UFC quietly releases former champ following failed drug test
Carlos Mota, who jumped to UFC after scoring the flyweight title for LFA, was cut from the promotion after drawing a two-year suspension from NSAC.
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Carlos Mota, who jumped to UFC after scoring the flyweight title for LFA, was cut from the promotion after drawing a two-year suspension from NSAC.
UFC flyweight Carlos Mota has been released from the promotion after testing positive for a banned substance that caused a doping scandal in 2016.
A UFC flyweight fighter has been handed a two-year suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission owing to a failed drugs test in 2022.
The matchup only came together a week before the event, but Carlos Mota vs. Cody Durden stands out as a Sleeper Scrap from UFC Vegas 63.
UFC Vegas 63 full undercard preview: Complete online breakdown, predictions for all five "Prelims" matches on ESPN+ this weekend (Sat., Oct. 29, 2022) in Las Vegas: Hawes vs. Dolidze, Arlovski vs. Rogerio de Lima, Holmes vs. Yong Park, Hooper vs. Garcia and Durden vs. Mota.