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UFC 75 QUINTON JACKSON VS DAN HENDERSON FREE ON SPIKE TV
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UFC 75 QUINTON JACKSON VS DAN HENDERSON FREE ON SPIKE TV
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David Heath vs. Renato Babalu Sobral
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Travis Lutter is in need of a good comeback to straighten out his image.
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His opponent Hermes Franca released a statement claiming he would be coming up positive when the next set of test results were made public by the California State Athletic Commission.
is 'he' refering to sherk or franca?
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UFC lightweight champion Sean Sherk (Pictures) has tested positive for Nandrolone Metabolite following his title defense July 7 in Sacramento, Calif, the state's athletic commission revealed Thursday. Sherk scored a dominating five-round decision win over Brazilian Hermes Franca (Pictures), whom the CSAC also said tested positive for the banned substance Drostanolone.
After testing both "A" and "B" samples of the urine specimen provided by Sherk the day before the fight, the UFC champion's Nandrolone level was certified by the Director of Science and Technology at the lab conducting the tests at 12 ng/ml, two times higher than the threshold allowed by the CSAC, said the state regulatory body.
The Minnesotan lightweight has been fined $2,500 and suspended 365 days from the date of the fight, including an additional 10 days that would need be served if Sherk reapplied for a license to fight in the Golden State.
Calls to Sherk and his trainer Greg Nelson were not immediately returned.
Franca was also fined $2,500 -- the maximum fine the CSAC can levy -- and suspended through July 5, 2008. The Brazilian told MMAweekly.com that he had used a "banned substance" prior to the fight.
"I offer only an explanation and not an excuse," Franca said. "I made a decision during a difficult time in my training for the fight that I regret."
Saying an injured ankle prompted him to look for ways to "accelerate the healing process" Franca said he made the "shortsighted" choice to use a banned substance. "Under the pressure of literally not being able to pay next months bills I made a choice," he told MMAweekly. "I had to fight and did whatever I could to do so."
UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva (Anderson Silva' class='LinkSilver'>Pictures) and Nathan Marquardt (Pictures), participants in July 7's other title fight in Sacramento, Calif., were both cleared for any banned substances.
This news comes on the heels of a CSAC report that revealed 28 violations, including nine for steroids, of its anti-doping policy from March 31, 2007 through July 6, 2007. Seventeen of the 28 violators were fighters in mixed martial arts contests.I'm at peace with my lustI can kill 'cause in God I trust, yeahIt's evolution, babyJordan Flint XIII's DS 10.5
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Less than 24 hours after the news that both competitors in the recent lightweight title fight at UFC 73 had tested positive for steroids, it has been confirmed by the California State Athletic commission that champion Sean Sherk has filed an appeal.
His opponent, Hermes Franca, has also filed an appeal, although based on speaking with CSAC Executive Director Armando Garcia, it is likely that Francas appeal is to try to lessen the amount of time given for the suspension, which is currently a standard one-year suspension for a positive steroid test.
Armando Garcia spoke to MMAWeekly and confirmed that Sherk called and spoke to him directly and advised of his intention to file the appeal, also claiming that he had never even heard of the steroid Nandralone, the drug he tested positive for according to the commissions report.
The appeal will be heard in Los Angeles on August 6th in front of the California State Athletic Commission along with many other fighters who have tested positive for steroids, including the afore mentioned Hermes Franca, Phil Baroni and boxer James Toney.
During this appeal process, Garcia confirmed that the commission will not give Sherk another test, be it another urine test or a blood test. Garcia did say that Sherk has the option to do his own independent testing and present that along with any other evidence, witnesses, etc. to the commission when they hear the appeal on August 6th.
Armando Garcia stood by the validity of the tests that were performed on all fighters, mentioning specifically that both the A and B samples, which will not be tested by the athletic commissions labs unless in a pristine state, came back positive. Also, in the case of nandralone and testosterone, because they are produced by the human body, the commission will perform an analysis on the sample to review the validity.
In Sean Sherks case, the levels for nandralone came back at 12 ng/mL. The average adult will test for nandralone at 2 ng/mL, and an athlete with vigorous activity will test up to 6 ng/mL. Garcia stands behind the fact that Sherks test coming back at 12 ng/mL, twice the limit, is more than enough to prove the positive testing correct.
The scheduled hearing in front of the California State Athletic Commission will be on August 6th. At this hearing, the appeal will also be heard from Hong Man Choi, who was denied a license prior to his scheduled bout with Brock Lesnar at the K-1 Dynamite show in June, reportedly due to tumors found near Choi's pituitary gland.
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I don't know about him never hearing of Nandrolone before...dudes been around the game long enough to know all the common steroids. Hopefully, he isn't just doing this to save face and he actually believes he didn't do anything wrong. He takes a @#%$ load of supplements on a daily basis so who knows what is really in his system. He was probably on a lot of pain killers after his shoulder surgery which would be a reason he was on the steroids to begin with...
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Report: ESPN talking to the UFC
July 22nd, 2007 by Sam Caplan
According to PWInsider.com, Mondays print edition of Multichannel News will report that ESPN is talking to the UFC about the possibility of carrying UFC-related programming in the future. According to the web site, the report also acknowledges the UFCs previously reported renewal with Spike TV.
We'll get the Multichannel News article up here on the site whenever that is released online.
www.mmanews.com/ufc/UFC-W...-ESPN.htmled doing some minor coverage of the UFC(Rampage/Liddell 2). Hopefully MMA can sit alongside boxing when it comes to regular coverage.@ car auctioning getting more coverage then a real sport.