American Top Team owner Dan Lambert informed ESPN on Monday that Nunes has been cleared to return to the gym and that the two-division champion hopes to fight before December. Nunes was slated to face Julianna Pena in the UFC 256 co-main event before the positive test forced her to withdraw from this past Saturday’s event.
UFC president Dana White said at the UFC 265 post-fight press conference that the plan was to rebook Nunes vs. Pena once “Lioness” was able to return to action.
Currently in the middle of a 12-bout winning streak, Nunes last defended her bantamweight crown in a five-round verdict over Germaine de Randamie at UFC 245 in December 2019. She has since defeated Felicia Spencer and Megan Anderson in 145-pound title bouts in her last two Octagon appearances.