Sonnen failed drug test after UFC 117 fight.

[Nickkkkk001]

http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/cag...urn=mma-270724

Chael Sonnen had a career-defining performance in his challenge for the middleweight title at UFC 117 on Aug. 7 in Oakland, Calif. He came within two minutes of pulling off one of the biggest upsets in mixed martial arts history against Anderson Silva, winning the first four rounds until being submitted at 3:10 of the fifth at Oracle Arena.

That feel-good story may be just about all wiped out by the news that Sonnen failed his post-fight drug test, according to a report on Sherdog.com. George Dodd, executive officer of the California State Athletic Commission, told Sherdog's Greg Savage on Saturday that Sonnen had failed his post-fight urinalysis.

"(Sonnen) received his notice yesterday," Dodd told Sherdog.com shortly after the Shane Mosley-Sergio Mora boxing match ended Saturday night in Los Angeles.

Dodd didn't specify what substance Sonnen had tested positive for, but he said that all fighters on the card passed the tests for drugs of abuse, such as ******* and marijuana, so the assumption is that Sonnen's failed test involves a performance-enhancing drug. Dodd told Savage the rest of the UFC 117 fighters tested were cleared.

MMA Junkie.com pointed out that there had been some message board chatter about Sonnen's appearance at UFC 117. For the Silva fight (weigh-in photo) and his fight at UFC 109 (weigh-in photo) against Nate Marquardt, Sonnen had an unusual amount of back acne. The scarring wasn't present in his previous fight at UFC 104 against Yushin Okami (weigh-in photo). "Backne" is one of the numerous side effects of steroid usage, though Dr. Johnny Benjamin, a medical consultant for MMA Junkie, also pointed out that there are other causes of the acne issue.



Sonnen was tentatively scheduled to face Silva in a rematch in early 2011. If the report is true, expect at least a nine-month suspension to be handed down by California. If Sonnen accepts the penalty and doesn't appeal, he could be back in the Octagon by June.

That means someone will get a chance to stand-in for a title shot against Silva. Nate Marquardt beat Rousimar Palhares this week to put himself back in the mix. With a win over Okami at UFC 122 in November, Vitor Belfort, scheduled on several occasions to face Silva in the past, could also be a candidate.

might be a repost.. idk

[Ekunn]

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might be a repost.. idk

he looks too small to have been unnatty.

[N01SYtZ]

he looks too small to have been unnatty.

steroids arent always used to get hyoooooooooooooge

faster repair = more training

[Ekunn]

steroids arent always used to get hyoooooooooooooge

faster repair = more training

i suppose

[Throw3dTexas]

all respect that I had for Sonnen is now lost

[Badname]

And this is after Sonnen was talking **** on Lance for using.

[nilekyle]

wow haven't heard about this, i remember watching that fight it was crazy

[EStatting]

he looks too small to have been unnatty.

Remember its a "performance enhancer"

[Duckyy]

I have backne at 130lbs.. I don't really get it on my face.
sad

[Nate2010]

Anderson Silvia will have to give his belt away.




I think he slacked in that fight delibratley so more people would want to fight him.

[M@XLOL]

Anderson Silvia will have to give his belt away.




I think he slacked in that fight delibratley so more people would want to fight him.

what the fuk are you talkingabout

[Nate2010]

what the fuk are you talkingabout

off topic.

[j_spurg]

i think just about every mma fighter uses performance enhancing drugs. recovering from such intense training everyday is just not naturally possible.

[Suplexdeath]

ok ive seen about 20 of these threads between sherdog and the mma section so i might be able to do some more awaring. first of all let me start by saying the test result came in a month later... jus sayin. also from what ive heard you can take over the counter stuff and it will come out positive on whatever test sonnen failed

[mspaul]

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[Lexemes]

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lol

[stoneagerebel]

i think just about every mma fighter uses performance enhancing drugs. recovering from such intense training everyday is just not naturally possible.

This.

Their jaws look like theyre gonna pop out. It always seem like when a person has that boney jaw, they're taking something.

Anyways.. I don't care.. on or off theyd still kick me ass..

[mmaoz]

I think he slacked in that fight delibratley so more people would want to fight him.

to even think that is ****ing retarded.

[mspaul]

Hi,

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MSPAUL

[Pastier911]

eh don't really think different of him, would like to know more information.
the fight they had was amazing and i was completely shocked by sonnen man handling silvia and then he got lazy at the end -_- still a sick fight

[racketteer]

he looks too small to have been unnatty.

doesnt matter if he is small. distance runners use roids for increased recovery capacity.