UFC’s Felipe Bunes suspended for drug test before debut

A UFC flyweight hasn’t but made his promotional debut, however he already has been handed disciplinary motion for a failed drug take a look at.

Former LFA flyweight champion Felipe Bunes was suspended six months and issued a $326 fantastic (for prosecution charges) at a Nevada Athletic Fee month-to-month assembly Tuesday after he examined optimistic for GW1516, a prohibited metabolic modulator. He can be eligible to return Dec 7.

Bunes (13-6 MMA, 0-0 UFC) signed with the UFC in June for a short-notice substitute alternative vs. Zhalgas Zhumagulov at UFC on ESPN 47. The bout was scrapped days later when Bunes submitted a urinalysis and examined optimistic.

Days after the optimistic take a look at, Bunes went public with the data and voiced his willingness to navigate the state of affairs with the fee.

Hello everybody. My combat has been cancelled on account of a drug take a look at topic to additional evaluation. I’ve offered all the required info and I hope to have all this sorted out within the coming days so I can combat quickly.

Thanks.

— Felipinho Bunes (@BunesFelipinho) June 16, 2023

Bunes, 33, received three of the 4 fights earlier to his UFC signing. From 2018-2021, Bunes was a staple of Russian promotion ACA (previously generally known as ACB). He trains alongside the Pitbull Brothers in Brazil however has additionally hung out at Combat Prepared in Scottsdale, Ariz.