Tom Lawlor receives 2-year suspension from USADA

News surfaced this week that UFC veteran ‘Filthy’ Tom Lawlor has been suspended by USADA for a failed out-of-competition drug test back in October of 2016.

Lawlor failed the drug test for Ostarine, a substance banned both in-competition and out-of-competition by USADA due to the similar positive effects of anabolic steroids, without the side effects.

USADA released a statement on the situation to MMAJunkie:

“USADA announced today that UFC® athlete, Tom Lawlor, of Las Vegas, Nev., accepted a two-year sanction after testing positive for a prohibited substance.

“Lawlor, 33, tested positive for ostarine following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on October 10, 2016. Ostarine is a prohibited substance in the category of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the WADA Prohibited List.

“Ostarine, also known as MK-2866 and Enobosarm, is a non-FDA approved selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) which is illegally sold in the United States and globally as a performance-enhancing substance. Ostarine is not currently available as a prescription medication in any country, and its unauthorized use may carry serious side effects. Nonetheless, ostarine has been found as a declared and undeclared ingredient in many dietary supplements sold in the United States, which has prompted the U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue warning letters to specific dietary supplement manufacturers stating that ostarine is an unapproved new drug and that selling the drug is in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FDCA).

“Lawlor’s two-year period of ineligibility began on October 10, 2016, the date his positive sample was collected.

“Pursuant to the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, all UFC athletes serving a period of ineligibility for an anti-doping policy violation are required to remain in the USADA registered testing pool and make themselves available for testing in order to receive credit for time served under his or her sanction. Furthermore, if an athlete retires during his or her period of ineligibility, the athlete’s sanction will be tolled until such time the athlete notifies USADA of his or her return from retirement and once again makes him or herself available for no-advance-notice, out-of-competition testing.

Lawlor is coming off a loss to Corey ‘Beastin 25/8’ Anderson at UFC 196 back in March, which snapped a 2-fight win streak.

on 2/25/2017.