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Cris Cyborg (left) faced several disadvantages against Ketlen Vieira at PFL Tampa. | 📷: PFL MMA

Nearly two months after her 30th mixed martial arts victory, Cris Cyborg considers the circumstances surrounding her Aug. 22 bout with fellow Brazilian Ketlen Vieira in Tampa, Fla., to be "extremely unusual."

Vieira missed weight by more than seven pounds, turning the final fight of Cyborg’s Professional Fighters League contract into a non-title contest.

Those circumstances now include a positive test for a steroidal substance banned by the World Anti-Doping Agency, according to Mike Mazzulli, director of the Mohegan Tribe Department of Athletic Regulation.Ketlen Vieira missed weight by more than seven pounds before Cris Cyborg bout; regulator confirms banned steroidal substance in A and B samples Mazzulli told Sherdog.com that analysis of Vieira’s A and B samples from her in-competition collection returned the same adverse analytical finding.

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Julianna Pena is returning to competition in a wrestling match.

The former Ultimate Fighting Championship women’s bantamweight titleholder will face Diana Avsaragova at Real American Freestyle’s Abu Dhabi event on Nov. 14 at Etihad Arena. The promotion announced the matchup Monday.

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Julianna Pena to face Diana Avsaragova at RAF Abu Dhabi on Nov. 14 in first competition since Kayla Harrison defeat Pena hasn’t competed since losing her title to Kayla Harrison in June 2025. Harrison submitted her with a second-round kimura to capture the belt. Pena has served as a color commentator for RAF since the promotion’s launch and will now transition from the broadcast team to the mat.

Avsaragova has competed for Bellator and the Professional Fighters League. She lost by technical fall to reigning middleweight champion Kennedy Blades at RAF 13 in September.

RAF Abu Dhabi will be headlined by a cruiserweight crossover championship match between former UFC…

Jon Jones believes Josh Hokit has a legitimate chance to dethrone Ciryl Gane when the pair meet for the Ultimate Fighting Championship heavyweight title at UFC 334.

Gane (14-2) will defend his title against the unbeaten Hokit (10-0) on Nov. 14 at Madison Square Garden in New York. Jones, who has shared the Octagon with Gane, discussed the matchup in an interview with The Schmo, saying his compatriot could beat the French champion.

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Jon Jones explains why Ciryl Gane beating Josh Hokit at UFC 334 would also benefit his legacy Jones praised Hokit’s recent UFC performances and coaching team but acknowledged that a Gane victory would bolster his own reputation. “Bones” submitted “Bon Gamin” to win the heavyweight title in 2023.

“Josh looks great right now,” Jones told The Schmo. “He's doing a great job; Obviously, he's coached by some of the best in the world. I've always supported wrestlers and backed wrestlers. So, my prediction is that I believe Hokit…