Al Iaquinta is again without an opponent for next week’s UFC Fight 71 after Gilbert Melendez tested positive for “exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites.” Melendez tested positive for exogenous testosterone related to his UFC 188 loss to Eddie Alvarez on June 13 in Mexico City. With no local sanctioning body, the UFC self-regulated the event, announcing Melendez’s positive result and a one-year suspension via an official statement on Monday. RELATED VIDEO: Gilbert Melendez vs. Eddie Alvarez Fight Highlights “Following his bout at UFC 188 in Mexico City on June 13, UFC lightweight Gilbert Melendez tested positive for exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites. The UFC has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents by our athletes
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Gilbert Melendez Tests Positive, Suspended, Following UFC 188 Drug Test – MMA Weekly