We all know that a surprise urine test that Alistair Overeem took came back with higher than allowed testosterone levels, and since then the UFC 146 card has been held hostage amid a series of rumors and questions. Recently some of those questions got answered and here’s what we know as of now.
There hasn’t been a video blog from Dana White it what seems like forever, which could only mean either Dana White has been camera-shy or there hasn’t been a UFC Pay Per View in a while……..
At last week’s pre-fight press conference for UFC 146, six of the event’s participants were selected for random drug screens. Today the NSAC revealed that all but the number one UFC heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem had passed their pre-fight test. Overeem’s T/E ratio (Testosterone to Epitestosterone) was 10-to-1, which is far over the 6-to-1 limit the NSAC allows for maintaining/obtaining a license, and it now appears as though he will not be competing for the UFC heavyweight title on May 26th at UFC 146.
“You’re only as good as your last success.” Such words can be applied to just about anything in life, especially Mixed Martial Arts. The ultimate goal for most, if not all, aspiring MMA fighters is to earn a spot on the grandest stage of them all, The UFC. However, making the UFC roster does not guarantee you will stay there forever. When it comes to the fight game, if you don’t win you could find yourself in the unemployment line.
UFC president Dana White and head of UFC Canada Tom Wright will be holding a UFC 149 press conference today at 11pm PT / 2pm ET. The special presser is expected to see Featherweight champion Jose Aldo be announced as the headliner for the card but against who is unknown.
Tonight’s first “real” episode of The Ultimate Fighter: Live and the first look of the shows new “live” structure. The first week of the show saw the fighters split into teams, a fighter get some bad news and the first fighter earns a spot in the quarterfinal round.
