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UFC 91 preliminary drug tests come back clean from NSAC

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The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today confirmed that several fighters have passed initial screenings for drugs and illegal substances prior to their clashes at UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" on Saturday, November 15.

UFC Heavyweight Champion Randy Couture, Brock Lesnar, Nick Catone, Amir Sadollah, Aaron Riley and Jorge Gurgel were tested several weeks out from the pay-per-view (PPV) event that will be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas to eliminate the possibilities of "cycling off" performance enhancers such as steroids.

It’s a proactive and unique measure -- often referred to as the new "out of competition" testing policy -- that the NSAC has adopted to curtail and prevent the use of banned substances.

If a positive test is returned early, which would essentially devastate a major PPV event such as UFC 91, "the commissioners would decide" on a course of action based on the results, according to NSAC Executive Director, Keith Kizer.

These fighters — along with other random participants slated to compete on the card — will likely be tested again right around fight night. It is merely an extra layer of protection to ensure good clean fights when it comes time to bang.

For all the UFC 91-related information you can handle be sure to hit up the MMAmania.com archive right here. To check out the latest UFC 91 fight card and rumors click here.

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someones gotta be slippen something in lesnars drink cause he is a monster.

by Toad on Oct 20, 2008 8:54 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

hahahaha that makes no sense. They slipped it in his drink so it didn’t show up on his test? I agree though. He is massive.

by RyanHobbs on Oct 20, 2008 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

NSAC tests not only check for the presence of drugs but also the intent of the user. If they got there by accident then it’s still negative.

by PW on Oct 20, 2008 11:07 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

they must not have tested lesnar, lol

by brendan on Oct 21, 2008 12:18 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

you must not know how to read.

by kitsunex on Oct 21, 2008 12:31 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Props to UFC fighters, for the most part they have been testing clean recently. Its great to see!

by john on Oct 21, 2008 9:33 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

this is good news.. I hope they do it on more fighters.. specially when they are not fighting in the UFC for like 6-8 months or something

by RoB on Oct 20, 2008 8:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Great policy. I hope it isn’t too taxing on the fighters. It would suck to have to lose a day of training to prove you’re clean. But, just another thing that needs to be done I guess. Certainly can’t take any more time than all the interviews UFC gets fighters to do.

by TheNewfie on Oct 20, 2008 9:03 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

GO LESNAR!!!!

by RyanHobbs on Oct 20, 2008 9:18 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

again this is probaly another stupid question but is there any way i can watch ufc 90 on the internet

by jim on Oct 20, 2008 9:27 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Yahoo used to stream PPVs live for 39 or 44 bucks. Check there.

by MMAmania on Oct 20, 2008 11:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

channelsurfing.net ?

by RoB on Oct 21, 2008 5:07 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

thanks

by jim on Oct 21, 2008 10:50 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

where is the drug testing results for UFC 88

by Young Speezy fa reezy on Oct 20, 2008 9:59 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

yeah, lets drug test for ufc 91 when ufc 90 hasnt even happened yet. that way all the fighters have plenty of time to juice up until then! unless they test them again before the event, it really isnt too smart to do it now. maybe someone in here knows something i dont but it just seems a little wierd to test them so early…..

by allamerican on Oct 21, 2008 9:53 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

They test immediately after the event. randoms, so there is no gurantee that these same fighters will or will not be tested. i think nevada is the only state that currently does randoms at times other than day before/ after the event. Good practice to help keep the sport clean.

by James S on Oct 21, 2008 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Something to keep in mind is that in most cases the drug users are one step ahead of the testers. You would had to be really stupid to take anything that would show up on a test. There are many underground chemist who make designer steroids that are not currently tested for.

by natedogg77 on Oct 21, 2008 11:01 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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