MMA Odds and Ends for Friday: Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira off Bellator 163 tonight, Lawlor/Nicolau flagged by USADA

480 Marloes Coenen vs. Talita Nogueira off Bellator 163 tonight Once again Marloes has been pulled from a Bellator card, this time because opponent Talita Nogueira missed weight 5 1/2 pounds over the 146-pound limit. Coenen (23-7) decided to take the fight when she learned of her opponent missing weight by that much. The 35-year-old Dutch fighter is coming off a surprising first round submission loss to Alexis Dufresne at Bellator 155 back in May.   UFC light heavyweight Tom Lawlor and UFC flyweight Matheus Nicolau flagged for USADA violations The UFC announced on Wednesday that Tom Lawlor has been flagged by USADA in violation following an out-of-competition drug test administered on Oct. 10. The UFC released the following statement “USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC anti-doping policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case,” read a UFC statement. “It is important to note that, under the UFC anti-doping policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information or UFC statements will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.” In addition  two-time UFC veteran Matheus Nicolau has also been caught for a potential anti-doping violation and has been pulled from UFC Fight Night 100. Nicolau was scheduled to meet Ulka Susaki (19-3-2). The UFC released the following statement. “USADA, the independent administrator of the UFC anti-doping policy, will handle the results management and appropriate adjudication of this case. It is important to note that, under the UFC anti-doping policy, there is a full fair legal review process that is afforded to all athletes before any sanctions are imposed. Consistent with all previous potential anti-doping violations, additional information or UFC statements will be provided at the appropriate time as the process moves forward.” Here’s how UFC Fight Night 100 looks with the switch up. Ryan Bader vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira Thomas Almeida vs. Albert Morales Cortney Casey vs. Claudia Gadelha Krzysztof Jotko vs. Thales Leites Warlley Alves vs. Kamaru Usman Sergio Moraes vs. Zak Ottow Cezar Ferreira vs. Jack Hermansson Ulka Sasaki vs. opponent TBA Gadzhimurad Antigulov vs. Marcos Rogerio de Lima Johnny Eduardo vs. Manny Gamburyan Christian Colombo vs. Luis Henrique Pedro Munhoz vs. Justin Scoggins Francimar Barroso vs. Darren Stewart UFC 205 conference call: Alvarez vs. McGregor   Press conference video – Bellator 170: Ortiz vs. Sonnen    Tim Caron talks Bellator 163 matchup tonight, training at Sityodtong & dressing up as Tarzan 

Written by James Lynch

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