Khalil Rountree Jr. has withdrawn from his fight against Jamahal Hill at UFC 303 after testing positive for a banned substance, DHEA. Rountree revealed that the positive test was due to unintentionally consuming a contaminated supplement. As a result, he has accepted a two-month suspension, retroactive to May 4, which will keep him out of UFC 303. The suspension was reduced due to the supplement company's mistake. Rountree may also face additional sanctions from the Nevada Commission for violating the UFC's anti-doping policy.
🚨NEW: Khalil Rountree has accepted a two month suspension from Combat Sports Anti Doping after self reporting that he took a contaminated supplement from a third party company containing the banned substance DHEA on May 4. He now awaits potential further sanctioning from the… https://t.co/9NJWO4resV
🚨| Khalil Rountree has accepted a two-month sanction retroactive to May 4 after self-reporting a violation of UFC’s anti-doping policy after he took a supplement that contained a banned substance. He will be able to return to competition from July 4 meaning he remains OUT of… https://t.co/qNgOsS2A37
Khalil Rountree Jr. suspended 2 months for doping violation, could face additional penalty in Nevada. #UFC #MMA https://t.co/vY5ukORFpy
Khalil Rountree Jr. has accepted a 2 month suspension for violating the UFC's anti-doping policy, which will keep him out of #UFC303 He could potentially face additional sanctions from the Nevada Commission https://t.co/JfvPFiR2Rm
UFC Light Heavyweight Khalil Rountree Gets Reduced Suspension for Failed Drug Test https://t.co/wgJzdyqabx
#UFC: Khalil Rountree sanctioned two months, failed drug test due to company mistake via @CagesidePress #MMA https://t.co/B0rsfRrl7v
UFC: Khalil Rountree failed drug test due to supplement company’s mistake, suspension reduced to 2 months #UFC303 https://t.co/Wq9bINkStU
Khalil Rountree reveals he is off #UFC303 due to unintentionally "consuming a banned substance" 🙁 #UFC #MMA https://t.co/1PtIES0HFp
Khalil Rountree Jr. out of #UFC303 after consumption of banned substance. 🙄 Full details here: https://t.co/Nj6Ughbp2C https://t.co/Xcpy3PnpkQ
Khalil Rountree Jr. is out of his fight against Jamahal Hill at #UFC303 after revealing that he used a banned substance resulting in a violation of the UFC's anti-doping policy. #UFC https://t.co/80lq2x16D3
Khalil Rountree Jr. out of Jamahal Hill fight at UFC 303 due to failed drug test https://t.co/rMb08GnMfE
#UFC303: Khalil Rountree says he's out of Hill fight due to banned substance via @CagesidePress #MMA https://t.co/uV1r9sjU2F