Chrom
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 |  Subject: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:09 pm | |
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- Do you remember how much you hated taking pop quizzes in high school? Well, following Tuesday’s UFC 146 press conference in Las Vegas, which featured six of the card’s biggest superstars, the Nevada State Athletic Commission surprised the fighters by requiring them to submit to drug tests.
“We brought the drug test to them instead of making them go to the drug test,” NSAC executive director Keith Kizer told MMAFighting. “If they were not in Las Vegas, I would need to find them a lab, which is of course, much more of a hassle.”
Champion Junior dos Santos, Alistair Overeem (Pictured), Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva and Roy Nelson were all asked to surrender urine samples following today’s presser. Of the six heavyweights, only Silva has flunked a drug exam in the past.
After beating Justin Eilers to capture the Elite XC crown in July of 2008, Silva registered positive for the anabolic steroid Boldenone and was issued a one-year suspension by the California State Athletic Commission.
However, Overeem’s presence in Las Vegas is what likely prompted today’s impromptu screening. “The Demolition Man” had some issues with his pre-fight test for UFC 141. After clearing the air with the NSAC, the board granted him a conditional license to fight Brock Lesnar on New Year’s Eve weekend.
As part of the commission’s stipulation, Overeem would subject himself to two random exams over the next six months. Tuesday’s urinalysis now leaves him with only one test remaining on that commitment.
According to the report, the results may not become public until after UFC 146. source | |
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:21 pm | |
| Heh ya gotta love it ! I think it sends the perfect message. | |
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:42 pm | |
| What if they all failed?
LOL!!
That would really make everyone step back a bit and re-evaluate things! | |
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Chrom
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Tue Mar 27, 2012 7:54 pm | |
| Oh man! That would be some shit! Dana would be pounding down Brock's door begging him to come back for sure and all the SF guys would have to come over immediately or the weight class would essentially be shutdown for 9-12 months.... | |
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:45 pm | |
| Antonio Silva's reaction  | |
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:11 am | |
| ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
To perfect, hahahaha | |
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:11 am | |
| - Krieger wrote:
- Heh ya gotta love it ! I think it sends the perfect message.
100% agree | |
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| | Subject: Re: Fighters Take Surprise Drug Test Following UFC 146 Press Conference Wed Mar 28, 2012 12:08 pm | |
| Lmao!! I wonder what Ubereem thought of this...  | |
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