Alistair Overeem Fails Drug Test!!!!!

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Apr 4, 2012 - Alistair Overeem, the No. 1 contender in the UFC's heavyweight division, has failed a UFC 146 pre-fight drug test, according to Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer.

Overeem tested positive for an increased testosterone/epitestosterone or T/E ratio after last Tuesday's surprise drug test, which took place immediately following the UFC 146 press conference in Nevada. Overeem's sample far surpassed the 6-to-1 limit, testing above a 10-to-1 ratio.

The 31-year-old Overeem was scheduled to fight UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos on May 26, 2012 at the main event of UFC 146, however that booking is now in jeopardy.

"I am beyond pissed about this," UFC president Dana White said during a Wednesday conference call with Canadian media, according to a report from The Star Phoenix.

"How (expletive) stupid do you have to be? Seriously dumb. Anybody who's using (performance-enhancing drugs) right now is an absolute (expletive) moron," White added.

Last Tuesday's test functioned as one of the two random tests Overeem is required to undergo in accordance with NSAC demands after the Dutch heavyweight missed a commission requested pre-fight drug test in advance of his UFC 141 bout against Brock Lesnar.

Overeem will be required to appear before the NSAC if he wishes to seek licensure.

Dos Santos, Frank Mir, Cain Velasquez, Roy Nelson and Antonio "Bigfoot" Silva all tested negative for banned substances in advance of their UFC 146 main card bouts.
 
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So damn disappointing. Mir will probably fight JDS now and maybe Werdum will fight Cain. Damn I am pissed off. Got Em!!
 
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Frank Mir Would Be 'Excited' to Replace Alistair Overeem in UFC 146 Title Fight

By Ben Fowlkes - Senior Writer

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Apr 4, 2012 - Frank Mir knows a golden opportunity when he sees one. The former UFC heavyweight champion wasted no time volunteering to take Alistair Overeem’s spot in the UFC 146 main event bout with Junior dos Santos, according to a statement sent out over email by his management team on Wednesday afternoon.

Less than two hours after Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer announced that Overeem had tested positive for an increased testosterone/epitestosterone ratio after a recent press conference, Mir tossed his hat in the ring with an offer to fight current UFC heavyweight champ dos Santos if Overeem is indeed ruled ineligible for the May 26 fight in Las Vegas.

"I would be excited if given the opportunity to compete for the UFC's heavyweight title at UFC 146 if the reports released earlier today regarding Alistair Overeem failing his 'A' sample drug test are true," Mir is quoted as saying in the statement.

"I have been fortunate to be able to fight in the UFC for more than a decade, and it is a dream of mine to become the first three-time heavyweight champion in the UFC. Being able to fight Junior Dos Santos would put me one step closer to that dream."

It’s not the first time Mir has played the role of the eager opportunist in the UFC. Following his brutal submission victory over Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira at UFC 140 in Toronto last December, Mir seized on rumors that Overeem might be ruled ineligible for his UFC 141 bout with Brock Lesnar later that same month, telling media members gathered for the post-fight press conference that he "wouldn’t mind" stepping in against his old foe Lesnar on only three weeks’ notice.

"I only fought a three-minute fight, so I'm feeling pretty good," Mir said at the time. "My wife might not be happy about Christmas but, eh, she can deal with it."

As it turned out, Overeem was granted a conditional license by the NSAC that allowed him to stay in the fight with Lesnar, so Mir’s services weren’t required. This time, however, it could be a different story.

Overeem’s title fight against dos Santos could be in jeopardy after he tested above a 10-1 T/E ratio in his recent drug test -- far above the acceptable 6-1 limit.

Mir is currently slated to fight former UFC champion Cain Velasquez on the UFC 146 main card, which features an all-heavyweight lineup. Velasquez recently told MMA Fighting’s Ariel Helwani that it was his understanding that the winner of that fight would receive a title shot. If the UFC decides to take Mir up on his offer, who knows exactly how those plans could change.
 
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seriously. Dana bitches about guys being hurt all the time and then bitches when they get caught "enhancing" so they won't get hurt training so much.
Let Reem and Carwin throw bombs at each other with needles hanging out of their arms and I'll throw my wallet at Dana's face.

Part of me hopes they cut Reem so he can be in the K-1 WGP this year
 
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what I don't get is why is overeem in hot water because he got caught juicing months before the fight? don't 99% of fighters do that? it's not like sonnen where he was juiced up during the fight he's never failed a drug test in his entire career because he's smart about cycling them like every other fighter out there... hate how dana acts surprised and gets pissed when he knows everyone is doing it but I guess he has to put that front up for the media.
 
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Reem's T/E ratio were 14-1 (Chael's were 16.9-1)

http://www.mmafighting.com/ufc/2012...vereems-t-e-ratio-was-14-1-in-failed-ped-test

Apr 5, 2012 - UFC No. 1 heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem produced a testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio of 14:1 in his failed urine test, Nevada state athletic commission executive director Keith Kizer told MMA Fighting on Thursday, shortly after he learned of the final result.

The average male produces a T/E ratio around 1:1. The World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) uses a 4:1 standard for positive tests, and NSAC uses 6:1 as its cutoff, a number used by WADA up until 2006.

In NSAC's original statement announcing the flagged result, Overeem was said to have tested at a level higher than 10:1.

Overeem has the right to ask for his B-sample to be tested to ensure the accuracy of the result. That would likely trigger a carbon isotope ratio test, which would determine whether the testosterone in his body was natural or synthetic.

Because Overeem (36-11, 1 no contest) is unlicensed in Nevada, he cannot be punished for the test, but he would face an uphill task in trying to gain a license to fight Junior Dos Santos at UFC 146 as originally scheduled.

Overeem's number is slightly lower than that of Chael Sonnen when he was caught with an elevated level in 2010. Sonnen, who lost to Anderson Silva the day after the test was taken, produced a sample with a 16.9:1 ratio.

To date, the UFC has still not addressed any potential replacement for Overeem, though a source with knowledge of the situation said the promotion would most likely choose former champion Frank Mir to face dos Santos.


**This sucks,was lookin forward to JDS/Reem.....
 
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what i dont get is dana saying he understood chael's testosterone level and it wasnt that big of a deal but then outraged about this one? isnt it possible that maybe overrem just produces more testosterone then the average man lol? i mean i think he was juicin but i think he should test his 2nd urine and hope for the best. juice or not i wanna see this damn fight BADLY.
 
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