The California State Athletic Commission has returned the drug test results from UFC on Fox 7, recently held in San Jose on April 20.
According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Director Andy Foster in an email sent to Bleacher Report on Tuesday, it was confirmed that all six fighters tested on the card returned negative results for the drug tests performed.
The testing includes any performance enhancing drugs as well as any drugs of abuse such as marijuana or cocaine.
The six fighters tested included the four main event fighters from the evening’s card, which were UFC lightweight champion Benson Henderson, Gilbert Melendez, Daniel Cormier and Frank Mir.
Two other fighters were tested at random as well with their tests coming back negative according to the commission.
One interesting note about the drug testing performed is the inclusion of former UFC heavyweight champion Frank Mir.
In 2012 it was revealed that Mir had been prescribed testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) by his doctors and was approved for a therapeutic use exemption by the Nevada State Athletic Commission prior to his last fight in the state.
Foster told Bleacher Report following the conclusion of UFC on Fox 7 that, due to medical laws in the state of California, he could no longer disclose if a fighter had been approved for, or was using TRT when fighting in his state.
With Mir being one of the six fighters tested, it appears that his testosterone levels remained in legal range for his fight against Cormier, assuming he was still undergoing the treatment.
UFC President Dana White recently instituted additional drug testing for any fighter undergoing TRT treatments, and confirmed that the promotion has already started to conduct the additional procedures.
UFC 159 main event fighter Chael Sonnen has been a prescribed user of TRT for several years, and White stated that he was tested numerous times throughout his camp and all test results were normal.
“He was tested,” White said about Sonnen after the end of UFC 159. “Made sure that his levels were on leading up to this fight. Everything was great.”
While Mir’s use of TRT does not have to be disclosed publicly by the commission, it’s likely that the UFC tested him in the same manner as Sonnen if he was still undergoing the procedure leading up to his fight.
Damon Martin is a Featured Columnist for Bleacher Report and all quotes were obtained first hand unless otherwise noted.
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