{
  "id": 3556265,
  "title": "Former Bellator title challenger suspended for cocaine metabolite",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/former-bellator-title-challenger-suspended-for-cocaine-metabolite",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-26T17:37:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/former-bellator-title-challenger-suspended-173701635.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "Nevada handed out the punishment to Alejandra Lara on Wednesday.",
  "key_points": [
    "Alejandra Lara suspended for nine months",
    "Positive cocaine metabolite test revealed",
    "Fine of $412.50 and legal fees of $250.60"
  ],
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}