A UFC flyweight’s return to the Octagon has been dominated out till 2027.
On Tuesday, the MMA promotion’s anti-doping accomplice, Fight Sports activities Anti-Doping, introduced that Alibi Idiris has been issued a one-year suspension after violating drug-testing laws.
Idiris returned a optimistic check for hydrochlorothiazide, a prohibited diuretic and masking agent recognized to obscure the presence of different banned substances by accelerating fluid loss. The 31-year-old Kazakh’s ban originates from an in-competition pattern taken on February 21, 2026, when he earned a unanimous choice win over Ode Osbourne at UFC Houston.
In an announcement, the UFC famous that Idiris was forthcoming with investigators and acknowledged utilizing the substance throughout his weight reduce. Regardless of his admission, CSAD opted to not reduce the penalty. With the suspension utilized retroactively, he’s ineligible to compete till February 21, 2027.
“CSAD just isn’t suspending or decreasing any interval of his ineligibility because of the seriousness of knowingly utilizing a diuretic throughout combat week and the benefit that he acquired in making his contracted weight.”
Alongside the suspension, the Texas Division of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) has nullified his win over Osbourne. Because the substance can be prohibited below state laws, the outcome has been formally overturned to a no-contest.
How Did Alibi Idiris Earn His UFC Contract?
Alibi Idiris featured on Season 33 of The Final Fighter (TUF) as a part of Staff Cormier, the place he opened his marketing campaign with a unanimous choice victory over Furkatbek Yokubov in February 2025. He adopted that up with a powerful knockout win in opposition to Roybert Echeverria within the semifinals the next month.
Idiris went on to face Joseph Morales within the TUF 33 finale at UFC 319 final August however was submitted by way of triangle choke within the second spherical. Regardless of the setback, he impressed sufficient to earn a UFC contract and went on to combat Ode’ Osbourne.
He at the moment holds an expert report of 11-1 with one no contest, together with six victories by knockout.
