It was reported earlier that the UFC has booked a fight between Rachael Ostovich and Gina Mazany for the November 28 Fight Night. The bout is yet to be officially announced by UFC, but according to a report by MMA Junkie, it is nearly a sealed deal.
Rachael Ostovich has been out of the Octagon for months now, serving her USADA suspension for violating UFC’s anti-doping policy.
Rachael Ostovich set to make a November return
Although the UFC and Dana White are yet to say anything about the fight, Rachael Ostovich took to Twitter earlier and announced that she will be fighting this month.
Ostovich’s last Octagon appearance was in January, 2019, when she faced and lost to Paige VanZant at UFC Brooklyn via submission. Before that, she was submitted by Montana De La Rosa in July, 2018.
Rachael Ostovich was out of the Octagon because of the suspension she was handed by USADA for using substances banned by UFC. The Flyweight fighter tested positive for ostarine and GW1516 from an out-of-competition urine sample taken on January 3.
Rachael Ostovich received a reduced USADA sanction
It was announced in June that Rachael Ostovich was suspended for a year because of the offence. She received a reduction from the actual two-year layoff that a violation of such manner was usually subjected to.
According to a statement by USADA, ostarine and GW1516 were not listed on the label of the product Rachael Ostovich used. Her complete cooperation and full disclosure of the truth during the investigation earned her a few more months’ reduction from the default sentence.
Rachael Ostovich’s management team released a statement the next day, confirming that she had received a reduced 8 months’ sentence and will be eligible to be back in September.
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