Credit:Getty/UFC
Credit: Getty/UFC
UFC bantamweight Kyler
Phillips has been temporarily suspended by the Nevada State
Athletic Commission after testing positive for ostarine in an
out-of-competition drug test.
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The sanction was announced during an NSAC meeting on Tuesday. Dana
White’s Contender Series competitor Darrius
Flowers was also temporarily suspended for a positive ostarine
test. Further sanctions will be announced at a future disciplinary
hearing. Phillips was recently removed from a proposed matchup with
Raphael
Assuncao at UFC Fight Night 221 on March 11, while Flowers was
supposed to make his promotional debut against Erick
Gonzalez at UFC Fight Night 220 on Feb. 25 before being pulled
from the card.
Ostarine is a Selective Androgen Receptor Module (SARM) that is
banned at all times according to the WADA prohibited list. Ostarine
is categorized as an anabolic agent and can aid in areas of
athletic performance such as muscle growth, fat burning and
endurance.
Phillips has been victorious in four of his first five UFC
appearances. The 27-year-old MMA Lab product was last se
en at UFC 271, where he scored a third-round submission victory
against Marcelo
Rojo. Flowers, meanwhile, extended his winning streak to four
on the Contender Series last August, when he defeated Amiran
Gogoladze via first-round TKO.