Fiejao Cavalcante suspended for one year following failed test
The news broke via Maxboxing.com writer Gabriel Montoya’s Twitter. Gabriel Montoya™ @Gabriel_Montoya My source says #Strikeforce light heavy/heavyweight Rafael Cavalcante…
The news broke via Maxboxing.com writer Gabriel Montoya’s Twitter.
Gabriel Montoya™ @Gabriel_Montoya
My source says #Strikeforce light heavy/heavyweight Rafael Cavalcante has tested positive for a banned substance.
Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante tested positive for a banned substance following his win over Mike Kyle last month in San Jose, Calif. The California State Athletic Commission executive officer George Dodd confirmed the news with MMAFighting.com on Friday.
As a result, Cavalcante has been suspended for one year and fined $2,500 by the CSAC.
Dodd refused to disclose which banned substance Cavalcante tested positive for because he was not at his office when contacted by MMAFighting.com. He said the CSAC sent Cavalcante a letter earlier this week informing him of the failed test but they have yet to hear back from him.
Ed Soares, Cavalcante’s manager, told MMAFighting.com that they have replied to the CSAC’s letter and will be appealing the suspension.
“I believe in his innocence, and we’re fighting it,” Soares said. “We stand behind him. There’s a lot of stuff that doesn’t make sense.”