Hector Lombard: I’m very disappointed in my stupidity
Today Hector Lombard appeared on ‘The MMA Hour’ with Ariel Helwani and finally broke the silence about his failed drug test after UFC 182.
Today Hector Lombard appeared on ‘The MMA Hour’ with Ariel Helwani and finally broke the silence about his failed drug test after UFC 182:
Lombard, a former Olympian and Bellator champion, tested positive for the anabolic steroid desoxymethyltestosterone (DMT) on Jan. 3 following a unanimous decision win over Josh Burkman. In an emotional hearing with the NAC last month, Lombard testified that the culprit for his failed test was a pill given to him by a “friend of a friend,” Canadian Olympian Julie Northrup, which he took on Jan. 2 to help combat flu-like symptoms after weigh-ins.
Lombard said he took the pill on good faith, and he reiterated that statement on Monday, denying any ill intent and expressing remorse for his decision.
“I’m very disappointed in my stupidity,” Lombard said.
“It was one of those things that was meant to happen. I never expected that a pill would have such a strong — I thought when you kind of get caught is when you’re injecting yourself with something or whatever. But she was like, this pill, you can take it over the counter and stuff like that. But obviously that was wrong.”