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Chad Mendes says failed USADA drug test was due to psoriasis cream
- Updated: July 28, 2016
Chad Mendes has broke his silence regarding his USADA anti-doping violation and two-year suspension.
The former multiple-time UFC top featherweight contender said on “The Drive” radio show Thursday that the substance he tested positive for came from a skin cream he was using to treat plaque psoriasis.
“I’ve always just accepted it and put it on, not thinking about anything,” Mendes said on the Sacramento-area show. “This is one of the cases that it had something in it that was on the USADA quote-unquote banned list. My situation was just kind of bad luck, I feel. Ultimately, I broke the rules. Did I use it? Of course. I didn’t try going to USADA and making some BS story and tried to lie my way out of it.”
The UFC announced last week that Mendes had been suspended two years by USADA after he tested positive for GHRP-6, a growth-hormone peptide, in an out-of-competition drug test May 17. GHRP-6 is not necessarily performance-enhancing itself, but can stimulate growth hormone production when combined with insulin.
Mendes, 31, said he has suffered from plaque psoriasis, a skin condition marked by itchy red patches, since he was a child. The Team Alpha Male product said he has taken various forms of …
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