Carlos Felipe (born January 12, 1995) is a Brazilian

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who competed in the

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division. A professional since 2014, he most notably fought for the

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(UFC).

Background

Born in

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in 1995, Carlos Felipe was bullied throughout his childhood for being overweight. At age 14, Felipe weighed in at 346 pounds. Felipe was morbidly obese and his family tried everything, but nothing seemed to help him lose weight. After trying many different ways to lose weight, various diets and supplements, Felipe says boxing finally helped him drop from 346 pounds to 275 in just 12 months. He gained so much more confidence that he even began running to the local gym every day, training, then running back home once finished.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career

Starting his professional career in 2014, Felipe fought for various Brazilian regional promotions, amassing an undefeated 8–0 record, winning 6 out of 8 by first round KO.

Ultimate Fighting Championship

After signing with the UFC, on September 19, Felipe was flagged for a potential

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violation stemming from an out-of-competition sample collected July 29. Therefore, he was pulled from his UFC debut against Christian Colombo at UFC Fight Night: Brunson vs. Machida. On October 20, it was announced that Felipe accepted a two-year suspension retroactive to the date of his provisional suspension. He tested positive for metabolites of

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, 16β‐hydroxy‐stanozolol and 3’‐hydroxy‐stanozolol. He was eligible to return September 18th, 2019. After being released after his positive test, Felipe was resigned to the UFC on July 20, 2019. Felipe was expected to make his UFC debut against

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on May 9, 2020 at then UFC 250. However, on April 9,

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, the president of UFC announced that this event was postponed to a future date Eventually the bout was scheduled on July 19, 2020 at

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. He lost the fight via majority decision. Felipe faced

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, as a replacement for Ben Sosoli, on October 4, 2020 at UFC on ESPN: Holm vs. Aldana. He won the fight via unanimous decision. Felipe faced

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on January 16, 2021 at UFC Fight Night: Holloway vs. Kattar. He won the bout via split decision. 16 out of 20 media scores gave it to Tafa. As the first bout of his new, four-fight contract Felipe faced

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on June 12, 2021 at

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. He won the fight by split decision. Felipe faced former

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on October 16, 2021 at

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. He lost the fight via unanimous decision. On January 18, 2022, it was announced that Felipe was given a 18-month suspension and 15 percent fine of his fight purse after tested positive for the anabolic agent

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and its metabolites on Oct. 16 in relation to his decision loss to Andrei Arlovski at UFC Vegas 40. He was fined $4,200 of his purse and $489 in prosecution fees. His suspension is retroactive to the night of his failed test, meaning Felipe will be cleared to resume competing on April 16, 2023. Following the second doping violation, Felipe was released by the UFC.

Mixed martial arts record

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