2. Lyman Good, the inaugural Bellator welterweight
champion, has been removed from the UFC 205 fight card
at Madison Square Garden.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency notified the UFC of a
potential doping violation stemming from an out-of-
competition sample. The anti-doping test was Good was
conducted on October 14, 2016, just under a month before
the UFC makes its New York City debut on November 12.
The U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has not disclosed the
substance for which Good tested positive. Under anti-
doping rules, USADA cannot reveal that information until
after the athlete releases details or until after the
adjudication process has taken place.
3. Good has been provisionally suspended by USADA. The only New
York City resident on the card, Good was scheduled to fight Belal
Muhammad in New York at UFC 205 and now he UFC is currently
seeking a replacement to fight Muhammad. Making a debut in the
UFC last July with an impressive second round knockout over Andrew
Craig, the Puerto Rican American mixed martial artist is best known
for his time spent with Bellator, where he was the inaugural Bellator
Welterweight Champion. He currently competes in the welterweight
division of the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
Born and raised in the Spanish Harlem section of New York, Lyman
Good joined mixed martial arts after her mother felt it would be right
for his son to get into MMA to release his anger. Considered one of
the top welterweight and middleweight fighters in the Northeast,
Good moved up the MMA ranks quickly and also became a
Sensei/instructor for Tiger Schulmann mixed martial arts in
Manhattan.