UFC 146 is rapidly approaching and the question of who will headline the main event in a title fight with Junior dos Santos is still up in the air.
Alistair Overeem‘s excessive testosterone levels brought us here and his team is very confident that he will be able to fight and get licensed for the May 26th event.
Now, Overeem’s manager Glenn Robinson spoke to Inside MMA‘s Ron Kruck about the whole Overeem debacle.
“I spoke with Glenn Robinson, manager of Overeem and he says he is very respectful and is hopeful that he will be granted his license and the entire team is very confident that he will be facing Junior dos Santos come May 26th” said Kruck. “Now Robinson wanted to make it very clear that despite other reports, Overeem did not test high for testosterone, but rather his testosterone to epitestosterone was off and he has a reasonable explanation to why that is, which he will present to the commission next Tuesday.”
Overeem can now apply for a license despite failing his pre-fight drug test and, according to the Nevada Athletic Commission’s Keith Kizer, Overeem has done so and will try to present his case to the NSAC.
“Kizer confirmed several things. Overeem has applied for a license to fight in the state and he will have the opportunity to present his case to the commission on why he should be granted that license, despite failing his pre-fight drug test. Now, some have speculated that he may use the defense of testosterone replacement therapy or TRT as a defense as we’ve seen several fighters do before. Speaking with Kizer, he has said Overeem has not applied for TRT exemption, but that does not mean he can’t. He has time to do that. As long as he gives the commission’s doctors time to deal with the situation.”
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