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2024 PFL Playoffs 2’s Rob Wilkinson: Post-PED suspension success removing cloud of ‘big mistake’

Rob Wilkinson still feels the shame of being suspended for testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs, but he hopes winning the 2024 PFL Championship will put all that in the past.

After winning the 2022 PFL light heavyweight season, Wilkinson (20-2) saw his attempt to go back-to-back end in disgraceful fashion when he was flagged for an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio and suspended for nine months.

He returned for the 2024 season, and has since put together consecutive victories to get a birth in the playoffs. He will attempt to secure his spot in the $1 million final on Friday, when he takes on Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov (23-7-1) in a 2024 PFL Playoffs 2 semifinal bout at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Fla., and airs on ESPN/ESPN+.

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