The UFC announced Monday night it has pulled Lyman Good off the card for UFC 205 on Nov. 12.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency flagged a potential doping violation from a sample the group collected Oct. 14.
Good was originally supposed to fight Belal Muhammad in a welterweight bout.
Whether the company adds a new fight or not, UFC 205 shouldn't suffer much without Good vs. Muhammad, which was scheduled for the preliminary card.
The event was going to be a nice showcase for Good, though. The 31-year-old New York City native would've had a hometown crowd behind him at Madison Square Garden.
It also would have been Good's first fight since he beat Andrew Craig at UFC Fight Night 71 in July 2015, which marked his UFC debut. An injury forced him to miss a matchup with Omari Akhmedov in December. As if spending over a year out of the Octagon hadn't already stunted Good's UFC career enough, the flagged drug test is another big setback.
The UFC announced it's looking at potential opponents for Muhammad in place of Good.
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