Two UFC Vegas 118 fighters recieve 50 clean drug test ugly jacket ahead of fight night

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 20: Belal Muhammad prepares to fight Lyman Good in their welterweight bout during the UFC Fight Night event at UFC APEX on June 20, 2020 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC)

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Ahead of UFC Vegas 118, which goes down this weekend inside the Meta Apex in Las Vegas, Nevada, headliner and former UFC Welterweight champion Belal Muhammad received his custom “50 clean tests” jacket from UFC Senior Vice President of Athlete Health and Performance Jeff Novitzky for passing 50 drug tests throughout his Octagon career, which began in 2016.

Novitzky praised Muhammad for his professionalism throughout his career, as well as his insane cardio, which has become one of his biggest weapons inside the cage.

Muhammad (24-5-1) will need to lean on that relentless pace Saturday night when he collides with Brazilian prospect Gabriel Bonfim in the main event. “Remember the Name” is currently riding the first two-fight losing streak of his career and is looking to avoid a third straight setback.

Muhammad joins fighters such as Islam Makhachev, Dricus du Plessis, Merab Dvalishvili, Petr Yan and Brad Tavares, who have also received jackets in the post-United States Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) era.

In addition, 16-fight UFC veteran Matt Schnell also received his ugly jacket for passing 50 drug tests.

Novitzky added that Schnell started getting tested all the way back when he competed on The Ultimate Fighter season 24.

Schnell (17-10-1) is taking on Alessandro Costa, who accepted the fight on short notice. The 36-year-old Flyweight is looking to bounce back into the win column after getting submitted by Joseph Morales late last year. He is 2-4 in his last six fights.

Ugly jackets or not, both Muhammad and Schnell are officially 50-for-50.

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