Former Bellator title challenger suspended for cocaine metabolite
Nevada handed out the punishment to Alejandra Lara on Wednesday.
Former Bellator contender Alejandra Lara has been suspended and fined after testing positive for a cocaine metabolite. The Nevada Athletic Commission revealed on Wednesday that Lara (12-10) will serve a nine-month ban, pay a $412.50 fine, and cover $250.60 in legal fees. Lara will be cleared to return on January 24, 2027. The 32-year-old Colombian fighter tested positive for benzoylecgonine around her April 24 match at Tuff-N-Uff 153, where she lost to Jaleen Robledo via third-round guillotine submission.
Following her Bellator departure in 2023, Lara's record dropped to 3-3. During her tenure under Scott Coker's administration, Lara was a key player in the women's flyweight division, compiling a 3-6 record and challenging for the title at Bellator 201. Her only Bellator title contest was against Ilima Lei Macfarlane at Bellator 201, which she lost via third-round armbar in June 2018.
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