UFC 91 drug test results come back clean from NSAC for 'Couture vs. Lesnar'
by MMAmania.com on Dec 1, 2008 8:55 PM EST
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The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today confirmed that the entire field of fighters tested for drugs and illegal substances prior to their clash at UFC 91: "Couture vs. Lesnar" on Saturday, November 15, have all come back clean.
UFC Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar, Randy Couture, Demian Maia, Nate Quarry, Aaron Riley, Jorge Gurgel, Mark Bocek and Alvin Robinson were all tested several weeks out from fight night, as well as on fight night, to eliminate the possibilities of "cycling off" performance enhancers such as steroids.
This is real good news, considering the spate of tests that have come back dirty in the past 12 months or so. Testing fighters so early and often before and on fight night is 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.
It is merely an extra layer of protection to ensure good clean fights when it comes time to bang.
UFC 91 sold 10,845 tickets for a live gate $4,815,675, according to the NSAC. The promotion dished out $1,118,000 in UFC 91 fighter salaries for the pay-per-view (PPV) event, as well as $240,000 in additional bonus money for four participants who delivered outstanding performances.
Lesnar defeated Randy Couture via second round technical knockout to capture the heavyweight crown in the UFC 91 main event. Kenny Florian toppled Joe Stevenson with a first round submission in the co-featured bout of the evening, reinforcing his position as the clearcut number one title contender in the 155-pound division.
In fact, UFC President Dana White guaranteed Florian a title shot against lightweight champion BJ Penn in the near future.
For complete results and coverage of "Couture vs. Lesnar" click here and here. To check out the medical suspensions and injuries click here. And for the latest PPV buy numbers click here.
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Always good to hear fighters testing clean. I hate steroids
by RiverHorror on Dec 1, 2008 9:00 PM EST reply actions
I agree, is it me or did mania take a topic (diego dumping that girl) off the site all together? strange. I wasn’t being disrespectful, ring girls mean so much to me, I seriously can’t remember her name!
by kevin on Dec 1, 2008 10:10 PM EST up reply actions
I tried to repost to that thread but I kept getting error 404 or something like that.
by chefdaddy on Dec 2, 2008 2:55 AM EST up reply actions
on another note, how gay does houston alexander look in the photo on the right! It’s a shoe ad, I’ve never noticed any guys in lugz walking down the street with no shirt on…I mean in the 80’s I did, but that was a long time ago!
by kevin on Dec 1, 2008 10:12 PM EST up reply actions
lesner is definitely 100% not on the juice…ANYMORE!! look at his body! He used to be cut and chiseled, now he has love handles! He is definitely a hard working guy, but I’ve never heard him say “I’ve never done any performance enhancing drugs,” only “I’ve never failed a drug test.” This answer is such an obvious slip up that in my opinion opens the can of worms that is PAST steroid use! Any shrink (or anyone who has taken a psychology class before) will tell you that this is his way of not lying! I could care less what he has done in the past, only what he does now that he’s ch..ch..ok I’ll say it, champ!
by kevin on Dec 1, 2008 10:46 PM EST up reply actions
Is that like the new “owned?” How lame.
by the_mexicutioner on Dec 1, 2008 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
No, i was referring to what i expected Lesnars results to come back as!
by SoCalStunNa on Dec 1, 2008 11:10 PM EST up reply actions
I was almost certain that Gabriel Gonzaga was going to show dangerous levels of “awesome”.
by Chandler, Steve on Dec 1, 2008 9:46 PM EST reply actions
It’s a step in the right direction for the NSAC to test a few weeks prior to the fight, but as far a regular training for guys w/o a scheduled fight, or even a fight months down the road… what’s to stop a guy from hittin the juice? I mean, you’d basically have to be a fool to stay clean.
by B. on Dec 2, 2008 3:16 AM EST reply actions
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