NSAC grants Overeem "conditional license" to face Brock Lesnar at UFC 141
Posted on December 12, 2011, 07:51 PM by Trent ReinsmithAfter a somewhat contentious meeting with the Nevada State Athletic Commission Alistair Overeem has been granted a conditional license to fight Brock Lesnar at UFC 141 on December 30.
The hearing started with the commission detailing the timeline of the out of competition drug test that both Overeem and Lesnar were contacted to take on November 17.
NSAC executive Keith Kizer said that he did not hear from Overeem’s camp until November 21, four days after Overeem returned to Holland, to care for his ill mother while still training for the upcoming bout with Lesnar. Overeem then went to get the sample taken, on November 23, however the incorrect sample was taken. Instead of a urine test, a blood test was taken. While the NSAC did state that all the levels in the blood test came back within the appropriate ranges, it was not the proper steroid test that they were looking for.
Overeem, after submitting the blood test results was told that he needed to retest, with the proper urine test, something he did on December 7. The results of that test, have not come back, but there was some concern over that test, as it was taken by Overeem’s doctor and not at a testing facility.
The NSAC was at an impasse due to the fact that they had not received the results of Overeem’s test. The commission had several options open to them ranging from full approval of a license to full denial.
In the end, after hearing Overeem’s explanation, which was delivered under oath, the NSAC came to the conclusion that Overeem was not attempting to avoid the test. The feeling was, at worst, Overeem and his assistant displayed a lack of urgency in completing the November 17 test request. With that in mind the commission decided to offer Overeem a conditional license for UFC 141.
The conditions set upon Overeem are as follows; Overeem will submit to an observed urine test within 72 hours, he will then submit to another test when he returns to the United States. Additionally, Overeem will need to submit to two random drug tests within six months of the completion of the December 30 bout.
With this behind him, Overeem can continue his training for his bout with Lesnar.
Further Reading: Alistair Overeem promises to send a dismantled Brock Lesnar back to WWE
Comments
I'm glad that this isnt going to be problem for Overeem's license
He still needs to pass the test, thats all it means.
Yea he is naturally that big lmao....Like Brock is
I was way worried about the NSAC not granting him anything at all. If he doesn't pass for any reason we will still see another great fight. Mir Vs Lesnar III
I hope that was sarcasm. it is hard to tell with all of the morons out there.
@Ringo Ya I no It would suck so much if this fight got cancelled, already we hve lost too many great fights because of injuries, as for the drug test, Im sure he will pass, he has taken it n passed before
Ya I agree, Overeem very well might be on steroids (and getting away with it) but I can't see him trying to dodge a test so blatantly like this, this almost certainly just have to do with him returning to Holland to look after his mother.
point is he never avoided any test, and instead giving urine he gives blood sample which is more accurate than urine but some elements or traces can still be seen in urine. hope he pass cause i cant wait to see the reem in the UFC
even if he is avoiding a test, who cares? do you really believe brock doesn't use. they all use and if they don't they don't win.
Lol how is anyone calling a post about someone looking after their sick mother funny?
I know there is a lot of speculation around Overeem and steroids due to the obvious changes he has gone through though out his career, but he's never tested positive has he?
I know these conditions were put on him because he missed some testing (for a damn good reason IMO) it just seems like he's being treated as guilty of something he hasn't done.
If you listened to more of the conference it came out that he has rarely been tested throughout his whole career. These errors aren't exceptable on the big stage, Dana is prob ticked that his big main event was in jeopardy cause according to Reem its his assistants fault for lack of communication. If he is trying to hide something he took a big risk to get licensed to buy an extra few weeks to let his body clean his system out.
If Dana was smart the UFC would pre-test people coming into the UFC and ensure they understood that NSAC or UFC random testing was in place.
Should be noted that Overeem's tickets to Holland were purchased prior to the NSAC giving notice of the random drug screening. This proof was presented at the hearing. So, at the very least, this proves that Overeem was not attempting to flee the country in order to stall the test.
the more appropriate question is who doesn't use? mir gained like 50 lbs of muscle. kongo, give me a break. brock has all but confessed. carwin, tested positive. royce gracie, shamrock, randellman, coleman, vanderlei, vitor, chael, mardqurdt and I could do that for a while. three of them are in the ufc hall of fame (which is not a very good hall of fame). those that made mma what it is today, have either used epo, some sort of steroid, and hgh. epo and hgh are very hard to detect and up until a couple years ago, not even possible. if done incorrectly, they gas out early in the fight, but if done perfectly, they have a huge advantage. the ufc could never stop it, even if they wanted to, which they don't. ten years from now, when the shit hits the fan, everyone will say they knew, but who cares, so just say it now. make it legal and perfect it and make it safer, because you will never stop it. in all reality, every person on this earth could benefit from hgh, but big pharm doesn't want the average person to know that. joint problems, sickness, skin problems, and overweight issues plague america, and big pharm sells drugs to reverse each problem on an individual and expensive basis. hgh has side effects if abused like anything, but so do all of the other meds they prescribe. it does, however, cure a lot of ailments that most americans have right now. I'm not talking about making them smarter so they know they're getting ****ed by the upper one percent, but it does make them a little skinnier and does it without tearing up their joints.
The questioner asked Overrem..."you have 46 fights 8 in the USA and you never had a full steroid screening? lol this aint over quite yet. I hope he passes.
Hey Entity, what's a questioner?
There was a live feed of the hearing on the internet earlier. The questioner is either one of the hearing officials or a superhero who catches bad guys and grills them.
It's a person who asks a question which begs an answer.
For example, "Have you ever opened a dictionary?"
Now I am the questioner.
I wonder if you guys are that critical about your small weiners.
your being one right now...lol. Ill rephrase, NSAC official lol. Wasnt sure what to call him.....Roid Police or something.
The changes haven't been that drastic. He adds 14 lbs here 5 there at reasonable intervals. I have added a little over 3 lbs of muscle in the last two months completely naturally and I started at 135. Scale that up and what Overeem does isn't implausible at all.
@ Choke is RHOIDING !!!!!
Lets just wait for his results.
@IChokePeople
Nice gains but you rill get your best gains the first year or actually the first few months. I actually power lift. I did the first year natural with vitamins and protein powder and gained size and strength. I didn't gain hardly at all the second year doing the same. The third, fourth, and fifth year I was on the chael sonnen work out plan. I was 205 the first year. I am 265 now. I would know. Gyms are full of those guys.
I'm not a beginner man. I haven't worked on hypertrophy in a while but my body is pretty used to weights. I usually focus more on explosiveness, strength and endurance but the key is periodization. If you periodize correctly you don't really plateau so much as peak. There are limits and when you start talking body builders that is almost a different subject from what we are talking about but I am pretty well informed. I am personal trainer.
Bruce's (unproven) Rhoid rule: if your neck is thicker than your head your on rhoids (see pic above).
LOL A guy I used to train with (who had a huge neck) used to say "if you look at a guy and think 'that guy MUST juice' he does". Then he would look sideways and add "except for me".
He's roiding!!!! a negative test proves nothing. The only thing a negative test proves is that he was able to clean out his system. I'm with you all the way David. TOO MUCH SMOKE
I give him the benefit of the doubt because he was taking care of his ill mother, and that's more important than peeing in a cup at the doctor's office... but it's all very suspicious nonetheless.
I want to see all fighters juiced up to the max....angry roiders who want to knock out the referee and corner men.
Brock Lesnar almost had a roid rage when asked whether he took steroids in WWE.....
Both of these guys probably have toughened leather asses from all the needle jabs...
But lets give our new UFC fighter the benefit of the doubt..
noone thought Chris Leben would be taking oxy, you just cant pick it these days...
The list is huge of people who used roids or other banned substances, their is all sorts of guys, nobodies, fan favorites, legends, mid level guy, journey men. Its just the reality most fighters are on something, the name of the game is not getting caught.
wake up people!!
almost every top athlete in every sport is using illegal substances...
the thing is just not to get caught...
lets wait and see before we judge...
Chill out out man, what you say is true to a certain extent but at the same time Overeem has taken the more accurate tests and passed. Taking a blood test is more risky than a urine sample, in athletics they take both which is why so many guys get caugfht. So I'll say this again so you understand the BLOOD test is MORE accurate than a Urine test FACT. The problem here is that there were too many rumours on twitter before this info came out.
he has his personal doctor do the test it dosnt matter if it was blood or urine, they cant except it as it could be doctored, or not even his blood.
The urine test was taken by his doctor, not the blood test.
Something smells a bit fishy. Best to just wait and see before assuming.
Why can't everyone just accept that the majority of pro MMA fighters are on all kinds of "help" - GH, steroids, ergogenics, etc. Can you blame them? MMA has become a Mecca for strength and conditioning experts to groom bigger and better cage fighting rats. Look at the videos of Reem 5 years ago- he doesn't even look like the same person! Stop this witch hunt, enough is enough. It makes me laugh that Barry Bonds said that he thought he was just taking B-12- while his batting average spiked in his 40's ha ha. Yeah, that's the B complex for you! Trying to believe that these guys draw the line at shopping at GNC is *almost* as naive as believing that the WWE is real. Seriously.