Post by moogie101 on Jun 15, 2007 12:24:49 GMT -5
MMA Legend Royce Gracie tests positive for Steriods following K1 USA fight with Sakuraba.
Source MMAweekly.com.
-The California State Athletic Commission yesterday released information verifying that former NFL star Johnnie Morton's pre-fight drug test had come back positive for elevated levels of testosterone.
Today, the CSAC released further test results revealing that Royce Gracie has tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone Metabolite. Gracie defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at the K-1 Dynamite show on June 2nd in Los Angeles, California.
Gracie has been suspended for approximately 12 months from the date of the fight (through May 30, 2008). He has also been fined $2,500, which is currently the maximum penalty allowable in California and which represents approximately 0.8 percent of Gracie's $300,000 purse. Gracie has 30 days to appeal his suspension and seek a disciplinary hearing if he so chooses.
When asked yesterday if the official fight result would be changed to "no decision" if any fighter wins a fight in California and then tests positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, the California State Athletic Commission's Bill Douglas told MMAWeekly, "Currently, our rules do not support overturning a decision based off the drug test results. However, Armando [Garcia] and I are meeting with the AG [Attorney General] next month to begin the process of modifying the existing laws to incorporate those rules for the future. Should everything move along like I anticipate, I would expect to see the changes in place by the end of the year."
If K-1/FEG or any other MMA company with a license to promote shows in California were to allow Gracie to fight anywhere in the world during his CSAC drug suspension, that company could face revocation of their license to promote shows in California.
The same is true for any MMA promotion that uses Hong-Man Choi or Antonio Silva, both of whom were denied licenses to fight in California on medical grounds, due to tumors near their pituitary glands. The CSAC's Bill Douglas tells MMAWeekly that if a promotion places a "denied" athlete such as Choi or Silva in a fight, "We have a problem. If the promoter is licensed with California and they knowingly placed a 'denied' athlete in a fight, then the promoter is looking at having their promoter's license suspended, they are looking at a fine, or they could possibly have their promoter's license revoked."
K-1 has announced that Choi will be fighting on a K-1 event in Hong Kong on July 29th, which could jeopardize K-1's ability to hold any additional shows in California in the future.
Morton's punishment has not yet been handed down, but he may face revocation of his license to fight in California. Because he refused to take his post-fight drug test, Morton's $100,000 fight purse has been temporarily withheld until disciplinary action is determined.
Prior to Gracie and Morton's positive test results, heavyweight fighter Tim Persey, who fought on the EliteXC portion of the event televised on Showtime, tested positive for methamphetamine. He was subsequently fined $1,000, equal to five percent of his $20,000 fight purse, and suspended for six months.
The following fighters tested negative for all banned substances at K-1 Dynamite: Brock Lesnar, Min Soo Kim, Kazushi Sakuraba, Bernard Ackah, Jake Shields, Ido Pariente, Jonathan Wiezorek, Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante, Nam Phan, Katsuhiko Nagata, Isaiah Hill, Hideo Tokoro, Brad Pickett, Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga, Ruben "Warpath" Villarreal, Dong Sik Yoon, and Melvin Manhoef.
-Very interesting to note that despite all the abuse Brock has recieved he passed the test.
-World Class fighter Paulo Filho has surprising been signed to the UFC owned WEC rather than brought into the big show straight away. Due to make his debut on WEC's card on 5 August. I can only presume this is to build up Filho's name & then bring him in as champion to have a Title vs. Title match in 2008. Plus with Anderson Silva tied up with Nate the Great & then winner of UFC 72's main event it might make sense.
UFC 72 weighs in went with no incidents.
Official Weigh-in Results
Rich Franklin (185) vs Yushin Okami (185)
Forrest Griffin (204) vs Hector Ramirez (204)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs Rory Singer (186)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs Clay Guida (155)
Marcus Davis (169) vs Jason Tan (169)
Eddie Sanchez (234) vs Colin Robinson (238)
Ed Herman (186) vs Scott Smith (185)
Dustin Hazelett (169) vs Steve Lynch (170
Upcoming events.
Strikeforce. 22 June
Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni, Ninja Rua vs. Joey Villasenor, Paul Buentelloo vs. K1's Carter Williams, Paul Daley vs. Duanne Ludwig (My pick for fight of the night) & Cung Le getting the biggest test to date vs. Tony Frkylund.
CFFC 22 June
An undercard of unknowns but topped with Ray Mercer vs. Kimbo Slice both making their MMA debuts. Yeah I know Mercer is well past his boxing prime & Kimbo has made his name fighting bums for Youtube but who cares as it should whilst it lasts be an exciting slugfest.
TUF 5 Finale. 23 June
BJ Penn vs. Jens Pulver 2 & Finals Manny vs. Nate Diaz.
UFC 73 7 July
Anderson Silva vs. Nathan marquardt, Nog vs. Herring 3, Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans, Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca
UFC 74 25 August
Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, GSP vs. Josh Koscheck, Diego Sanchez vs. Hayato Sakurai, Joe Stephenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Tim Sylvia vs. TBA.
UFC 75 (London Baby!!)
Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson, Crocop vs. Cheick Kongo, Micheal Bisping vs. Matt Hamill
Lots of 'net rumours
-UFC 76 should see Chuck Liddell returning to the Octagon to face Wanderlei Silva.
-Shogun may be brought in shortly In recent interviews both Tito Ortiz & Sokoudjou have said they want to fight him.
-Who is Sylvia facing at UFC 74. With Crocop, Herring, Nog all tied up in fights the only viable option that I can see is the returning Brandon Vera or a fourth fight with Andrei Arlovski (Please God NO!!!), although many believe Fedor will be signed by then & brought in to destroy big Timmy.
-Apparently Crocop is complaining about his UFC 75 fight & wants a tougher fighter, after getting sparked in stunning fashion I'd have thought Kongo was a dangerous fighter as is, especially as Crocop's style should at the very least give Cheick the fight he wants rather than worry about takedowns. Possibly might than be replaced as mentioned above with only two available fighter AA or Vera.
-Dan Henderson has stated he wants to stay at LightHeavyweight rather than drop down to middleweight despite holding Pride titles for both weight classes
-Evan Tanner is rumoured to be returning at UFC 76
-Former Boxer Tommy Morrison won his MMA debut over Stover, TKO in Round 1 after breaking his nose. There was no grappling, kneeing or kicking allowed though so basically a cage boxing match. Morrison has spent last month calling out Chuck Liddell, will dana White see Dollar signs & hype that could come out of a UFC fighter battering a known boxer?
-Sorry about the lenght but a few interesting things I thought some of the MMA fans who post here but not on MMA sites might be interested in.
Source MMAweekly.com.
-The California State Athletic Commission yesterday released information verifying that former NFL star Johnnie Morton's pre-fight drug test had come back positive for elevated levels of testosterone.
Today, the CSAC released further test results revealing that Royce Gracie has tested positive for the anabolic steroid Nandrolone Metabolite. Gracie defeated Kazushi Sakuraba by unanimous decision at the K-1 Dynamite show on June 2nd in Los Angeles, California.
Gracie has been suspended for approximately 12 months from the date of the fight (through May 30, 2008). He has also been fined $2,500, which is currently the maximum penalty allowable in California and which represents approximately 0.8 percent of Gracie's $300,000 purse. Gracie has 30 days to appeal his suspension and seek a disciplinary hearing if he so chooses.
When asked yesterday if the official fight result would be changed to "no decision" if any fighter wins a fight in California and then tests positive for steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs, the California State Athletic Commission's Bill Douglas told MMAWeekly, "Currently, our rules do not support overturning a decision based off the drug test results. However, Armando [Garcia] and I are meeting with the AG [Attorney General] next month to begin the process of modifying the existing laws to incorporate those rules for the future. Should everything move along like I anticipate, I would expect to see the changes in place by the end of the year."
If K-1/FEG or any other MMA company with a license to promote shows in California were to allow Gracie to fight anywhere in the world during his CSAC drug suspension, that company could face revocation of their license to promote shows in California.
The same is true for any MMA promotion that uses Hong-Man Choi or Antonio Silva, both of whom were denied licenses to fight in California on medical grounds, due to tumors near their pituitary glands. The CSAC's Bill Douglas tells MMAWeekly that if a promotion places a "denied" athlete such as Choi or Silva in a fight, "We have a problem. If the promoter is licensed with California and they knowingly placed a 'denied' athlete in a fight, then the promoter is looking at having their promoter's license suspended, they are looking at a fine, or they could possibly have their promoter's license revoked."
K-1 has announced that Choi will be fighting on a K-1 event in Hong Kong on July 29th, which could jeopardize K-1's ability to hold any additional shows in California in the future.
Morton's punishment has not yet been handed down, but he may face revocation of his license to fight in California. Because he refused to take his post-fight drug test, Morton's $100,000 fight purse has been temporarily withheld until disciplinary action is determined.
Prior to Gracie and Morton's positive test results, heavyweight fighter Tim Persey, who fought on the EliteXC portion of the event televised on Showtime, tested positive for methamphetamine. He was subsequently fined $1,000, equal to five percent of his $20,000 fight purse, and suspended for six months.
The following fighters tested negative for all banned substances at K-1 Dynamite: Brock Lesnar, Min Soo Kim, Kazushi Sakuraba, Bernard Ackah, Jake Shields, Ido Pariente, Jonathan Wiezorek, Gesias "JZ" Cavalcante, Nam Phan, Katsuhiko Nagata, Isaiah Hill, Hideo Tokoro, Brad Pickett, Siala "Mighty Mo" Siliga, Ruben "Warpath" Villarreal, Dong Sik Yoon, and Melvin Manhoef.
-Very interesting to note that despite all the abuse Brock has recieved he passed the test.
-World Class fighter Paulo Filho has surprising been signed to the UFC owned WEC rather than brought into the big show straight away. Due to make his debut on WEC's card on 5 August. I can only presume this is to build up Filho's name & then bring him in as champion to have a Title vs. Title match in 2008. Plus with Anderson Silva tied up with Nate the Great & then winner of UFC 72's main event it might make sense.
UFC 72 weighs in went with no incidents.
Official Weigh-in Results
Rich Franklin (185) vs Yushin Okami (185)
Forrest Griffin (204) vs Hector Ramirez (204)
Jason MacDonald (185) vs Rory Singer (186)
Tyson Griffin (155) vs Clay Guida (155)
Marcus Davis (169) vs Jason Tan (169)
Eddie Sanchez (234) vs Colin Robinson (238)
Ed Herman (186) vs Scott Smith (185)
Dustin Hazelett (169) vs Steve Lynch (170
Upcoming events.
Strikeforce. 22 June
Frank Shamrock vs. Phil Baroni, Ninja Rua vs. Joey Villasenor, Paul Buentelloo vs. K1's Carter Williams, Paul Daley vs. Duanne Ludwig (My pick for fight of the night) & Cung Le getting the biggest test to date vs. Tony Frkylund.
CFFC 22 June
An undercard of unknowns but topped with Ray Mercer vs. Kimbo Slice both making their MMA debuts. Yeah I know Mercer is well past his boxing prime & Kimbo has made his name fighting bums for Youtube but who cares as it should whilst it lasts be an exciting slugfest.
TUF 5 Finale. 23 June
BJ Penn vs. Jens Pulver 2 & Finals Manny vs. Nate Diaz.
UFC 73 7 July
Anderson Silva vs. Nathan marquardt, Nog vs. Herring 3, Tito Ortiz vs. Rashad Evans, Sean Sherk vs. Hermes Franca
UFC 74 25 August
Randy Couture vs. Gabriel Gonzaga, GSP vs. Josh Koscheck, Diego Sanchez vs. Hayato Sakurai, Joe Stephenson vs. Kurt Pellegrino, Tim Sylvia vs. TBA.
UFC 75 (London Baby!!)
Quinton Jackson vs. Dan Henderson, Crocop vs. Cheick Kongo, Micheal Bisping vs. Matt Hamill
Lots of 'net rumours
-UFC 76 should see Chuck Liddell returning to the Octagon to face Wanderlei Silva.
-Shogun may be brought in shortly In recent interviews both Tito Ortiz & Sokoudjou have said they want to fight him.
-Who is Sylvia facing at UFC 74. With Crocop, Herring, Nog all tied up in fights the only viable option that I can see is the returning Brandon Vera or a fourth fight with Andrei Arlovski (Please God NO!!!), although many believe Fedor will be signed by then & brought in to destroy big Timmy.
-Apparently Crocop is complaining about his UFC 75 fight & wants a tougher fighter, after getting sparked in stunning fashion I'd have thought Kongo was a dangerous fighter as is, especially as Crocop's style should at the very least give Cheick the fight he wants rather than worry about takedowns. Possibly might than be replaced as mentioned above with only two available fighter AA or Vera.
-Dan Henderson has stated he wants to stay at LightHeavyweight rather than drop down to middleweight despite holding Pride titles for both weight classes
-Evan Tanner is rumoured to be returning at UFC 76
-Former Boxer Tommy Morrison won his MMA debut over Stover, TKO in Round 1 after breaking his nose. There was no grappling, kneeing or kicking allowed though so basically a cage boxing match. Morrison has spent last month calling out Chuck Liddell, will dana White see Dollar signs & hype that could come out of a UFC fighter battering a known boxer?
-Sorry about the lenght but a few interesting things I thought some of the MMA fans who post here but not on MMA sites might be interested in.