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11/4/08
Chris Leben Tests Positive For Steroids After His UFC 89 Loss To Michael Bisping
Leben Tested Positive For Steroids, And Still Lost To Michael Bisping. John McCain Does Not Approve
Chris Leben has been fined and suspended after testing positive for steroids. The drug flagged was Stanozolol, which is more commonly known as Winstrol. It is an anabolic steroid that is widely used for cutting weight. In 2003, Tim Sylvia was suspended for six months and stripped of the UFC Heavyweight Title for Stanozolol use. He returned to action with the UFC nine months later and fought for his relinquished title, so the odds are good that Leben will fight for the promotion in the future. Leben must forfeit a third of his purse for the Bisping fight and sit out nine months. In the build-up for his latest fight, the UFC marketed Leben as a changed man. He had given up drinking, moved to Hawaii to train, and claimed to be in a better place mentally. Unfortunately for Leben and the UFC, he made a terrible choice and got caught.

For Mixed Martial Arts, steroids are becoming a major problem. The testing procedures are adequate, but it is time for the promotions to take a more active role and stress prevention. Fighters need to be educated about the list of banned substances and their dangers. I'd even go as far to say that an independent testing agency should be brought in to randomly test fighters throughout the year. Any one who tests positive faces a suspension. It's time MMA got serious about steroids and the other banned substances before it gets out of control.

Leben Is Dope [RearNakedNews]
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11/4/08
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Yeah, this definitely was not a good thing. I like watching UFC a lot, but it loses some of its luster if guys are testing positive for steroids.

11/4/08
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hell is it really a surprise
i meen look at the guys face he looks like he has been smokink crack for years
but i guess they didnt test for that

11/4/08
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100%InjuryRate wrote:
Yeah, this definitely was not a good thing. I like watching UFC a lot, but it loses some of its luster if guys are testing positive for steroids.
I got a poor comment for being against steroids? Man, how times change.

11/4/08
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I feel Chris should have known better because he knew that steriods were ban , but here's the kicker maybe he took something and didn't know it had steriods in it . Well counting Leben that is now 3 fighters that have tested positive for steriods , it cost two of the fighters a title , the two fighters were Shawn Sherk who at the time he was the UFC World Lightweight Champion, The other guy was Tim Sylvia who was the UFC World Heavyweight Champion, Both guys were stripped of their titles and suspend and fined. Both fighters are now back fighting for the UFC but are being tested more often than other fighters, LeBen all it cost him was a third of his purse money but , here's what gets me will Dana White and the UFC give him another chance to fight in the UFC .

11/4/08
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100%InjuryRate wrote:
I got a poor comment for being against steroids? Man, how times change.
im sorry i dint meen to give you a poor rating my hand slipped

 
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