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Nevada extends UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar’s suspension for failed drug test

Brock Lesnar looks to take down Mark Hunt during the UFC 200 event at T-Mobile Arena on July 9, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Rey Del Rio/Getty Images

LAS VEGAS – Nevada athletic regulators have extended a temporary suspension of UFC heavyweight Brock Lesnar pending a hearing on his failure of drug doping tests at UFC 200 last month.

State Athletic Commission officials say the move approved Tuesday came after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency found violations of UFC drug policy in June and at Lesnar’s July 9 fight against Mark Hunt.

The UFC said the 39-year-old Lesnar tested positive both times for an estrogen blocker, clomiphene, and its metabolite.

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A representative for Lesnar didn’t immediately respond Tuesday to a message seeking comment.

The earliest Lesnar could be scheduled for a Nevada commission hearing is September.

He could face a two-year suspension, along with fines.

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Lesnar beat Hunt by decision, winning his first mixed martial arts fight in 4 1/2 years.

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