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ONE Championship: Reece McLaren wants Kairat Akhmetov loss ruled No Contest after failed drugs test
- The Australian hits out following Akhmetov’s positive test for a banned substance 10 days after their fight in Denver
- McLaren insists the Kazakh was ‘not normal strong’ and asks to be paid his win bonus ‘so I can pay my coach’
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Reece McLaren has called for ONE Championship to overturn his recent loss to a no contest after his opponent Kairat Akhmetov failed a drugs test.
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“The Kazakh” tested positive for a banned substance in an out-of-competition test on May 15 – 10 days after defeating McLaren by unanimous decision at ONE Fight Night 10 in Denver, Colorado.
The Australian (16-9), who is ranked No 4 in the martial arts promotion’s flyweight MMA division, saw a two-fight win streak snapped and a chance to challenge champ Demetrious Johnson go begging.
“I’d like ONE Championship to turn the fight to a No Contest please,” McLaren wrote on social media, after the Post broke the news of Akhmetov’s suspension.
“That’s 10 days after we fought, only would mean that he was doing it before as well, because he was not normal strong.
“If ONE won’t turn it to a NC can you pay me my win bonus? So I can actually pay my coach.”
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