Alistair Overeem may be off the UFC 141 card due to a failed pre-fight drug test, according to a report by Bloody Elbow.
Anyone who watched the UFC 140 post-fight press conference probably noticed that several members of the media pressed UFC president Dana White as to whether or not Alistair Overeem would be pulled from the UFC 141 main event against Brock Lesnar.
White vehemently denied that there were any issues with the long-awaited heavyweight showdown, but ESPN MMA Analyst Josh Gross has thrown some fuel on the fire in this situation.
On Sunday, Gross tweeted:
“White denies Overeem is off the Lesnar card. But Alistair is on Mon.’s NSAC agenda. I’ve heard possibly in connection w/ prefight drug test.”
“The Demolition Man” has long been speculated to be a steroid user ever since making the move from light heavyweight to heavyweight, but as of now, he has never failed a drug test.
Overeem attributes his weight gain to a high-protein, high-calorie diet that is rich in horse meat.
Despite the event being just under three weeks away, taking place at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on December 30, speculation has already arisen on a possible replacement form Overeem: Lesnar’s old nemesis Frank Mir.
Mir is easily a top-five heavyweight fighter after becoming the first man to submit Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in the UFC 140 co-main event.
Despite getting rocked early with some hard shots, Mir managed to bounce back and sink in a nasty kimura that broke Big Nog’s arm.
The quick turnaround would certainly be asking a lot from Mir, but both he and Lesnar have expressed interest in a rubber match in the past and the bout would still make sense as a title eliminator.
Mir won the first meeting with the former WWE superstar at UFC 81 via a picture perfect kneebar, while Brock came back with a vengeance at UFC 100.
Lesnar won the second meeting after taking Mir down and punishing him with heavy-handed ground and pound until the referee stepped in.
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