Fifteen of twenty-two competitors from January’s UFC 125 event were submitted to drug testing. On Wednesday the Nevada State Athletic Commission cleared fourteen of those fighters.
The only fighter who has not been cleared is UFC light heavyweight Thiago Silva whose sample was still being processed according to NSAC Commission Executive Director Keith Kizer who informed MMAjunkie.com earlier today of the fourteen who passed.
Kizer did not confirm to them that it was Silva’s sample that was still under scrutiny but he was the only fighter of the fifteen who was not cleared. Those fighters include Phil Baroni, Clay Guida, Dong Hyun Kim, Chris Leben, Diego Nunes, Dustin Poirier, Daniel Roberts, Brian Stann, Jeremy Stephens, Brad Tavares, Brandon Vera, and Jacob Volkmann.
Silva is expected to meet Quinton “Rampage” Jackson at UFC 130 in May but an earlier report had Jackson being rebooked to fight Rashad Evans. Currently that is just speculation as no one in Evans camp has confirmed being offered a fight with Jackson, Silva himself has come out saying he’s healthy and will be ready to fight.
UFC 125 took place on Jan. 1st in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Garden Arena and was headlined by a UFC lightweight title bout between champ Frankie Edgar vs. Gray Maynard, which ended in a draw with both men meeting again to decide the championship at UFC 130.