Ryan Benoit (born August 25, 1989) is an American mixed martial artist and bare knuckle boxer who competes in the Flyweight division.
[3] He fought extensively in his native United States and amassed a record of 7-2 before joining the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Benoit made his promotional debut against fellow newcomer Josh Sampo on November 30, 2013 at The Ultimate Fighter 18 Finale.
[20] However, Benoit pulled out of the fight in late August for undisclosed reasons and was replaced by Jarred Brooks.
[21] Benoit faced Alateng Heili in a bantamweight bout on December 21, 2019 at UFC Fight Night 165.
[27] On September 3, 2020, Benoit along with Roman Dolidze, were granted temporary licenses following special hearings by the Nevada State Athletic Commission after they had recurring issues with the long-term metabolite of Turinabol pulsing in their system in trace amounts, long after ingestion.
If a test result is below 100 picograms per milliliter of the substance, it is no longer considered a violation, but an atypical finding -- provided there is no evidence of new ingestion or performance-enhancing effects.
Benoit and Dolidze were granted temporary licenses to compete beginning Dec. 1 following a six-month period of bimonthly testing by USADA.
For Benoit, the process already cost him more than one year of his career after he originally tested positive for low levels of DHCMT (oral turinabol) starting on Nov. 11, 2018.
His bout with Adashev was cancelled by the Nevada State Athletic Commission due to health concerns.
[33] On October 20, 2021, The Nevada Athletic Commission suspended Benoit nine months retroactive to a positive urine sample collected on July 31.