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Slome
14-05-2010, 13:54
Missouri Athletic Commission and Alistair Overeem – Made for Each Other

This weekend Alistair Overeem returns to Strikeforce, defending his long forgotten Heavyweight title against Brett Rogers live on Showtime.
Many have speculated about Overeem’s dynamic and seemingly impossible transformation from lithe light heavyweight to rippling heavyweight.
There seems to be more interest in whether or not Overeem can pass the steroid test, certainly significantly more interest than whether he can pass the “Brett Rogers” test.
Unlike Nevada, New Jersey, or California, the actual drug testing procedures in Missouri are shrouded in mystery. The law allows for testing, but doesn’t specify when or how it can be conducted. What we know for sure is that the fighter has to foot the bill for all tests, likely ruling out any expensive procedures, despite reports elsewhere of cutting edge testing.
I talked to Tim Lueckenhoff, the Administrator of the Missouri Office of Athletics who told me what he could reveal about Missouri’s testing is limited.

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The Missouri Office of Athletics is committed to insuring that MMA events are conducted in a fair and safe manner. Contestants are required to submit proof that they are not infected with the HIV virus or hepatitis B or C virus. In addition, we have authority to require any contestant to submit to a drug test or a medical exam. Failure to submit to the drug test, or pass the medical exam may result in our refusal to allow the contestant to participate in the bout, or we may take disciplinary action against their license. Information related to our directive that a contestant submit to a drug test or medical exam in not public information unless we file an action seeking discipline of their license.
Lueckenhoff is aware of Overeem’s reputation and says that speculation about this bout has sparked unprecedented interest.

I have spoken to Scott Coker about this issue simply because of the media outcry. He reminded me that Overeem has been tested two times by Strikeforce and each time it has came back negative.
Missouri has tested fighters in the past, usually selected at random from the card, so it is possible Overeem may not even be chosen. Lueckenhoff wouldn’t say how they plan to conduct testing for this show, but confirmed Missouri’s policy that fighters are responsible for the use of illegal or prescription drugs.

I do not want to tip the fighters off about any type of testing. When we test someone, they are notified minutes prior to the fight and instructed what they must do after the fight which is drink water only, and that an inspector will accompany them from the cage to the location to be given the test.
Overeem seems unconcerned about the testing, and for good reason. Even if he is using steroids or human growth hormone (and he has never tested positive for a banned substance) so are plenty of other top athletes in the sport.
The fact remains, at Overeem’s pay level, a smart fighter can afford the types of drugs and the type of medical care that would make a drug test failure unlikely.
We likely will never know if Overeem used steroids to prepare for his fight with Brett Rogers. But we won’t know about any of the other fighters on the card either.
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dirk5
14-05-2010, 14:12
lekker gekleurd artikel weer....

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wrestler_nl
14-05-2010, 17:58
Thanks Slome.
Ik ben benieuwd

Harrie Nak
15-05-2010, 08:31
As the fighters on Saturday night's Strikeforce: Heavy Artillery (http://www.mmafighting.com/tag/Strikeforce+Heavy+Artillery/) card filed out of the Scottrade Center and back to their hotel after Friday afternoon's weigh-ins, their work for the day wasn't quite finished.

According to Strikeforce CEO Scott Coker (http://www.mmafighting.com/tag/Scott+Coker/), once back at the hotel all fighters were required to submit to drug tests administered internally by the Strikeforce organization via a local independent laboratory.

"It wasn't based on any one specific fighter," Coker told MMA Fighting. "It was just the right thing to do. It's so all the fighters, all the fans, and all the media know what's going on. I talked to all the fighters about it and they were all fine with it."

Coker said the decision to conduct the independent tests has been in the works for at least a week, and was spurred on in part by the Missouri Office of Athletics' policy of conducting only random testing (http://www.mmafighting.com/2010/05/13/alistair-overeem-brett-rogers-may-not-be-drug-tested-for-strike/).

"I know that the commission here is doing random testing, but we didn't want to leave it up to that," said Coker. "People were asking, 'Why aren't you testing Alistair Overeem (http://www.mmafighting.com/tag/Alistair+Overeem/)?' Hey, I didn't know. It's not up to me. So we just said, let's test everybody, make sure the playing field is even."

Coker said the organization most likely wouldn't continue its own testing for events in California where commission standards ensure there's "no need for it," but he wouldn't rule out future internal tests when Strikeforce visits other states that use less stringent testing procedures.

Test results should be available in about two weeks, according to Coker, who added that disciplinary action for fighters who test positive for banned substances "would be very similar to what you would see in California and Nevada."

"It's just to make it clear to everyone that all the fighters are going to be tested, and I believe they'll test clean," Coker said.

Kemal
15-05-2010, 23:58
ben ook benieuwd..