{"id":36823,"date":"2026-02-18T22:12:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/news\/news\/ExUFC-fighter-suspended-for-cocaine-faces-lifetime-ban-with-one-more-drug-test-failure-200173"},"modified":"2026-02-18T22:12:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T22:12:17","slug":"ex-ufc-fighter-suspended-for-cocaine-faces-lifetime-ban-with-one-more-drug-test-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/ex-ufc-fighter-suspended-for-cocaine-faces-lifetime-ban-with-one-more-drug-test-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-UFC fighter suspended for cocaine, faces lifetime ban with one more drug test failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <center><!--PICTURE R--><\/p>\n<div class=\"pointer\">\n<center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.martialartskleinanzeigen.com\/videos\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/ex-ufc-fighter-suspended-for-cocaine-faces-lifetime-ban-with-one-more-drug-test-failure.jpg\" width=\"640\" class=\"Picture\"\/><\/center>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<p>\n<b>Justin Jaynes went 1-4 during his UFC stint. |<br \/>\nGetty\/UFC<\/b><\/p>\n<p><!--\/PICTURE R--><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Justin-Jaynes-53713\">Justin<br \/>\nJaynes<\/a> is just about out of chances.<\/p>\n<p>The <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/organizations\/Ultimate-Fighting-Championship-2\"><br \/>\nUFC<\/a> veteran was suspended for 18 months during a Nevada State<br \/>\nAthletic Commission meeting on Wednesday after testing positive for<br \/>\na cocaine metabolite in relation to his victory over <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Marlon-Gonzales-115545\">Marlon<br \/>\nGonzales<\/a> at <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/events\/TuffNUff-TuffNUff-149-109691\">Tuff-N-Uff<br \/>\n149<\/a> on Oct. 25. Jaynes, who will not be eligible to compete<br \/>\nagain until April 25, 2027, was also fined $200, which amounts to<br \/>\n40% of his purse for the bout.<\/p>\n<div id=\"adViAi\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> It was Jaynes\u2019 third anti-doping violation in Nevada, but his first<br \/>\npositive test for cocaine. Previously, the fighter known as \u201cGuitar<br \/>\nHero\u201d had failed drug tests for marijuana in June 2021 and for the<br \/>\ndiuretic furosemide in 2024. Though the marijuana test would no<br \/>\nlonger be penalized under current NSAC standards, the commission<br \/>\nnonetheless vowed harsh consequences for Jaynes should he fail<br \/>\nanother drug test in the future.<\/p>\n<h2>Zero Tolerance<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cI have a problem, the third drug offense,\u201d said NSAC chairman<br \/>\nDallas Haun. \u201cThe proposed adjudication agreement I think is fine,<br \/>\nbut I think we need to add that if Mr. Jaynes comes back for any<br \/>\ndrug-related [offense] then he will be barred from the state of<br \/>\nNevada permanently, would be my input.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The other commissioners agreed with the terms of Haun\u2019s proposal,<br \/>\nso Jaynes will receive a lifetime ban if he fails a fourth drug<br \/>\ntest in Nevada.<\/p>\n<p>Jaynes, 36, fought five times in the UFC from 2020 to 2021. After<br \/>\nscoring a 41-second technical knockout of <a rel=\"noopener nofollow noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sherdog.com\/fighter\/Frank-Camacho-22114\">Frank<br \/>\nCamacho<\/a> in his Octagon debut at UFC on ESPN 11, Jaynes dropped<br \/>\nhis next four outings before parting ways with the promotion. He<br \/>\nhas gone 2-3 on the regional circuit since then, with his most<br \/>\nrecent appearance coming in the aforementioned fight against<br \/>\nGonzales. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Justin Jaynes went 1-4 during his UFC stint. | Getty\/UFC Justin Jaynes is just about out of chances. The UFC veteran was suspended for 18 months during a Nevada State Athletic Commission meeting on Wednesday after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite in relation to his victory over Marlon Gonzales at Tuff-N-Uff 149 on Oct. 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