Asuka's Gonna Kill You Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 It's being reported now at most places. Seems the rematch is more than likely off if it is all true. Just when I was looking forward to seeing Silva smash his face in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C-MIL Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Can't wait to hear Lance Armstrong's reaction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legendonline Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer George Dodd, Chael Sonnen has been notified that he failed post-fight drug screening following his loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117, which was held Aug. 7 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif. “[sonnen] received his notice yesterday,” Dodd told Sherdog.com shortly after the Shane Mosley-Sergio Mora boxing match ended Saturday night in Los Angeles. In a conversation the day before, Dodd declined to comment on the situation, other than answering that all fighters from UFC 117 had passed drugs-of-abuse scans, but that the commission was still waiting on performance-enhancing drug screens from the event. Dodd did not state which banned substance was red-flagged, but with a clean drugs-of-abuse scan it is clear the positive test was for a performance-enhancing substance. The last major UFC banned-substance case in the state centered on UFC 73’s lightweight title match, which saw both competitors -- Sean Sherk and Hermes Franca -- test positive for PEDs. Both fighters were suspended for one year and fined, though Sherk appealed and had his suspension shortened to six months. Sonnen is staring at a long layoff if he elects not to appeal or is denied. He was scheduled to rematch Silva Feb. 6 in Las Vegas, but that fight may be delayed or scrapped in light of these allegations. Text messages to Sonnen went unreturned. His manager Matt Lindland told Sherdog.com that he was cornering a fighter on the East Coast and had no knowledge of the positive test results. Silva’s manager Ed Soares, who engaged in some heated exchanges via the media in the build up to the fight, was stunned when asked for his reaction. “If it’s true, I feel really bad for him,” said Soares. “I know he did it to himself but it is really sad, he put on such a great performance that night. It is just a shame it will be tarnished.” Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Potato Head Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Matt Lindland is acting as his manager? That...explains a lot, actually. They're very similar in style and self-promotion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhart Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Why wait until now to report this? It's been over a month since the fight took place, wasn't the UFC aware of the test results? Damnit Sonnen. Images of Sonnen's back in his previous UFC fights. UFC 117 UFC 109 UFC 104 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Potato Head Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 No, the UFC was not aware. It takes a while to test for PEDs - as of I think it was Friday, commission officials still didn't know the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted September 19, 2010 Report Share Posted September 19, 2010 Powerhart demands instant results! On a serious note this is disappointing as I wanted to see the rematch and whether he could have actually done it again and won the fight versus Anderson, but if this means Belfort vs Silva coming round faster I am all for it! On a sidenote, Cro Cop suffered an eye injury in sparring but will be still able to fight next weekend against Mir. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhart Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 It's official now, winner of Okami/Belfort gets next shot at Silva. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRossWalker Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Efrain Escudero has been cut. Let me be the first to say, what the fuck? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerhart Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 He was 2-2 in his last 4 fights, come on UFC, accomplished Wrestler, TUF Winner, marketable full-blooded Mexican, he was great a prospect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 He was 2-2 in his last 4 fights, come on UFC, accomplished Wrestler, TUF Winner, marketable full-blooded Mexican, he was great a prospect. He was a great prospect who lacked heart and came into his last fight severely overweight. Kid needs to get his shit straight and decide if he actually wants to be a fighter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Potato Head Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 CagePotato says that Sonnen told the drug test administrator he might test positive before he took the test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidMarrio Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Escudero ain't that much of a loss considering how deep the Lightweight division is and he came in badly overweight in is last fight. He has potential but a few fights possibly in Strikeforce, Bellator, Shark Fights or something he'll be back in no time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9 to 5 Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 CagePotato says that Sonnen told the drug test administrator he might test positive before he took the test. This is your made-up website isn't it? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 Real shame about Sonnen, the rematch was going to be big. I'm excited about Belfort/Silva or Okami/Silva, but not on the level I was about Sonnen/Silva. It's a shame too because of how much momentum Chael had and how popular he was. He reasonably could have become one of the most popular fighters after his next fight with Anderson if he won, and breathed new life into the stagnant MW division. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gene Kiniski Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 If Sonnen, for some reason or another, was aware that there may have been an issue there may be a reasonable case of appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IzzyX Posted September 21, 2010 Report Share Posted September 21, 2010 It's official now, winner of Okami/Belfort gets next shot at Silva. PLEASE BE OKAMI! Damn it Okami, I wanna see you at least get one title shot! It's overdue in my own opinion. Okami vs Silva would be pretty badass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tristy Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 I guess Marquardt is taking Vitor's place against Okami, since Vitor is "injured". But apparently, Vitor is getting the next crack at the belt after all. What a mess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr. Potato Head Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 Where are you seeing this? (I feel like a broken record, but at least this time I checked Sherdog as well as my normal sites) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gunnar hendershow Posted September 22, 2010 Report Share Posted September 22, 2010 This is such a mess at MW. Belfort/Silva is going to happen, I assume, at New Year's. I won't go on a major rant, but Dana White should have a serious complaint with the people who tested Sonnen before the fight. If a guy comes in and says he'll probably test positive, don't you think you should relay that message to the UFC before the fight? Imagine if Sonnen wins, then it comes out he tested positive for PEDs. You'd have to vacate the title, damage a lot of the UFC's hard-earned credibility, and have to find a way to show that Sonnen never said that before the drug test. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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