ABU DHABI — After three years of waiting, Carlos Felipe will finally make his octagon debut.
The undefeated Brazilian heavyweight inked a deal with the company to face Christian Colombo in Oct. 2017, but he was removed from the Sao Paulo card after testing positive for the steroid stanozolol. “Boi” denied using any banned substance, but ended up with a two-year ban from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.
“It wasn’t easy – I faced a lot of criticism, but tried to keep it out of my mind and keep training,” said Felipe, who competed in boxing, kickboxing and submission matches while serving his suspension.