June 20, 2024 11: 00 am ET
It’s not frequently fighters freely confess taking performance-enhancing drugs, however it appears Joilton Lutterbach has.
Lutterbach (38-10 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was arranged to action in on brief notification to face Shara Magomedov (12-0 MMA, 1-0 UFC) at UFC on ABC 6 (ABC/ESPN/ESPN+) on Saturday at Kingdom Arena in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, however was pulled from the battle due to a stoppedworking drug test. Replacing him will be Dana White’s Contender Series alum Antonio Trocoli.
Lutterbach initially exposed that the anti-doping commission pulled him from the battle duetothefactthat of a compound discovered in his urine. Now he hasactually confessed to juicing months before, thinking his system would be cleared when he got the surprise UFC call.
“Thank you for all the messages of love throughout this challenging time. I really utilized Juice 3 months ago and had no concept that I would indication with the @ufc.
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