UFC covering up positive drug test results?

Angkor Wat · Oct 8, 2012

What's next? Is Dana going to get a fighter out of jail so he can have his match and go right back to jail afterwards?

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2012/10/...nderson-silva-fight-failed-drug-test-mma-news

Today on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, Forrest spoke about the fight he's been notoriously quiet about. Griffin revealed that he had taken anti-anxiety medication Xanax the night before his fight against the Middleweight champion. He was not able to pass his post-fight drug test either:

I failed my drug test I think for Xanax," Griffin said. "I had a doctor's prescription, I was just, I didn't do it before the fight, I did it the night before, I was nervous and I couldn't sleep.
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Forrest didn't mention any suspension period and competed only 3 months later against Tito Ortiz at UFC 106. This is a very odd situation where a high profile fighter failed a urinalysis, but the information was not released by the promotion or the Pennsylvania State Athletic Commission. It's not entirely unheard of though, as UFC veteran Tyson Griffin failed a drug test at UFC 123 in Michigan. Tyson served a three month suspension for having mar1juana in his system. Neither the test nor the suspension were released until much later when he spoke about it in an interview.

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mikol13 · Oct 8, 2012

UFC is not covering up failed drug tests, they are not public record. Only way it gets out is if the fighter decides to reveal it.

Angkor Wat · Oct 8, 2012

Really? That doesn't seem right. Considering how it seems like every other sport reveals when an athlete tests positive for a drug test. Even boxing, who deals with the same Athletic commision as UFC, will reveal positive and negative results.

Plus I believe you are wrong. I clearly remember Alistair Overeem failed a drug test and it was revealed (it was with the NSAC so might be tougher to cover up). And if it was up to him, I highly doubt that Overeem revealed it on his own.

TheRealist137 · Oct 8, 2012

Wouldn't be surprised, Dana doesn't strike me as the most upstanding guy.

SkyrimOwnsAll · Oct 8, 2012

weak thread

Kenmaye · Oct 9, 2012

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Only poor guys trapped in these results.

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