UFC 96: OAC tests 11 fighters for drugs after 'Jackson vs. Jardine' event
by Jesse Holland on Mar 9, 2009 12:22 PM EDT
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The Ohio Athletic Commission (OAC) announced today that 11 of the 20 combatants who competed at UFC 96: "Jackson vs. Jardine″ at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, on March 8 were tested for illegal/banned substances.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Quinton Jackson along with Shane Carwin, Matt Brown, Matt Hamill, Gray Maynard, Tamdan McCrory, Kendall Grove, Jason Day, Jason Brilz, Brandon Vera and Shane Nelson were all screened for performance enhancers such as steroids, as well as drugs of abuse like cocaine and marijuana, among others.
Results of these tests should be available soon, which MMAmania.com will pass along as quickly as possible. The fighters mentioned above were randomly selected. However, athletic commissions typically test the main event participants and fight night winners, as well as those who have failed tests in the past.
UFC dished out $762,000 in fighter salaries for the pay-per-view (PPV) event and another $180,000 in additional bonus money for three participants who delivered outstanding performances.
Rampage defeated Keith Jardine via unanimous decision to earn another crack at the 205-pound title against "Sugar" Rashad Evans at UFC 98 on May 23. And heavyweight sensation Shane Carwin put himself into possible title contention with a first round drubbing of established veteran Gabriel "Napao" Gonzaga.
For complete UFC 96 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here .
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OFF TOPIC: I’ve missed a few blogs lately so I may have missed the reaction to Carwin’s performance. What do you guys think about Carwin’s chances against Brock. I was very happy he won in the fashion he did. I was happy he took a big shot and recovered and I was happy he knocked out Gabe. I think he smashed Congo if they fight and I think he’s a live dog for Brock. Regardless, I can’t wait to see it now.
by Punch You in the Ovaries on Mar 9, 2009 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Punch: Carwin is a massive dude, much like Brock. To say he has a punchers chance is an understatement. I don’t know that either man would do much on the ground, but he could probably give Brock a good run for his money. He brings, and he brings it in a hurry just like Brock. The fact that he took a good shot and kept plowing was a good sign. I personally didn’t think he would get past G.G. but the dude can swing.
by BeerMan on Mar 9, 2009 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
He is more of a versitile striker compaired to brock… Brocks striking reminds me of them robot boxing games, where you loose if your robots head get knocked into the air, dont get me wrong he has a hard shot, just not true skill, Carwin can strike and he does it well. Would be a good fight tho, with two guys like that someone is bound to get knocked out.
by Tyson Lee Harris on Mar 9, 2009 10:13 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
jardine gonna test positive for crack for thinking he was winning that fight til the last 10 seconds.
by horny for mma on Mar 9, 2009 12:38 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
zzzzzzing!!! Hey Horny I thought you were changin your name to Horny for Gena which we all agreed was a better name ;)
by McArthur on Mar 9, 2009 1:06 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
hey!!!! how did they get that pic of my coffee table!!
by McArthur on Mar 9, 2009 1:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Good thing energy drinks don’t count… Much love and GG on fight of the night.
by Milk on Mar 9, 2009 1:43 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
if jardine would have beat jackson, john would have been on here saying it was because jardine wan greased.good thing we don’t have to listen to that.
by SLAM on Mar 9, 2009 2:04 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
it would be so terrible to have such a great mma mind like john on here. what a terrible thing that would be (sarcasm)…instead we get to listen to worthless comments from people bashing him…
Great contribution to the site. and you guys wonder why john is probably out posting on a different site as we speak.
by DAVE on Mar 10, 2009 10:12 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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