NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (UPI) -- Middleweight fighter Cung Le has been suspended from the UFC for nine months after testing positive for human growth hormone following his Aug. 23 loss in Macau, China.
"The UFC has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents," read the UFC statement. "Le will serve a nine-month suspension and, at its conclusion, will need to pass a drug test before competing in the UFC again."