Cris “Cyborg” Justino has officially been cleared and is now free to compete for the new UFC featherweight division.

The number one ranked pound-for-pound female fighter was granted a retroactive therapeutic use exemption by USADA (United States Anti-Doping Agency) and will not face any doping violation after she tested positive for a banned substance in Dec. 2016.

“Justino, 31, tested positive for Spironolactone, following an out-of-competition urine test conducted on December 5, 2016. Spironolactone is a prohibited substance in the category of Diuretics and Masking Agents and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, which has adopted the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) Prohibited List,” USADA officials wrote in a statement released on Friday.

“Upon notice of her positive test, Justino immediately identified a medication prescribed by her physician for the treatment of a common endocrine disorder as the source of the prohibited substance detected in her sample. She also participated in multiple interviews with USADA’s investigative team and consented to USADA interviewing her physician as well.”

Cyborg told FOX Sports earlier this week that she would like to fight on the upcoming UFC 212 card in her native Brazil where Jose Aldo meets Max Holloway in the main event.

“I am ready to enter fight camp now. If [Germaine de Randamie] is injured and can’t fight I would like a chance to fight Megan Anderson,” Cyborg said. “She is an Interim champion for the belt I own and calling out fighters in the UFC. It only makes sense if [de Randamie] is not ready to fight that the UFC would offer her a contract and a chance to fight me on the biggest stage, inside the UFC Octagon.

“I think it would be a great addition to the June event in Rio if she’s ready to fight.”

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