Daniel Pineda quickly admitted fault for his use of a banned substance in the 2019 PFL Playoffs, and for that reason the Nevada Athletic Commission has showed some leniency.
Following his back-to-back first-round finishes at the PFL postseason event in October, Pineda (26-13) was flagged for having an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio in his system. The tests pulled him from the $1 million featherweight title fight, and he’s been dealing with the fallout since.
At Wednesday’s NAC meeting, a settlement between Pineda and the commission was announced. Because he quickly owned up to use of a banned substance, Pineda was dealt just a six-month suspension, which will conclude April 18.
In addition, Pineda also was issued a $12,500 fine and will be required to pay $981.18 in prosecution fees. His suspension won’t be lifted until he reimburses both amounts or enters into a payment plan with the commission to do so.
Pineda must also provide the commission with clean drug tests 30, 15 and three days out from his next contest in Nevada. Pineda’s two wins from the PFL event against Jeremy Kennedy and Movlid Khaybulaev have been overturned to no contests.
Neither Pineda nor his representatives were on hand at the meeting to issue comment.
