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Removed from UFC Sydney bout
Taylor was flagged for an anti-doping policy violation by the USADA for an out of competition sample taken on August 22 and has been removed from his fight on November 18 with Belal Muhammad at UFC Sydney, Alexander K. Lee of MMAFighting.com reports.
ANALYSIS
There has been no word yet on who will replace Taylor in the fight against Muhammad. Taylor most recently defeated Dhiego Lima via submission in the Round 2 to with The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale in July. There will likely be more updates on his status in the near future.
There has been no word yet on who will replace Taylor in the fight against Muhammad. Taylor most recently defeated Dhiego Lima via submission in the Round 2 to with The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale in July. There will likely be more updates on his status in the near future.
Winner of TUF Season 25
Taylor defeated Dhiego Lima via submission (rear-naked choke) at 0:43 of Round 2 to win The Ultimate Fighter 25 Finale on Friday in Las Vegas.
ANALYSIS
Fighting in the UFC for the first time since July 19, 2008, Taylor finally had his moment in the sun. For those who don't know the story, Taylor was a finalist in Season 7 of TUF but an incident outside of the cage resulted in UFC President Dana White removing Taylor from the finale, a decision that Taylor did not disagree with. He took full responsibility for his actions and now, nearly nine years later, he has his redemption. Taylor used his wrestling game to predictably overwhelm Lima. It was an easy, easy win. This will almost certainly be the highlight of Taylor's MMA career and there's nothing wrong with that. It was a great moment.
Fighting in the UFC for the first time since July 19, 2008, Taylor finally had his moment in the sun. For those who don't know the story, Taylor was a finalist in Season 7 of TUF but an incident outside of the cage resulted in UFC President Dana White removing Taylor from the finale, a decision that Taylor did not disagree with. He took full responsibility for his actions and now, nearly nine years later, he has his redemption. Taylor used his wrestling game to predictably overwhelm Lima. It was an easy, easy win. This will almost certainly be the highlight of Taylor's MMA career and there's nothing wrong with that. It was a great moment.