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UFC 98 drug test results come back clean from the NSAC for 'Evans vs Machida'

Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) today confirmed that 10 of the 22 competitors who were tested for illegal/banned substances after competing at UFC 98: "Evans vs. Machida" have all passed with flying colors.

Former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans and new division kingpin Lyoto Machida, as well as Matt Hughes, Chael Sonnen, Frank Edgar, Brock Larson, Kyle Bradley, Krzysztof Soszynski, Yoshiyuki Yoshida and George Roop were all screened for performance enhancers such as steroids and drugs of abuse like cocaine and marijuana, among others.

Results from these battery of tests all returned negative.

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.

Sean Sherk -- who was infamously accused of juicing by the California State Athletic Commission in 2007 -- was not tested after his unanimous decision loss to Frank Edgar and subsequent "Running Man" impersonation. It’s important to note, however, that the "Muscle Shark" was among several fighters who successfully passed a pre-fight drug test.

The UFC dished out $957,000 in fighter salaries for the pay-per-view (PPV) event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Nevada and another $240,000 in additional bonus money for the four participants who delivered outstanding performances.

Lyoto "The Dragon" Machida became the latest 205-pound champion in the UFC 98 main event, sending former belt keeper Rashad Evans into another galaxy with a savage combination of strikes that had "Sugar" dissolved on the canvas in the second round. And former welterweight champion Matt Hughes survived an early scare to settle his score against Matt Serra via unanimous decision in the co featured fight of the night.

For complete UFC 98 results and blow-by-blow coverage of the main card action click here and here.

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could u imagine if Machida tested positive for Roids? All the new Bandwagon hoppers wouldnt know what to do with themselves! hahahahaha

THank god it didnt, cause we would be talking about that for the next 3 months!

by john on Jun 1, 2009 3:49 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Lol!!

I for one am sick of the drama, lets just continue to get quality fights and no drama!
Also, I wonder if they test for elevated levels of Urea in the blood, lol.

by Mad A on Jun 1, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

no drama??? try watching MFC then…

by McArthur on Jun 1, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I find it funny that this is news, like it should be any other way! It’s a sad day we live in when everyone passes the drug test and it’s news!

by kevin on Jun 1, 2009 4:22 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Hey Mania, any word yet on what Dana’s big announcement that he was supposed to make today is? another beer sponsor? Or has he sold half of the company to condom depot? hahahaha

by john on Jun 1, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

like his BIG announcement concerning a NEW top MW joining the UFC ranks…FRANK TRIGG Someone else said it best when they said you could hear a pin drop after that announcement

by McArthur on Jun 1, 2009 4:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

LOL, nice that was me, and I also said “not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse”

by ViolentMike on Jun 1, 2009 5:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

true that Kev!

by john on Jun 1, 2009 8:09 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

his big announcement was that there was going to be a UFC 2010. Huge news huh.

by ehoglund on Jun 1, 2009 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

i wonder if machida tested positive for pee pee

by tuffguy01 on Jun 1, 2009 3:55 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

his urine test came back positive with extremely high levels of urine.

by DirtyML on Jun 1, 2009 3:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Waiting for the day when they stop testing for marijuana.

by Madnuts on Jun 1, 2009 3:56 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I don’t like how they call it a “drug of abuse”. You can NOT overdose. It is a recreational gate-way drug. That’s it. AND it should be legal everywhere by now as well.

Does the government not realize how much money they can make by taxing all us potheads??? State deficits would dissappear and they would actually have money to spend on stuff like schools.

Delaware just legalized sports betting and they are going to erase thier state defecit during this NFL season most likely.

by ViolentMike on Jun 1, 2009 4:29 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I don’t smoke weed Mike, but my wife and I were having this conversation yesterday! They spend more money losing “the war on drugs,” just regulate it!

by kevin on Jun 1, 2009 4:35 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, i like how the worst thing they can say about it is that it might lead to something that is actually bad (gateway drug)

by the_Cannibal on Jun 1, 2009 7:38 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I think that day is coming quickly. IMHO, if someone could devise a field sobriety test (ala the breathalyzer) to reliably test for DUI, it’d be legal already.

by BigRedOne on Jun 1, 2009 4:31 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

its already in use…it requires a blood or saliva sample which in turn requires permission or a warrent…in serious cases they take ya downtown and hold till warrent is processed…my bro is a cop here in Ontario so i got the inside scoop…just wear :cool: and drive safe so they can’t tell

by McArthur on Jun 1, 2009 4:36 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

U and Nick diaz too

by Nor-Cal Mexican (formely phlicutioner) on Jun 1, 2009 4:00 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

And me

by O damn he got caught on Jun 1, 2009 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

me too…:cool:

by McArthur on Jun 1, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

WTF!! Where’s my shade’s face???

by McArthur on Jun 1, 2009 4:33 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

:cool:

by McArthur on Jun 1, 2009 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

You know Machida HAS to be clean……Dude drinks his own urine!!! So if he EVER ingests any ILLEGAL substances, it NEVER leaves his system, since he drinks it whenever his body tries to get rid of it!!???!! LOL.

by fightfan on Jun 1, 2009 5:50 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

Syd is a nuthugger

by Anti-Negation on Jun 1, 2009 7:24 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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