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Cyborg Santos to appeal steroid suspension at April 6 hearing with CSAC

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Former Strikeforce women's champion Cristiane Santos wants her day in court. Or at least her day in front of the California State Athletic Commission (CSAC).

"Cyborg" was fined $2,500 and suspended for one year after testing positive for steroids (Stanzolol metabolites) following her 16-second knockout win over Hiroko Yamanaka back on Dec. 17, 2011, in San Diego, California.

Strikeforce subsequently stripped her of her 145-pound title.

The Brazilian issued a statement shortly after learning of her suspension, indicating that she was having a difficult time cutting weight for last month's fight and used a dietary supplement that she "was assured was safe and not prohibited from use in sports competition."

Could that be the crux of her upcoming appeal?

SI.com has the report:

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Santos' manager, who asked not to be identified by name, said a response letter was mailed to the CSAC on Monday requesting a hearing in front of the seven-member commission.

CSAC Executive Officer George Dodd said Santos' appeal would likely be heard at an April 6 meeting with the venue to be determined.

Santos' manager said its believed that the supplement in question was given to the fighter by a "trusted individual" in her camp to take orally, but that all the supplements she took are currently being reviewed.

Cyborg's technical knockout (TKO) win over Yamanaka was overturned by the CSAC and ruled a "no contest."

Santos has run through her competition under the Strikeforce banner since making her way over in 2009, with wins over notable female fighters like Gina Carano and Marloes Coenen. Those victories, even if she was clean at the time, will likely be forever tainted in the eyes of the public.

Strikeforce released a statement just last week indicating a neutral position; however, the 145-pound division is undoubtedly in peril, as evidenced by UFC President Dana White telling ESPN that Santos getting popped "pretty much kills" the division.

Unless by some miracle the CSAC clears her of any wrongdoing.

Stay tuned.

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she obviously guilty!

Jesus H Christ, how many times i gotta pay the price, too scared of death will make you twice as scared of life.

by stinky~fingers on Jan 17, 2012 12:25 PM EST up reply actions  

obviously BS

If they really believed that a supplement had caused her to test positive wouldn’t it be their moral obligation to name the supplement so other fighters would not take it? I hate this shifting of the blame crap, just own up to your actions and take the punishment like a (wo)man

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by keyboardwarrior on Jan 17, 2012 10:32 AM EST reply actions  

does she think

a little bit of lipstick and a smile can change a CSAC steroid decision? She is a women, isn’t she?

by charlyw on Jan 17, 2012 10:33 AM EST reply actions  

I've always been a Cyborg fan

but she’s pissing me off with her 8th grade bullshit. Man up, tell us you are loaded like a freight train, which we all know, and go back to the drawing board like Thiago.

Well, anybody who knows me knows I'm no fan of dictionaries or reference books. They're elitist. Constantly telling us what is or isn't true. Or what did or didn't happen.

by MdV on Jan 17, 2012 10:53 AM EST reply actions  

they'll drop it to 6 months

Which is horse shit!

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by Thorpey on Jan 17, 2012 11:19 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions  

The friggin nerve......

she has to even attempt to fight the suspension. She a roid head and for that she’s a damn cheater. Take the punishment like a man cyborg!!

by MaynardoYO on Jan 17, 2012 11:20 AM EST reply actions  

I would talk crap about cyborg here

But (s)he can probably beat me up :-(

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by OMGitsME on Jan 17, 2012 11:22 AM EST reply actions  

Check under her balls for trac marks.

Like Bas said show us the product and we might believe you…

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by ClinchKing on Jan 17, 2012 11:34 AM EST via Android app reply actions  

This guys got some balls to appeal this

209stk is the smartest poster on mania i will never doubt him or anyone from stockton ever again them boys out there are BEASTS
….nick and nate diaz will b champs this year and all the haters can elat a bloody vag…ultimatehuggingchamp is the biggest dumbfuck around and licks the sweat of my balls….STOCKTON 209…..y u mad 4 suckas!

by wooly shambler on Jan 17, 2012 12:02 PM EST via mobile reply actions  

This guys got some balls to appeal this

Two. Two balls.

by Motmaitre on Jan 17, 2012 3:09 PM EST up reply actions  

SHOW ME THE SUPPLEMENT!!!!

So I can take some, hell if builds like that dont you want give the company free advertisement.

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by Luke Thomas on Jan 5, 2012 1:40 PM PST up reply actions

by dandeman on Jan 17, 2012 12:06 PM EST reply actions  

Go on the back of a milk carton for missing Cyborg! Waste of Life!!!

I hope they dont reduce “its” sentence or whatever he or she is. It wont be long till her body starts breaking down from all the shit she has pumped into her system. Id love to see her serve her suspension and come back and get her limb tore off from Rousey.

by Afghan Kush on Jan 17, 2012 1:53 PM EST reply actions  

…………..appeal? If you woke up, walked into the bathroom..stared into the mirror…and you looked like a f*cking NINJA TURTLE……you would pump the brakes a bit and ask some questions..

by villagidiot on Jan 17, 2012 2:45 PM EST reply actions  


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