Alexander Shabliy suspended 6 months by USADA for failed drug test

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Former Bellator lightweight title challenger Alexander Shabliy has accepted a six-month suspension handed down by the United States Anti-Doping Agency after he tested positive for a banned substance from an out-of-competition drug test.

USADA officials announced the suspension on Wednesday.

“Shabliy, 32, tested positive for tested positive for recombinant erythropoietin (rEPO) as the result of an out-of-competition sample collected on March 19...