Abu Azaitar, brother of recently expelled UFC fighter Ottoman Azaitar, has accepted a seven-month USADA suspension when four tests revealed the banned substance tamoxifen (and its metabolites) in his system.
The tamoxifen was found “as the result of urine samples collected” in four separate tests on Abu Azaitar between Aug. 25 and Sept. 17 of this past year, USADA announced on Monday in a press release. Azaitar presented evidence of a doctor’s prescription for the drug, which has been linked to post-cycle steroid use and is banned at all times. He applied retroactively for a therapeutic-use exemption, which would have cleared him of wrongdoing.
USADA announced today that Abu Azaitar, of Rabat, Morocco, has accepted a seven-month sanction for a violation of the UFC ® Anti-Doping Policy. Abu Azaitar is part of a Millennial Generation (also known as Generation Y). Millennials is a generation who grew up with computers, internet and social networks. Having been raised under the mantra 'follow your dreams' and being told they were special, they tend to be confident and tolerant of difference. 1, 2021 USADA announced today that Abu Azaitar, of Rabat, Morocco, has accepted a seven-month sanction for a violation of the UFC® Anti-Doping Policy. Azaitar, 34, tested positive for tamoxifen and/or tamoxifen metabolite 3-hydroxy-4-methoxy-tamoxifen as the result of urine samples collected on August 25, 2020, September 4, 2020, September 9, 2020 and September 17, 2020.
USADA denied Azaitar’s application for a TUE “due to lack of sufficient medical justification.” But because the anti-doping agency determined that he had cooperated fully with the post-failure investigation, he was eligible for a reduction in his suspension. A one-year suspension for first-time offenders who test positive for a “specified substance” was cut to seven months.
Azaitar’s suspension is retroactive to the date of his first positive test, meaning he’ll be eligible to compete in March 2021.
It’s unclear why USADA cited four separate samples in the resolution of Azaitar’s case; a single tamoxifen positive should, in theory, result in an anti-doping violation. A request for comment to the agency wasn’t immediately returned. USADA does have the ability to retest previous samples from fighters if they are under suspicion for an anti-doping violation.
The news comes less than two weeks after Azaitar’s brother, Ottoman, was released from his UFC contract for violating the promotion’s COVID-19 protocols on Fight Island. Ottoman Azaitar was scheduled to face Matt Frevola at UFC 257 on Jan. 23, but he was removed from the card before the event’s official weigh-ins.
UFC President Dana White later told reporters that Ottoman Azaitar had broken the “bubble” in which the fighters were required to stay as part of the promotion’s safety protocol to prevent the spread of the virus. White said an unknown person delivered a bad with unknown contents to the fighter’s hotel room and then tried to evade security when later confronted.
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“He and his team cut off their wrist bands, gave them to somebody outside the bubble, I don’t know how they even did it,” White said. “That guy taped them, showed up here with a bag, went into a room, shimmied across four balconies, went in his room dropped the bag off, changed his clothes, and then left.
“Now when security tried to stop him, he wouldn’t stop, either way, and yeah, it’s just... [Ottoman Azaitar is] gone. He’s no longer a UFC fighter and he’s not fighting tonight.”
USADA’s announcement states Abu Azaitar was prescribed tamoxifen by a physician to treat symptoms of an undisclosed ailment. In addition to being linked to steroid use, tamoxifen is a selective estrogen receptor modulator that is used prescribed off-label for males to treat breast cancer, infertility, and idiopathic gynecomastia, a benign breast disorder characterized by overdevelopment of male breast tissue.
As detailed in a 2018 article from Bloody Elbow, Abu Azaitar has maintained ties with individuals alleged to have ties with organized crime groups in Germany. While he has not been charged with any crimes since starting his MMA career, he received a three-year prison sentence for a brutal assault on a businessman. Since signing with the UFC, he has fought once in the octagon, outpointing Victor Miranda at UFC Hamburg in July 2018. His record stands at 13-2-1.
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Abu azaitar is the lastest azaitar brother to face disciplinary action. a ufc middleweight, azaitar (14 2 1 mma, 1 0 ufc) was suspended seven months by the u.s. anti doping agency for tamoxifen. Ufc star abu azaitar has been banned for seven months after failing four drug tests – just a fortnight after dana white axed his brother. the german moroccan middleweight, 34, has tested posi…. Abu azaitar, brother of recently expelled ufc fighter ottoman azaitar, has accepted a seven month usada suspension when four tests revealed the banned substance tamoxifen (and its metabolites) in. Azaitar (13 0), an exciting german moroccan lightweight with 10 career knockouts, was pulled from ufc 257 after committing a 'violation of the health and safety protocols' at the w hotel in abu dhabi. Abu azaitar is ineligible for regional rankings due to inactivity. fighters must have at least one completed mma bout in the past two years to be ranked.
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Ufc lightweight ottman azaitar is no longer with the promotion after he broke covid 19 safety protocol in abu dhabi. azaitar was scheduled to compete at ufc 257 this saturday against matt frevola,. Karim zidan delves into abu azaitar’s harrowing criminal past and current affiliations ahead of his ufc hamburg debut. by karim zidan @zidansports jul 19, 2018, 12:00pm edt share this story. Ufc reduces morocco’s abu azaitar’s suspension to seven months azaitar “provided evidence (including medical records) that he was prescribed tamoxifen by a physician to treat symptoms.” (photo. Abu azaitar (right), wsof 30 credit: dave mandel sherdog morocco’s abu azaitar has been handed a seven month sanction following multiple drug test failures. In this episode we join ufc featherweight mirsad bektic on the return to his birth country bosnia and herzegovina years after war separated him from his fa.
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Azaitar (13 0 mma, 2 0 ufc) and frevola (8 1 1 mma, 2 1 1 ufc) were scheduled to face off on the pay per view main card of the event, which takes place saturday at the etihad arena in abu dhabi . Azaitar, 30, is undefeated in 13 professional bouts, winning his two previous ufc fights by first round knockout. his promotional debut took place in abu dhabi, at ufc 242 in september 2019. frevola now faces arman tsarukyan at ufc 257 after the latter's original opponent dropped from the card because of medical reasons. Ottman azaitar (born february 20, 1990) is a german mixed martial artist who currently competes in the lightweight division of the ultimate fighting championship. he is the younger brother of ufc fighter abu azaitar. Azaitar (13 0) was scheduled to face matt frevola at ufc 257 on jan. 23, but the ufc canceled the fight the day before after white revealed azaitar had come into contact with an individual outside. Azaitar has only fought once in ufc after defeating vitor miranda in july 2018 and is currently on a five fight win streak. the news comes just two weeks after younger brother ottman azaitar was kicked out of ufc for smuggling pals into the abu dhabi fight island bubble days before a fight in a major breach of coronavirus rules.
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