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Undefeated UFC fighter from Russia disqualified for doping – Boxing/MMA
December 31, 2024 (00:49)
Undefeated Russian fighter UFCperforming in light heavyweight (up to 93 kg), Azamat Murzakanov received a 180-day suspension due to violating the promotion's anti-doping rules, Sports.kz reports with reference to Championat.com.
This was announced today by the independent organization Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD), which deals with doping testing.
It is reported that the Russian tested positive for the low-level presence of the metabolite. It is noteworthy that in September 2017, the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) already detected prohibited substances in Murzakanov’s sample. Then the athlete was disqualified for two years.
In his last fight on August 3 in Abu Dhabi as part of the UFC on ABC 7 tournament, Murzakanov defeated…