Fighter Pulled From UFC Fight Night 98 For Potential USADA Violation

Guido Cannetti was set to make his third appearance in the UFC at UFC Fight Night 98, but he was notified by the United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) about a potential violation and subsequently pulled from the event.

Cannetti took to Instagram to vehemently deny any wrongdoing in conjunction with USADA violation:

 

Hoy me comunicaron que no voy a pelear por que hay una sustancia prohibida en el análisis que me hicieron, yo juro que no tome nada que tenga una sustancia prohibida, estoy muy triste por no poder pelear hasta hoy estoy entrenando di mi máximo en cada entrenamiento estuve lejos de mi familia para nada. Gaste la plata que no tenía por entrenarme y ahora no tengo pelea, juro por mi familia que no tome ninguna sustancia prohibida, lo único que puede haber sido que un suplemento de los que tome tenga algo que no decía, espero esto se solucione rápido por que estoy muy triste por todo el sacrificio que hice para esta pelea

A photo posted by Guido Cannetti (@ninja_cannetti) on Oct 28, 2016 at 10:28pm PDT

The UFC has also issued a statement on the situation:

“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has informed Guido Cannetti of a potential anti-doping violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on Oct. 5, 2016,” a statement read. “USADA has provisionally suspended Cannetti based on the potential anti-doping violation.”

Cannetti was set to face Marco Beltran on the preliminary card of the event, and has been replaced by Joe Soto.

UFC Fight Night 98 is taking place on Saturday, November 5 from the Mexico City Arena in Mexico City, Mexico with Tony Ferguson and Rafael Dos Anjos headlining.