Former UFC fighter James Irvin has had his fighter’s license suspended by the California state athletic commission after a positive test for a banned substance.
A statement released by the CSAC on Wednesday said Irvin tested positive for epitrenbolone metabolite of trenbolone, an anabolic steroid. The test came from a Dec. 2, 2010 Tachi Palace Fights event in Leemore, California. In his bout, Irvin lost via submission.
it’s the second time Irvin has failed a drug test. In 2008 after a fight with UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva in Nevada, Irvin tested positive for painkillers methadone and oxymorphone and served a nine-month suspension.