Alistair Overeem reportedly fails drug test

[Buck]

You've got to be fucking kidding me.

http://blogs.thescore.com/mma/2012/04/04/alistair-overeem-fails-pre-fight-drug-test/

Things aren’t looking good for Alistair Overeem or the main event of UFC 146.

In an e-mail sent by Keith Kizer of Nevada State Athletic Commission, it was confirmed Overeem failed a pre-fight drug test after the UFC 146 pre-fight press-conference last week. It was a random test that took Overeem, as well as five other heavyweights that will appear on the card, by surprise.

Kizer said that Overeem’s “A” sample had an elevated T/E ratio of over 10:1. The limit is 6:1.

Oveereem can have his “B” sample re-tested and if it’s negative, he could be cleared to fight.

However, if he fails that as well, then fellow UFC 146 headliner, the UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos, would be left without an opponent with the event just under two months away.

It’s possible with Frank Mir or Cain Velasquez step in to fight dos Santos should Overeem not be able to.

By the way, all five other heavyweights who were randomly tested — dos Santos, Mir, Velasquez, Roy Nelson, and Antonio Silva — passed their test.

[Buck]

Hopefully someone forgot to take it to the fedex facility on time.

[BigMeatballDave]

Too much sugar?

[KCUnited]

Shocking.

[SuperChief]

Too much sugar?

JESUS you're good.

[Sorter]

Damn horse meat.

[Willie Lanier]

It sucks but that really doesn't seem to be a red flag in this sport.. Didn't Chael Sonnen test positive and receive zero punishment other than a delayed fight? Could be wrong here just forwarding second hand knowledge...

[Dartgod]

What is T/E ratio?

[BigCatDaddy]

What is T/E ratio?

Testosterone to Epitestosterone ratio. Epitestosterone levels are always constant even with the addition of exogenous testosterone, so when someone is taking exogenous testosterone then the T/E level will be high. It's the same way Braun was busted.

[kysirsoze]

This should be a surprise to absolutely NO ONE. Hell, he ducked tests before fighting Lesnar.

[raybec 4]

It sucks but that really doesn't seem to be a red flag in this sport.. Didn't Chael Sonnen test positive and receive zero punishment other than a delayed fight? Could be wrong here just forwarding second hand knowledge...

Sonnen was suspended for a year, lost what probably would have amounted to a million dollar rematch with Silva. You can argue he worked his way back but he also lost a chance to be a coach on TUF. That's gotta be some cheese there.