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MMAmania.com · Nov 15, 2016

Another fighter flagged for potential doping violation, pulled from UFC Fight Night 102 in Albany

Another new week, another new United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA)-related casualty for Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).

Zubaira Tukhugov -- who was scheduled to fight Tiago Trator at UFC Fight Night 102, which takes place inside Times Union Center in Albany, N.Y., on Dec. 9, 2016 -- has been flagged for a potential doping violation. As a result, the Russian Featherweight has been pulled from the show and the mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion will search for a replacement to battle Trator when it returns to "The Empire State."

UFC issued the following formal statement:

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