02-05-2025
UFC suspends Douglas Silva de Andrade six months for positive drug test
The reason why the UFC pulled Douglas Silva de Andrade minutes after he hit the scale Feb. 28 in Las Vegas has now been revealed.
Thursday, the promotion said the cancellation came when anti-doping program CSAD detected the presence of furosemide, a prohibited substance, from a Feb. 14 urine sample. As a result, he has been suspended six months.
The notification just happened to come minutes after Silva de Andrade (29-6 MMA, 7-6 UFC) weighed in for his March 1 fight vs. John Castaneda for UFC Fight Night 253. The bout was subsequently canceled for what the promotion said at the time was a lack of medical clearance.
According to CSAD, Silva de Andrade submitted a supplement he was consuming to SMRTL labs. The container did not list furosemide but tested positive for the substance. An additional unopened container of the supplement returned the same positive test.
Silva de Andrade, 39, has been on the UFC roster since 2014 and does not have history of failed drug tests. He will be eligible to return to competition Aug. 28, 2025.
