Following his Octagon debut two summers prior, Egyptian grappling prospect, Hamdy Abdelwahab will be sidelined beyond this summer to boot – receiving a second retroactive suspension after testing positive for another banned substanceamid his debut fight with Don’Tale Mayes – whilst serving his current suspension.
Abdelwahab, who made his anticipated debut in the Octagon back in July of 2022 in Texas, took on heavyweight veteran, Mayes over the course of three rounds on the preliminary card of UFC 277, initially landed a split decision win over the former, before the bout was official overturned to a ‘No Contest’.