Viscardi Andrade has been notified by USADA of a potential Anti-Doping violation from an out-of-competition drug test that the former UFC welterweight submitted on March 7, 2016 prior to his UFC Fight Night 85 bout against Richard Walsh.
The potential Anti-Doping violation was announced by the UFC in a statement on Tuesday and the complete statement from the promotion is below.
The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Viscardi Andrade of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collection on March 7, 2016. The sample was collected from Andrade in Brazil and analyzed at the WADA accredited laboratory in Rio de Janeiro, and recently reported to USADA as containing a prohibited substance.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case involving Andrade. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair legal process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed, including any ruling on Andrade’s victory over Richard Walsh in Brisbane, Australia on March 19, 2016.
Additional information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.
Viscardi (19-6) defeated Walsh by decision at UFC Fight Night 85 and it was his second straight win. He is 3-1 in the UFC since entering the promotion and two of those three wins have come by decision.