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On Friday, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency handed a four-year suspension to kickboxer Chi Lewis-Parry for multiple violations of the UFC anti-doping policy.
Lewis-Parry, 37, never has competed in the UFC, but he’s stated his intentions to eventually fight for promotion and thus had entered its USADA-administered drug testing pool.
Lewis-Parry, who’s from Surrey, U.K., made headlines earlier this year for saying former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones will “never ever be, ever, a good man” because of his past transgressions.
The ruling against Lewis-Parry was handed down by USADA on the recommendation of an independent arbitrator after a Nov. 10 hearing. The out-of-competition tests in question were conducted on Sept. 12 and Sept. 19 of last year.
According to USADA, Lewis-Parry tested positive for the following substances:
Additionally, it was determined that Lewis-Parry “presented falsified evidence, specifically an adulterated supplement, to USADA and the arbitrator in support of the athlete’s claims that the prohibited substances had originated from a contaminated supplement,” according to a press release.
As such, although Lewis-Parry was a first-time offender, the arbitrator determined a four-year sanction was more appropriate than the two-year bans usually given to first offenders.
Lewis-Parry, who has achieved his greatest accclaim as a kickboxer in Glory, also has 9-0-2 MMA record. His most recent fight was a first-round finish of UFC veerant Fabio Maldanado this past September at UAE Warriors 13 in Abu Dhabi.
Lewis-Parry, who helped train Daniel Cormier to fight Jones, created headlines earlier this year with his comments against Jones.
“I just don’t think he’s the sort of person that could ever change. He is what he is, and that’s what makes him as good as he is. It makes him great,” Lewis-Parry said. “He’ll be a legend of the sport – no one’s doing what he’s doing. But he will never, ever be, ever, a good man.”
Lewis-Parry won’t be eligible for reinstatement until Nov. 1, 2023.
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