's anti-doping policy, given the substance in question.
"Lesnar (39) tested positive for clomiphene and its metabolite, 4-hydroxyclomiphene, following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on June 28, 2016, and an in-competition urine test conducted on July 9, 2016, at UFC 200 in Las Vegas, Nevada," USADA officials wrote in a statement released today.
"Clomiphene is a prohibited substance in the category of Hormone and Metabolic Modulators, and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the WADA Prohibited List.