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Priscila Cachoeira explains why she failed drug test for diuretic, will miss UFC Sao Paulo event

Ariane Lipski needs another opponent for UFC Sao Paulo after Priscila Cachoeira was forced off the Nov. 16 card in Brazil.

Cachoeira told MMA Fighting a failed drug test was the reason for her removal. She said she tested positive for a diuretic. Tatame was the first to report the news.

Cachoeira said she was visiting her mother on Oct. 10 when she started feeling ill with high blood pressure and blurred vision. Her mother, who works as a nurse in Rio de Janeiro, gave her medication, and she felt better a few minutes later.