Chad Mendes takes responsibility for his USADA suspension: ‘I messed up’

There was an upside and a downside to Chad Mendes’ mandatory two-year time-out.
Mendes is six weeks from becoming eligible to return following a two-year USADA suspension after he tested for the banned GHRP-6, also known as growth-hormone releasing hexapeptide, which led to a suspension that ends on June 10.The downside, of course, is that a large portion of the MMA fan base considers the elite featherweight a cheater.
“It sucked,” Mendes said. “I don’t ever want t