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On Tuesday night, Dutch heavyweight Alistair Overeem opened up to the media about his positive drug test earlier this spring during an interview on FUEL TV’s “UFC Tonight” program. A random drug test in March revealed a 14:1 testosterone-to-epitosterone ratio which lead to a suspension by the Nevada State Athletic Commission and Overeem’s withdrawal from a scheduled title bout with Junior dos Santos.
Speaking to hosts Todd Harris and Kenny Florian, ‘The Reem’ explained his absence from the public eye saying that he and his team didn’t want to speak to the public/media until they had figured out the reason for the positive test.
Now Overeem plans to prove that he is a “clean fighter” by undergoing tests every 3-4 weeks in order to “prove to the world that I am a clean fighter.”
“What I want to show the world is that I am a clean fighter, I’ll do these tests on my own. One test doesn’t say anything. If I do these tests every 3-4 weeks, then you prove to everyone that you are clean, the medical staff is observing you taking the test, so there’s no foul play involved. … What I’m hoping to achieve is that I can prove to the world that I am a clean fighter. I’m doing it for myself as well as for the fans. For me, myself, my fans, for the commission, I am a clean fighter.”