Alex Pereira-slayer Quemuel Ottoni soon to face consequences for positive drug test after last-minute pullout, two other DWCS vets fined over $750

Several fighters from the recent season of 'Dana White’s Contender Series' ('DWCS') are facing disciplinary action from the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). Quemuel Ottoni, who withdrew from his scheduled 'DWCS' fight due to anxiety, is among those affected.

Ottoni, known for handing UFC light heavyweight champion Alex Pereira his first MMA loss in 2015, is under investigation after testing positive for Clomiphene. According to a report by MMA Junkie, His suspension has been extended until the NAC’s January meeting as negotiations continue.

Along with Ottoni, Francesco Mazzeo and Abdellah Er-Ramy received suspensions for failed drug tests. Mazzeo, who tested positive for the banned substances GW1516 and its metabolites, has been given a nine-month suspension, retroactive to September 2024, and will be eligible to return on June 23, 2025. He was fined $750, with prosecution fees totaling $154.04.

Er-Ramy, who tested positive for drostanolone metabolites, received a similar suspension, effective until June 30, 2025, and was also fined $750 with prosecution fees of $154.04.

Check out NAC's meeting archive below:

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When Dana White opened up on the last-minute 'DWCS' pullout by Quemuel Ottoni

Dana White addressed the unusual withdrawal of Quemuel Ottoni from his fight against Kody Steele on 'Dana White's Contender Series'. Just moments before entering the cage, Ottoni pulled out, leaving fans and the UFC promotion bewildered.

White shared the behind-the-scenes chaos during a post-fight press conference, explaining how matchmaker Sean Shelby intervened:

"Sean [Shelby] came busting in the back room and then went right in the back room and went somewhere... Apparently, he went to the locker room. He heard this kid was pulling out. He went back there and gave him a pep talk and the kid said, ‘Yeah, yeah, yeah,’ and got his hands wrapped again. Then, halfway through the second fight, Sean got called again that he was pulling out. He rewrapped his hands and then said, ‘I’m out.'"

Despite the disruption, White showed understanding toward Ottoni’s decision:

"That’s what this show is for, too... Sometimes you don’t have to step into the octagon to know, ‘This isn’t for me. I can’t take this. I can’t handle this pressure,’ whatever his deal was. I’m not sh*tting on the kid at all. Listen, it happens." [h/t: MMA Junkie]

Check out Dana White's reaction below: