Diego Ferreira falls into anti-doping testing and is cut from UFC Vegas

USADA notified UFC, which provisionally suspended the Brazilian and removed him from the fight against Abel Trujillo

C. Diego (photo) will no longer fight on May 29th. Photo: Disclosure

C. Diego (photo) will no longer fight on May 29th. Photo: Disclosure

Another Brazilian was caught in a surprise anti-doping test by USADA (North American Anti-Doping Agency, Ultimate's partner in the anti-drug program). The caught was Carlos Diego Ferreira, who, with the positive test result, was cut from UFC Fight Night Vegas.

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“The UFC organization was notified today by USADA that Carlos Diego Ferreira potentially violated anti-doping policy in a recent out-of-competition test. In accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Ferreira received a provisional suspension and was removed from his fight against Abel Trujillo on May 29, in Las Vegas,” the Ultimate organization announced in an official statement.

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The name of Abel Trujillo's new opponent has not yet been announced, or even whether the North American will be cut from the event that will be headlined by Thominhas Almeida x cody garbrandt. The Amazonian living in the United States Carlos Diego Ferreira He has a professional record of 12 wins and two losses, and comes from a triumph over Olivier Aubin-Mercier, last January.

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