Following the scandal of UFC 117 with main event title challenger Chael Sonnen testing positive for steroids, there was a silent sigh of relief as post-fight drug tests from last months UFC 119 event came back clean. The results were released on Tuesday by the Indiana Gaming Commission.
A total of nine fighters were tested for banned substances following the Sept. 25 event at the Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Seven of the nine fighters tested came from UFC 119’s main pay-per-view portion of the card: Main-even heavyweights Frank Mir and Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic; co-main event light heavyweights Ryan Bader and Antonio Rogerio Nogueira; and Chris Lytle, former lightweight champion Sean Sherk and Melvin Guillard. From the preliminary card, C.B. Dollaway and Matt Mitrione were each tested.
Sonnen’s failed drug test has earned the fighter a one year suspensions from the California State Athletic Commission, as well as a $2,500 fine.
HT: MMAFighting.com