UFC lightweight Gilbert Melendez has tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites, and has been suspended for a year, starting from his Eddie Alvarez fight at UFC 188 on June 13, 2015 in Mexico.
Melendez gets off easy as his failed test falls a few days short of the new USADA rules which start from July 1. He would have surely received a 2 year suspension.
Twitter reacted:
"Just say No "
— Edward Alvarez (@Ealvarezfight) July 7, 2015
I know a guy!! Always game, Drug and PED free ???
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 6, 2015
“@lesaboteur87: So does @Cowboycerrone want to fight Iaquinta for something to do in the interim? Got to make that money. I sure like money
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) July 6, 2015
Damn Melendez was on the sauce?! I thought he was one of the few clean ones. Fuck em. Keep it up with the testing!!! #cleansport
— Cody Bollinger (@CodyBollinger) July 6, 2015
Wow Gil say it ain't so!
— Ben Askren (@Benaskren) July 6, 2015
Just spoke with @ALIAQUINTA. He didn’t know about the Melendez news. Not sure his statement is printable, but let’s just say he’s not happy.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) July 6, 2015
Man if I got popped for tainted supplements I'd be screaming what it was from the roof tops so no one else would get fucked over
— David Michaud (@bulldawgUFC) July 6, 2015
34 when he returns. Three losses in past four, including two title fights, against higher-level opponents than in SF. Shark may be jumped.
— Matt Erickson (@MMAjunkieMatt) July 6, 2015
Gilbert Melendez, 1-3 in the UFC, tested positive for testosterone metabolites at UFC 188. Didn't see that coming.
— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) July 6, 2015
What the Funk is up with people and their supplements and PED-using minds? I don't take crap unless it's a gummy multi-vitamins. #ForWhy?
— Aljamain Sterling (@FunkMaster_UFC) July 6, 2015
@supercalo: nSaC fails again, name on test was Gilbert Melendez not Giblet Melendez, sheer incompetence, Giblet remains negative.
@frontrowbrian: Gilbert Melendez screwed up big time. I have to think FOX and ESPN will fire him.
@NickUFC: I wouldn’t be surprised if Gilbert Melendez never fights in the UFC again. Will be 34 when his suspension is over, 1-3 in UFC & costs a lot.
@ZidanSports: Gilbert Melendez’s UFC achievements can be rounded down to one: a win over Diego Sanchez. 1-3 and now suspended for a year.Lovely investment
@MindsetsandReps: Either way it’s good for the sport. A clean fighter going up against an ‘enhanced’ fighter is a serious health risk. #UFC #Melendez
@FletchFFletch33: Probably should’ve know something the way Gilbert Melendez walked through damage like Robert Patrick in T2.
