Final 4 Pass Strikeforce Independent Drug Testing from May 15 Event
Loretta Hunt Jun 10, 2010
Brett
Rogers, Andrei
Arlovski, Roger
Gracie and Kevin
Randleman have all tested negative for anabolic steroids and
drugs of abuse based upon independent testing that was administered
by Strikeforce prior to its May 15 event, CEO Scott Coker told
Sherdog.com this week.
In total, all ten main-card athletes from Strikeforce “Heavy Artillery,” which was held in St. Louis, Mo., have passed the in-house drug tests administered on the eve of the event, said Coker. They also included Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, Antonio Silva, Joey Villasenor, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Antwain Brit.
An independent on-site technician from a local laboratory conducted the screening in the event’s host hotel following the official weigh-ins the evening before the event. The Missouri Office of Athletics, which oversaw the event, also conducted random post-fight testing, which led to the promotion’s decision to sweep the entire main card on its own.
“When the commission here said they’d only be random testing, I didn’t want there to be an ounce of doubt and have all these critics say, ‘Ah, Alistair didn’t get tested, Feijao didn’t get tested,’” Coker told Sherdog.com.
Missouri commissioner Tim Leuckenoff told Sherdog.com prior to the event that the regulatory body would test for “all illegal and unprescribed drugs.” Lueckenoff said that the results would be kept confidential, per the state’s testing protocol, but that if the state agency filed a disciplinary case against an athlete for a positive drug test, the results would become public information when the case is filed with Missouri’s Administrative Hearing Commission.
In total, all ten main-card athletes from Strikeforce “Heavy Artillery,” which was held in St. Louis, Mo., have passed the in-house drug tests administered on the eve of the event, said Coker. They also included Strikeforce heavyweight champion Alistair Overeem, Antonio Silva, Joey Villasenor, Ronaldo “Jacare” Souza, Rafael “Feijao” Cavalcante and Antwain Brit.
An independent on-site technician from a local laboratory conducted the screening in the event’s host hotel following the official weigh-ins the evening before the event. The Missouri Office of Athletics, which oversaw the event, also conducted random post-fight testing, which led to the promotion’s decision to sweep the entire main card on its own.
“When the commission here said they’d only be random testing, I didn’t want there to be an ounce of doubt and have all these critics say, ‘Ah, Alistair didn’t get tested, Feijao didn’t get tested,’” Coker told Sherdog.com.
Missouri commissioner Tim Leuckenoff told Sherdog.com prior to the event that the regulatory body would test for “all illegal and unprescribed drugs.” Lueckenoff said that the results would be kept confidential, per the state’s testing protocol, but that if the state agency filed a disciplinary case against an athlete for a positive drug test, the results would become public information when the case is filed with Missouri’s Administrative Hearing Commission.
