Overview
- Lewis initially said on his podcast that the UFC provided him with “great peptides,” language that conflicts with policies banning peptides at all times.
- UFC athlete health chief Jeff Novitzky publicly stated the promotion did not supply peptides and said Lewis was referring to TruShield-certified injectables allowed under commission rules.
- Lewis later issued a clarification and apology, saying he misspoke and that the products came via UFC partner REGNR8RX rather than directly from the promotion.
- Peptides remain prohibited under UFC and athletic commission anti-doping codes, a sensitive topic following Mohammed Usman’s recent suspension for banned substances.
- No anti-doping violation has been alleged against Lewis, and his UFC 324 bout with Waldo Cortes-Acosta in Las Vegas remains on the card.