Jennifer Gonzalez reveals she had altercation with USADA official ahead of her UFC release 

MMA Fighter Jennifer 'Jefa' Gonzalez
MMA Fighter Jennifer 'Jefa' Gonzalez

Jennifer Gonzalez has revealed that she had an exhausting back-and-forth drama with USADA. The UFC’s recent signee has since been released from the promotion, as per MMA Fighting. The reason behind her getting cut from the roster is yet to be determined.

This means that Gonzalez will no longer be making her UFC debut against Josiane Nunes at UFC Vegas 49 on Feb 26.

As reported in a tweet by ESPN's Carlos Legaspi, Gonzalez revealed that she had an argument with the USADA representative who had come to her gym for testing, and the test wasn't done.

The ugly turn of events may have resulted in her being cut from the UFC Vegas 49 card and, subsequently, the UFC.

In a recent live appearance on ESPN Chile, the flyweight fighter confessed that she had been left “exhausted" after the experience. Despite being cut by the company, the 35-year-old stated that she was in good fighting form amid all the drama [as translated by ESPN]:

"I'm at a good level, I could win that fight, but all this tires."

Watch Gonzalez make a shocking revelation below:

Gonzalez was set to make her maiden UFC appearance against Nunes in the undercard of UFC Vegas 49 next week. The event is headlined by the Islam Makhachev vs. Bobby Green fight. UFC officials are now reportedly looking for a replacement to take her place.


Jennifer Gonzalez may have hinted at who's to blame

Before her botched UFC debut, Jennifer Gonzalez was on a seven-fight win streak. She has a professional MMA record of 13-5. Ten of her victories have come by way of submission and three via KO/TKO.

Watch highlights of Jennifer Gonzalez's latest win below:

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Apart from USADA, Jennifer Gonzalez also took a jab at her fellow Chileans over her dramatic UFC release. According to 'Jefa', her compatriots played a part in her unfortunate situation. In a recent cryptic Instagram post, Gonzalez wrote [as translated by Google]:

"My first offense was a guy without patience who did not want to understand that he had to keep the dogs to be able to attend to him, and put on a tremendous show. The second is missing this guy from the video... it is clear. Those are the two [reasons]... Chileans trying to harm other Chileans."

See Gonzalez's original post below:

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