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Thursday, December 4, 2008
Several WEC 37 Fighters Undergo Drug Testing
 As is typical for most athletic commissions, the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Wednesday night required WEC 37 main event fighters Miguel Torres and Manny Tapia to submit to the state's drug testing process.
In addition to the main event WEC bantamweight title bout, Nevada also tested several other fighters at random. At WEC 37, these fighters included Shane Roller, Cub Swanson, Bart Palaszewski, Josh Hendricks, Joseph Benavidez, Brian Bowles, and Wagnney Fabiano.
Drug test results are sent to an independent facility for processing and are not immediately available. Results should be known within a matter of days.Labels: Bart Palaszewski, Brian Bowles, Cub Swanson, Drug Testing, Joseph Benavidez, Josh Hendricks, Manny Tapia, Miguel Torres, NSAC, Shane Roller, Wagnney Fabiano, WEC 37
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 6:44 PM
Monday, November 24, 2008
No Drug Testing At Strikeforce "Destruction": UPDATE
MMAInsider happened upon something unusual on Monday when it spoke to the California State Athletic Commission to acquire live gate, fighter payout, and drug testing information.
A CSAC representative said no drug testing had been conducted for Strikeforce "Destruction" on Friday, Nov. 21st.
The lack of testing is an unexpected shift for an agency known to have the most comprehensive anti-doping program of any athletic commission in the country, as well as the strictest enforcement of the issue.
The representative gave no reason for the change, though MMAInsider has contacted interim CSAC office director Bill Douglas for comment.
The position of Executive Officer has been vacant at CSAC since the departure of it's former Executive Officer Armando Garcia.
UPDATE: Bill Douglas, now the official CSAC assistant executive officer, returned comment on the testing situation.
"I've cancelled all drug testing across the board while I revamp the entire process from start to finish," Mr. Douglas wrote in an email. "I expect the new and improved program to roll out next week."Labels: CSAC, Drug Testing, Strikeforce
posted by MMAInsiderBLOG @ 1:24 PM
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