UFC cuts heavyweight Carlos Felipe after another doping violation

Carlos Felipe before his UFC Vegas 40 fight vs. Andrei Arlovski.Brazilian heavyweight Carlos Felipe is out of the UFC after yet another anti-doping violation.

Felipe tested positive for the steroid Boldenone following his UFC Vegas 40 co-main event loss to former champion Andrei Arlovski last October. The 18-month suspension was announced by the Nevada Athletic Commission back in January, and instead of having Felipe sit on the shelf through 2023, the UFC opted to just cut ties.

“We’ll wait for the suspension to be over so we can compete again, get some wins together and return to the UFC,” Felipe’s manager Leonardo Pateira told MMA Fighting. “Because the UFC has indicated that there’s a…