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Former UFC Champ Fabricio Werdum Facing Potential Anti-Doping Violation

It's been a whirlwind week for former UFC champion Fabricio Werdum. Just a day after reportedly being booked for one of the biggest fights of his career, Vai Cavalo is instead now looking at a battle with the United States Anti-Doping Agency due to a flagged out-of-competition drug test.

The news was first reported on Twitter by ESPN's Brett Okamoto:

Brett Okamoto

Former UFC heavyweight champion Fabricio Werdum has been notified of a potential anti-doping violation by USADA, stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected on April 25.

As of this writing, it is unclear what Werdum has been flagged for (which is standard USADA protocol).