UFC Lightweight Carlos Diego Ferreira has been pulled from his scheduled bout against Abel Trujillo at UFC Fight Night 88 do to a potential anti-doping violation.
The UFC released a statement regarding the matter.
“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) informed Carlos Diego Ferreira of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, stemming from a recent out-of-competition sample collection. In accordance with the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, Ferreira has received a provisional suspension, and has been removed from his scheduled bout against Abel Trujillo on May 29 in Las Vegas.
USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy, there is a full and fair review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed.
UFC will announce a replacement opponent for Trujillo shortly, while additional violation information will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.”
Ferreira (12-2 MMA, 3-2 UFC) started his UFC career with a 38-second submission victory over Colton Smith and a Performance of the Night bonus before stopping Ramsey Nijem in the second round of their bout at UFC 177 and earning another post-fight bonus, this time Fight of the Night honors. Ferreira faced Beneil Dariush at UFC 179 and suffered the first professional loss of his career, after he dropped a decision. The Brazilian then faced the toughest test of his career in Dustin Poirier, but lost the bout, making it two in a row after being knocked out by Poirier in the first round. Ferreira rebounded from the first two losses of his MMA career by taking home a decision victory over Olivier Aubin-Mercier in January.
