UFC women's flyweight accepts 4-month suspension from USADA for unknowingly using banned substance

A UFC women's flyweight fighter revealed that she received a four-month suspension from USADA for unintentionally using a prohibited substance.

Cortney Casey shared two significant updates that will impact her UFC career. On September 11, she released a lengthy statement on Instagram in which 'Cast Iron' disclosed that she faced sanctions from USADA for a self-reported incident. Additionally, she revealed that she is expecting a child.

Casey's four-month ineligibility period began on June 1, 2023, the day she last used the prohibited medication.

Casey explained that she had been prescribed medication to address a medical condition, which had caused her withdrawal from her last fight against Jasmine Jasudavicius in February. Unfortunately, this medication contained trace amounts of BPC-157, a substance prohibited by USADA. Upon realizing this, she promptly notified USADA, even though the substance had not been detected in any of her recent drug tests:

"I want to be clear that I self-reported this and I was not flagged due to any positive test. In fact, I did NOT test positive for BPC-157 in any tests collected around the time I was mistakenly using the medication."

She added that as a result, she agreed to a four-month sanction with USADA:

"I am disappointed with my mistake, but I want to make very clear that I had no intention to break any rules or cheat."

Check out Casey's statement below:

Cortney Casey entered the UFC in 2015 and currently holds a 6-9 record. The 36-year-old American most recently competed in a Fight Night event in July 2022, where she suffered a split decision defeat to Antonina Shevchenko.

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Main Card

Alexa Grasso vs. Valentina Shevchenko (Women's flyweight championship bout)

Jack Della Maddalena vs. Kevin Holland (welterweight bout)

Terrence Mitchell vs. Raul Rosas Jr. (bantamweight bout)

Christos Giagos vs. Daniel Zellhuber (lightweight bout)

Fernando Padilla vs. Kyle Nelson (featherweight bout)

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Loopy Godinez vs. Elise Reed (strawweight bout)

Josh Fremd vs. Roman Kopylov (middleweight bout)

Edgar Chairez vs. Daniel Lacerda (flyweight bout)

Tracy Cortez vs. Jasmine Jasudavicius (Women's flyweight bout)

Alex Reyes vs. Charlie Campbell (lightweight bout)

Josefine Knutsson vs. Marnic Mann (strawweight bout)