Marloes Coenen believes it could take more than the truth to set Alistair Overeem free.
In an appearance on Just Scrap Radio, the former Strikeforce women’s bantamweight champion sounded off on her former teammate Overeem, who was recently removed from the UFC 146 main event after failing his pre-fight drug test.
“If you do stuff like that and get caught, just like Alistair now, just suck it up and don’t complain about it. I think the truth will always come out. We know a lot of things about Alistair, a lot of negative things, but we never talked about it and knew that the truth would come out. More dirt will come up.”
Overeem, whose testosterone was more than double the regulatory limit, recently addressed the Nevada State Athletic Commission in a hearing held on Tuesday.
He blamed the positive testing on an anti-inflammatory medication prescribed to him by a doctor. According to Overeem, he aggravated an old rib injury training for his UFC title bout against Junior Dos Santos.
His manager Glenn Robinson revealed that Overeem decided to withdraw from the bout on Friday and “asked for a continuance to hear the case so he can prove he is a clean fighter.”
Coenen, who trained alongside Overeem during her stint at Golden Glory, doesn’t appear convinced by the statement released by the former Strikeforce heavyweight champion.
The most interesting part about Coenen’s interview is the fact that she alluded to more dirt possibly being unveiled in the Overeem investigation.
Could there be more facts surrounding the case that we have yet to be made aware of?
“Alistair will receive his punishment for what he has done, and we don’t have to deliver that to him because karma will come and get him.”
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