George Sullivan pulled from UFC on FOX 20 for 'potential compliance issue' with anti-doping policy
Another UFC fighter has been pulled from a card in the middle of fight week due to potential U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) concerns. This time it’s UFC on FOX 20’s George Sullivan.
Sullivan (17-5 MMA, 3-2 UFC) has been flagged with a “potential compliance issue” with the UFC’s anti-doping policy stemming from “voluntarily disclosed information” the fighter provided to USADA. As a result, the UFC welterweight has been removed from Saturday’s showdown with Hector Urbina (17-9-1 MMA, 1-1 UFC), which was scheduled to air on the UFC Fight Pass-streamed portion of the preliminary card prior to the FOX broadcast at United Center in Chicago.
UFC officials today announced the news along with a release on the company website.
Sullivan has not yet been charged with a potential violation, according to the UFC’s statement.
“Out of an abundance of caution, Sullivan has been removed from his scheduled bout on Saturday night against Hector Urbina while USADA conducts an investigation into the matter,” the statement read.
According to UFC officials, “Urbina will still weigh in as a potential backup opponent should there be a need for him to compete in another bout on Saturday. Otherwise, he will be re-booked for another card in the near future.”
UFC on FOX 20 would have marked Sullivan’s return to action after he suffered the first knockout loss of his career at UFC on FOX 18. Alexander Yakovlev caught him with a strike early in the first round at the January event, turning Sullivan’s lights off as a result of strikes for the first time.
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