Royce Gracie fails drug test

The Sparrow

http://www.wrestlingobserver.com/wo/news/headlines/default.asp?aID=19875

"Royce Gracie tested positive for decadurabolin, a steroid also known as Nandralone, and has been suspended for one year by the California State Athletic Commission. The test was taken prior to his match with Kazushi Sakuraba on 6/2.

No other details were available from the commission. The commission also revealed Sakuraba, Kim Min-soo and Brock Lesnar all tested negative for both steroids, diuretics, masking agents and street drugs from the same show.

Unlike Nevada, where the decision of Gracie beating Sakuraba would be reversed with such a test, California's commission does not have the power to overturn a decision.

Gracie was also fined $2,000. He will not be allowed to fight in any U.S. commission state until June 1, 2008, pending an appeal."

Thats pretty shocking news if it turns out to be accurate and the tests were right. Royce Gracie is one of the last fighters you would expect to be taking drugs:(

ShawnRaven

Oh man, just wait for the crackdown on everyone else now.
Mind you, if anything, it might take the heat off Pro Wrestling for steroid use for a bit.

VR!

The Sparrow

Actually its pretty unbelievable how often MMA fighters fail random drug tests for the most ridiculous drugs. If its not Tim Persie (for metamphetamine ffs!), Johnny Morton (ex NFL should know better) and Gracie failing at K-1 its Melvin Guillard (idiot... cocaine ffs!) or Stephan Bonnar in UFC. I think one of the results of the sport getting much bigger is that they are really going to have to confront the issue of drugs or soon enough those with a vested interest against MMA will pick up on it and use it against them.

Fozzy

I just posted about this on the MMA board, but there's always the MMA slant and the pro-wrestling slant on these things

I'm very surprised about this. It's not as if Royce needed steroids for any reason, unless he has been unwell. Still, he's hardly been as unwell as Sakuraba, who has problems in pumping blood to his brain

The thing with steroids in wrestling is that it's the big muscular guys who are caught taking them (or assumed to be taking them, I'm not sure who's actually been caught with them in the last few years). In MMA, you've got a skinny lad like Royce and a fat guy like Tim Sylvia taking them! Vitor Belfort is still suspended from American competition too

I think the media seem to be getting over the "human-cockfighting" aspect of MMA, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them jump on the "drug-addicts" aspect. Still, wrestling's done alright with that tag for the last 15 years, I don't see why MMA can't beat it

ShawnRaven

Fozzy wrote:

I think the media seem to be getting over the "human-cockfighting" aspect of MMA, so I wouldn't be surprised to see them jump on the "drug-addicts" aspect. Still, wrestling's done alright with that tag for the last 15 years, I don't see why MMA can't beat it

Not to mention soccer players, olympic swimmers yadda yadda yadda
VR!

The Sparrow

Fozzy wrote:

I just posted about this on the MMA board, but there's always the MMA slant and the pro-wrestling slant on these things

Yeah I wasn't sure to post it there or here, but I like our little MMA corner over here in Pro Wrestling. Plus I think in the absence of a dedicated MMA board, I prefer to post here as it seems a lot of the other board (even the title) is geared towards self defence and martial arts but not necessarily MMA which has a lot of crossover with Pro Wrestling.

I think its a pretty sad day for MMA if ppl like Royce Gracie are failing drug tests.

fatal

this is terrible news and im hoping to god that the other sample does not test for being positive.
I really dont think that someone like royce gracie would be stupid enough to abuse steroids.Maybe it will emerge that he has been unwell and needed them for medical purposes
Time will tell..

Fozzy

Sakuraba's just unlucky he was fighting him in California!

There has been a lot of controversy in the past about testing for nandrolone through urine tests though. I forget the exact details, but some studies have shown that a high-protein diet combined with creatine and a lot of exercise can lead to nandrolone levels going above the legal limit

Vince135792003

This surprised me.

Vince135792003

Renzo was on a radio show today called tagradio where he said and I quote "Royce should be ashamed".

fatal

Vince135792003 wrote:

Renzo was on a radio show today called tagradio where he said and I quote "Royce should be ashamed".

I would not have commented on it until I listened to what he has to say.

Vince135792003

fatal wrote:

I would not have commented on it until I listened to what he has to say.

Maybe he did.

fatal

Vince135792003 wrote:

Maybe he did.

so far every attempt at getting a comment from him has been turned down

Fozzy

Royce sent an e-mail to Sherdog here: http://www.sherdog.com/news/articles.asp?n_id=7926

He says he's innocent

nacho libre

aren't they all?