Following his mixed martial arts debut Saturday in Los Angeles, former NFL football player Johnny Morton was indefinitely suspended by the
California State Athletic Commission after the 35-year-old from Torrance, Calif. refused to take his post-fight anti-doping test, CSAC Executive Officer Armando Garcia told Sherdog.com.
Morton will not be paid the $100,000 purse he was slated to receive after fighting the Ivory Coast's
Bernard Ackah (Pictures). The former USC Trojan wide
receiver fell to Ackah in just 38 seconds when an overhand right dropped him cold to the canvas.
Paramedics attended to Morton in the ring, fitting him for a cervical collar before carrying him out of the ring on a stretcher. He was taken to California Hospital, where Morton's trainer
Mike Guymon (Pictures) said he was alert and conscious.
As part of the CSAC's anti-doping policy, Morton provided a sample prior to his fight. Garcia said that sample will be tested.
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