In just one failed drug test, Alistair Overeem has managed to upset his peers, fans and UFC President Dana White.
During the post-fight press conference for UFC on Fuel 2, White deflected several questions regarding the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion.
Gareth A. Davies of Telegraph.com was on the scene as a visibly upset White pleaded that reporters not ask him about Overeem.
“Somebody will talk to you about Overeem. Dude, please, I will snap and freak out, and I don’t want to do that,” White said. “I can’t talk about it. Yeah, I don’t want to talk about it. I’m too upset about it. Seriously, I can’t talk about it.”
“You want Lorenzo [Fertitta]? Lorenzo’s peanut butter man. He’s [expletive] smooth. Let him talk to you. I can’t talk about this.”
In a random pre-fight drug test, Overeem’s test results came back positive for elevated testosterone levels. Overeem was slated to face Junior Dos Santos for the UFC title on May 26, but the failed testing puts the highly anticipated heavyweight showdown in jeopardy.
Typically, a failed testing is grounds for an immediate one-year suspension, but since Overeem wasn’t licensed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, he can’t be punished in this particular case.
White’s frustration with Overeem likely comes from the huge question mark now placed on the UFC 146 main event.
Overeem has already applied for a new license, and he is set to stand before the commission on April 24 to state his case.
If denied license, Overeem would be out of the UFC 146 main event, and according to Nevada State Athletic Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer, he wouldn’t be able to reapply for at least a year.
Depending on the hearing, it’ll be interesting to see whether or not the UFC axes Overeem or simply chalks the situation up as an error in judgment.
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