MMA Fighting · Aug 12, 2017
Marcos Rogerio de Lima flagged for potential USADA violation, pulled from UFC Fight Night 115
UFC light heavyweight Marcos Rogerio de Lima has been pulled from his scheduled Sept. 2 bout against Saparbek Safarov at UFC Fight Night 115 after being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) for a potential anti-doping violation, the UFC announced Friday.
De Lima’s potential violation stems from an out-of-competition sample collected on Aug. 1, according to a statement released by the UFC. As a result, the 32-year-old Brazilian has been provisionally suspended by USADA.
The UFC did not reveal the banned substance that resulted in de Lima’s potential violation.