A pair of fighters who appeared on Dana White’s Contender Sequence this previous season have now been suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Fee over failed drug exams.
The fighters in query are Abdellah Er-Ramy and Francisco Mazzeo, who really each misplaced their bouts on the present, and now face a suspension from the fee after utilizing banned substances.
The permitted adjudication agreements for each fighters have been introduced on Tuesday throughout a month-to-month assembly for the fee in Nevada.
Er-Ramy, who fell to UFC signee Torrez Finney by first spherical knockout again in October, was suspended 9 months after he examined optimistic for Drostanolone — an anabolic steroid — and its metabolites following a drug check administered on the day of his combat Oct. 1.
In consequence, Er-Ramy was suspended 9 months and fined $750 together with $157.04 in prosecution charges. He’ll be eligible to compete once more after June 30, 2025 and he’s required to bear further drug testing if he competes in Nevada once more.
In the meantime, Mazzeo, who suffered a loss to Kevin Christian in September, additionally accepted a 9 month suspension after he examined optimistic for GW1516 — a metabolic modulator banned always for athletes — and its metabolites. The check was administered on Sept. 24, which was the date of his combat on The Contender Sequence.
The fee handed him the 9 month suspension together with $750 in fines and $157.04 in prosecution charges. He’ll be eligible to compete once more after June 23, 2025 and identical to Er-Ramy, he’ll be required to bear further drug testing earlier than being allowed to compete in Nevada once more.
A 3rd fighter Quemuel Ottoni was additionally on the agenda however his merchandise was pushed again till the January assembly. Ottoni famously dropped out of his combat on The Contender Sequence simply earlier than he was presupposed to stroll to the cage to face Kody Steele.
Within the aftermath of that combat cancellation, Steele needed to be rebooked in opposition to a distinct opponent however he nonetheless obtained the job completed to earn a UFC contract.
Ottoni gained’t discover out his destiny with the fee till January.
