Tag: Michel Prazeres

UFC veterans in MMA and kickboxing action Sept. 1-3

Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in combat sports across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC travels to France for UFC FN 226.

The event at Accor Arena in Paris features a heavyweight tilt between former interim champion [autotag]Ciryl Gane[/autotag] and [autotag]Serghei Spivac[/autotag].

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

Check out which veterans of the global MMA leader are competing in MMA and kickboxing this week from Sept. 1-3.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

UFC veterans in MMA action June 2-3

Check out which veterans of the UFC are in combat sports action across the globe this weekend.

This week, the UFC is back in action in Las Vegas for UFC on ESPN 45 on June 3.

The event features a flyweight main event between Kai Kara-France and Amir Albazi.

Elsewhere, many other combat sports events are taking place that feature a number of familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

This weekend, there are a total of nine veterans of the global MMA leader competing in MMA this week from June 2-3.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

These UFC veterans are in MMA and bareknuckle action Sept. 9-11

Check out which veterans of the UFC are competing in promotions across the globe this weekend.

The UFC returns to Las Vegas for a pay-per-view event at T-Mobile Arena.

[autotag]Nate Diaz[/autotag] will compete in possibly the final fight of his UFC career against [autotag]Khamzat Chimaev[/autotag] in the main event of UFC 279 on Sept. 10.

Outside of the UFC, there are a number of MMA and bareknuckle events taking place that feature many familiar names that have competed under the UFC banner.

This week, there are nine veterans of the global leader competing this weekend from Sept. 9-11.

Check out the names and details about their bouts below.

Upcoming event information from Tapology.

UFC parts ways with Maki Pitolo, three other fighters

Four fighters have departed the UFC roster, including Dana White’s Contender Series signee Maki Pitolo, MMA Junkie has learned.

Four more fighters have parted ways with the UFC.

Multiple people with knowledge of the situation recently informed MMA Junkie of the roster moves but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion hasn’t made official announcements.

Check out the recent UFC departures below. The roster moves, unless explicitly noted, are not necessarily a “release.” The UFC may have elected not to re-sign certain fighters who were at the end of their contracts.

Former UFC fighter Michel Prazeres accepts four-year suspension following failed drug test

Days after news of his UFC departure went public, “Trator” has been suspended by USADA for four years.

Former UFC welterweight [autotag]Michel Prazeres[/autotag] has accepted a four-year suspension following a failed out-of-competition drug test.

The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, the UFC’s anti-doping partner, announced Prazeres’ sanction Thursday, which stems from four different urine samples that all tested positive for the banned substances clomiphene, oxandrolone, and the exogenous administration of testosterone.

The violation comes in the midst of a previous two-year suspension for exogenous boldenone, which USADA issued to him in February 2020.

“Anabolic agents have powerful performance-enhancing capabilities and can give an athlete an unfair advantage over fellow competitors,” USADA officials stated in a press release.

The tests were collected Aug. 27, Sept. 16, Oct. 15, and Nov. 2, 2021. Prazeres will be eligible to compete again on Aug. 27, 2025, four years from the date of the initial positive sample.

Prazeres, 40, parted ways with the UFC in early December. Shortly thereafter, he told MMA Fighting that he asked for his UFC release.

“I asked to released,” Prazeres said. “I’ll focus on the business I have in Belem, and who knows, maybe I’ll come back to fighting in the future. I’ll focus on jiu-jitsu and relax.”

Prazeres (20-6) exits the UFC with a 10-4 record in the promotion. During his eight-and-a-half-year tenure with the promotion, Prazeres competed against the likes of Kevin Lee, Mairbek Taisumov and Gilbert Burns among others.

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UFC Fight Night 190 video: Shavkat Rakhmonov becomes first to finish Michel Prazeres, moves to 14-0

Shavkat Rakhmonov remained perfect in MMA competition with all finishes when he put away Michel Prazeres at UFC Fight Night 190.

[autotag]Shavkat Rakhmonov[/autotag] remained perfect with nothing but finishes when he put away [autotag]Michel Prazeres[/autotag] at UFC Fight Night 190 on Saturday.

Rakhmonov (14-0 MMa, 2-0 UFC), a 26-year-old from Kazakhstan, is one of the top prospects in the welterweight division. He showed why with a showcase effort against the historically durable Prazeres (26-4 MMA, 10-4 UFC) to score a second-round submission at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas.

After it looked like Prazeres might be able to test Rakhmonov in the first round, Rakhmonov made adjustments going into the second and found the striking range to inflict damage. The fight spilled to the ground, and eventually Rakhmonov took the back and secured the rear-naked choke.

Check out the replay of the finish below (via Twitter):

https://twitter.com/ufc/status/1408869436686225413

Rakhmonov has now finished all of his opponents inside the distance through 14 career fights. He was the first to stop Prazeres, and said he hopes that leads him to a big fight at 170 pounds.

“I know I deserve to be in the top 15,” Shavkat Rakhmonov said through an interpreter in his post-fight interview with Daniel Cormier. “Hopefully I will get to fight someone there.”

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UFC welterweight Michel Prazeres accepts two-year USADA suspension

Michel Prazeres won’t be seen in a UFC octagon anytime soon.

[autotag]Michel Prazeres[/autotag] has accepted a two-year suspension from the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency.

The UFC welterweight’s sanction stems from two-out-of-competition urine samples he provided on March 9, 2019, per a press release from USADA distributed Tuesday.

According to USADA, Prazeres (26-3 MMA, 10-3 UFC) “tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one.” Prazeres will be eligible to return March 9, 2021. He’ll be 39.

USADA’s statement reads:

“Prazeres, 38, tested positive for exogenous boldenone and its metabolite 5β-androst-1-en-17β-ol-3-one as the result of two out-of-competition urine samples he provided on March 9, 2019. Confirmation of the positive test was achieved through additional analysis using the sensitive isotope ratio mass spectrometry (GC/C/IRMS) method, which reported laboratory results consistent with the exogenous origin of boldenone. Boldenone is a non-Specified Substance in the class of Anabolic Agents and is prohibited at all times under the UFC Anti-Doping Policy and UFC Prohibited List.”

Prazeres most recently competed, and lost, at UFC on ESPN+ 3 in February 2019. Prior to the unanimous decision defeat to Ismail Naurdiev, Prazeres was riding an eight-fight winning streak dating back to late 2015.

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Out of his 13 UFC appearances, Prazeres has only lost three times. He compiled three submissions and seven decision victories in 10 wins. Notable UFC victories include Zak Cummings, Gilbert Burns and Mairbek Taisumov.

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