LAS VEGAS – While the Nevada State Athletic Commission in July elected to stop punishing fighters for marijuana use , two athletes were today suspended for positive tests collected prior to the change in policy. At today’s monthly meeting at the Grant Sawyer Office Building, commissioners issued four-and-a-half month suspensions to both lightweight Yancy Medeiros and featherweight Justin Jaynes . Medeiros was also fined a total of $2,690.72, while Jaynes was ordered to pay a total of $1,245.36. Both amounts included prosecution fees. A fan-favorite lightweight with a history of entertaining scraps, Medeiros (15-8 MMA, 8-6 UFC) recently concluded an eight-year stint under the UFC banner
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