TUF 25 champion is caught in a doping test

J. Taylor (shirtless) celebrates victory at TUF 25 (Photo: Reproduction Facebook UFC)

American Jesse Taylor was caught in an anti-doping test and is out of his fight against Belal Muhammad |, which was scheduled for UFC Sydney on November 18th. This Wednesday (13), USADA announced that a welterweight test carried out during an out-of-competition period came back positive, with the presence of a prohibited substance that was not disclosed by the entity.

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Taylor won The Ultimate Fighter 25, a season of the reality show that featured the bantamweight champion cody garbrandt and the former owner of the belt in the same category TJ Dillashaw as technicians. In the final, he beat the Brazilian Dhiego Lima. Both were present in other editions of the program, as were the other competitors in the 25th season, which was called “Redemption”, or redemption in Portuguese.

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USADA also announced that the North American will have the right to defend himself, including asking for the B sample to be analyzed. If he is indeed guilty, Taylor should be suspended for two years. The fighter has not yet officially commented on the case, so the organization cannot disclose the banned substance found in the welterweight's system.