Islam Makhachev avoided punishment over positive test before UFC 330

Islam Makhachev avoided punishment after returning a positive drug test a decade before UFC 330. The case concerns an earlier period of his career and did not result in a sanction.

The available event details establish the positive test and the absence of punishment, but do not provide the specific explanation for why disciplinary action was avoided. No further findings from the case are supplied.

Makhachev remains an active UFC fighter. His next listed bout is against Ian Machado Garry on 16 August 2026.

The scheduled fight places the drug-test issue in the context of Makhachev’s current UFC career, but it does not alter the fact that the earlier positive test ended without punishment. The supplied information gives no result for the upcoming contest.

UFC 330 is referenced as the point around which the earlier case has been examined. The positive test occurred a decade before that event, while Makhachev’s next listed fixture is against Machado Garry in 2026.

No score is attached to the drug-test case, and no competition result is provided for the forthcoming UFC bout. The confirmed facts are that Makhachev avoided punishment over the old positive test and is due to return against Machado Garry on 16 August 2026.