Daniel Cormier on Teammate Ruslan Magomedov's Lifetime Ban: 'It's Crazy'

It’s crazy! No one needs to be doing illegal shit. Teammate or not. It’s not cool. What did he pop for? https://t.co/NUHqL56HiE

— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) April 2, 2019

Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight Ruslan Magomedov has become the first fighter in MMA history to receive a lifetime ban from the United States Anti-Doping Agency.

The ban handed to Magomedov was a result of failing two USADA drug tests in 2016 and 2018 before refusing to take a third test.

Magomedov is a teammate of UFC heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier at American Kickboxing Academy (AKA). In tweet sent by “DC” yesterday, the champ condemned his teammate before asking what substances he was flagged for.

“It’s crazy! No one needs to be doing illegal s---. Teammate or not. It’s not cool. What did he pop for?”

Cormier is no stranger to seeing failed USADA tests, especially involving his long-time rival Jon Jones.

Cormier’s first bout against Jones was scheduled to be at the UFC 200 main event before it was cancelled due to a potential doping violation from Jones.

The pair eventually met at UFC 214 in July 2017 with Jones won by knockout after he rocked Cormier with a head kick. The result however was overturned to a no-contest after Jones tested positive for metabolites of the banned substance turinabol.