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Nolan King

UFC contender Mayra Bueno Silva announces positive drug test, points to ADHD medication

Top UFC women’s bantamweight Mayra Bueno Silva is likely to have the biggest win of her UFC career overturned due to the presence of a banned substance in her system that she says stems from the use of ADHD medication.

Bueno Silva, 31, defeated Holly Holm by second-round submission July 15 in the UFC on ESPN 49 main event. On Thursday, Silva has a disciplinary hearing scheduled at the Nevada Athletic Commission’s monthly meeting, which she revealed Monday is due to the failed test.

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