UFC announced Friday that Junior Dos Santos has been informed of a potential violation of its anti-doping policy after the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency flagged an out-of-competition sample collected Aug. 10.
As a result, Dos Santos has been removed from his upcoming fight against Francis Ngannou at UFC 215 in Edmonton.
UFC confirmed it is looking for a replacement to square off against Ngannou Sept. 9 at Rogers Place.
Ngannou tweeted his reaction to the news shortly after it became official:
Francis NGannouI'm very very angry!!! Almost done with training camp and they just announced that my opponent is out for #ufc215
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According to MMA Fighting's Dave Doyle, Dos Santos (18-5) can't be sanctioned by UFC until he has a formal hearing.