Chael Sonnen Fails His UFC 117 Drug Test, Positive for PEDs

[SPX]

I don't think it's much longer than normal is it?

Unless I'm just not remembering right, it seems like they usually known within a week.

[zY|]

I guess. I doubt it's some conspiracy though.

I could be wrong of course. I heard that it was some hispanic piss they tested.

[SPX]

It looks like every other thread on Sherdog is about this shit.

[Mr. IWS]

It looks like every other thread on Sherdog is about this shit.

LOL, havent made my way over yet.

[triathlete]

I really hope he comes out and denies it, or makes up some story that his genetics are such, that he will always test positive, he sets metal detectors off, etc.

+1 for sets off metal detectors.

"So, Lance... buddy. I was jus kiddin' about all that drug stuff... what's the number for that attorney you have, again?"

[SPX]

The twist to the story is that, at least according to one report, it's a "natural steroid" that he tested positive for, i.e. something that could've been in an over-the-counter supplement. If that's true, then I doubt he knew about it. I mean, if he was going to take the chance, then why fuck around with over the counter bullshit? Why not go all out and get loaded to the gills with test?

[zY|]

The twist to the story is that, at least according to one report, it's a "natural steroid" that he tested positive for, i.e. something that could've been in an over-the-counter supplement. If that's true, then I doubt he knew about it. I mean, if he was going to take the chance, then why fuck around with over the counter bullshit? Why not go all out and get loaded to the gills with test?

Let's wait and hear the official word before we start speculating too much.

[Luke]

he cheated= suspend him

[zY|]

he cheated= suspend him

Well they're going to, so wtf are you talking about?

[Luke]

he cheated= suspend him

Well they're going to, so wtf are you talking about?

Meaning I dont care about the excuses or what he was on just suspend him and get it over with

[zY|]

he cheated= suspend him

Well they're going to, so wtf are you talking about?

Meaning I dont care about the excuses or what he was on just suspend him and get it over with

Well that's not going to happen either. I imagine we'll be hearing about S0nnen(Rx) for quite awhile.

[SPX]

Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen tested positive for abnormally high levels of testosterone following an Aug. 7 UFC championship fight against titleholder Anderson Silva, the California State Athletic Commission informed SI.com on Monday.

Sonnen, 33, of West Linn, Ore., was apparently concerned enough about the possibility that he would render a positive test that he told CSAC executive director George Dodd he used an illegal performance enhancing drug leading up to the biggest fight of his life.

"He only indicated that he was taking it but he never indicated why," Dodd said of a conversation he and Sonnen shared during drug testing conducted by the state a day prior to the fight.

Sonnen "just let me know he was taking [something] and that's when I called over an inspector to get it documented. But when you do take it you still have to show a medical reason."

Sonnen did not respond to repeated requests for comment by SI.com.

As reported by Sherdog.com over the weekend, Sonnen was notified Friday of his positive test. The CSAC first received results on Sept. 2 and waited for confirmation of a second sample tested at the World Anti-Doping Agency-affiliated UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory before informing Sonnen.

Per CSAC guidelines, Sonnen has 30 days to file an appeal with the state. Should he choose to do so, the appeal will be heard at the next CSAC commission meeting on Dec. 2 in Sacramento, Calif. Otherwise, Sonnen is subject to an automatic one-year suspension and $2,500 fine.

Though Sonnen mentioned using an illegal substance, the veteran mixed martial artist failed to note it on a pre-fight questionnaire with commission doctors or provide documentation about the use of testosterone in a medical context, according to Dodd.

"Whenever you're taking an enhancing drug you have to let the commission know prior to even taking the test that you're taking, and what the medical reasons are why you're taking the drug," Dodd said. "That way we can verify with our commission doctors that the reason you're taking that is the reason you should be on that type of drug. You can't just come in and say, 'Hey, I'm taking this,' and think that's going to get you off."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2010/m ... index.html

[SPX]

[Mr. IWS]

^^^^^^mutherfucker, I just came to post that.

Well done. LOL

[Luke]

[SPX]

^^^^^^mutherfucker, I just came to post that.

Well done. LOL

Ha ha, yeah, as soon as I saw it I made a beeline over here.

[poopoo333]

That's his real # too. He has texted me back a few times haha. SPX, you should try and contact him and get an exclusive interview.

[SPX]

That's his real # too. He has texted me back a few times haha. SPX, you should try and contact him and get an exclusive interview.

Ha ha, after reading some of his other interviews, I don't think I'm prepared to put up with his bullshit.