The Nevada State Athletic Commission handed down rulings today and have suspended three fighters including Thiago Alves and Kevin Randleman.
Thiago Alves last fought at UFC 66 when he defeated Tony DeSouza by KO in the 2nd round. After the fight, Alves tested positive for the diuretic Spironolactone. Today the NSAC suspended Alves for 8 months and fined him $5,500. It’s a tough blow for Alves who is now 4-2 in the UFC with losses only to Jon Fitch and Spencer Fisher. Thiago was started to climb pretty high in the welterweight division, and this suspension is definitely a huge setback in his young career.
Also, Kevin Randleman was suspended indefinitely by the NSAC and fined $5,000 for allegedly providing a fake urine sample after his fight on October 21 in Pride FC. Randleman’s urinalysis was void of any human hormones, and providing a fake urine sample if viewed just as serious as testing positive for any drugs. Randleman will be eligible to appear before the NSAC board in October of this year and provide evidence that he is healthy before he will be reinstated.
The third fighter, Aaron Carvalho tested positive for marijuana after a Tuff-N-Uff card on December 29 and was suspended for 6 months.
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richard
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DAMM WHAT A MORON
In regards to the MMA fighters that are knowingly spiking their supplements with illegal substances or steroids are just trash. They need to get fined much more and suspended much longer. I do believe there is a small minority of fighters, who aren’t aware of what they are taking, they probably think the supplement is legal because it is purchase legally and they get “caught”. At any rate, there is a major problem in the MMA world with banned substances, it really reflects poorly on the sport itself.
In regards to the MMA fighters that are knowingly spiking their supplements with illegal substances or steroids, well, they are just trash. They need to get fined much more and suspended much longer. I do believe there is a small minority of fighters, who aren’t aware of what they are taking, they probably think the supplement is legal because it is purchase legally and then they get “caught”. At any rate, there is a major problem in the MMA world with banned substances, it really reflects poorly on the sport itself.
Y THE HECK DONT THE TEST THESE GUYS BEFORE THE FIGHTS ??????
Yeah, I know, it’s like you hear about them taking a urine test after the fight, but that makes no sense to me. They do that junk a lot, and not just in MMA.
i heard in pride there are not rules for steroids in japan does anyone know if this is true
this gots nothing to do with this but ,dr j i was asking people who would win liddel or anderson silva and people said it wouldnt happen why wouldnt it happen personally i would love to see this fight, is it really that far fetched
that really sucks! like MMAKansas says this looks bad on the sport. i dont really think Aaron Carvalho should have gotten punished for smoking pot because it doesnt help you win fights if anything it can hurt your performance. marijuana is a downer and i dont know about anyone else but i would want to be pumped up and razor sharp for a fight not stoned and hungry lol
haha for sure man, marijuana is not exactly a performance enhancing substance.. lol
hey did yall see the Pride site? they’re mad doggin on the UFC and Chuck. pretty funny…the gloves are off:
http://www.prideofficial.com/events/pride33/special/
It’s good they keep the sport as pure as possible. Wonder how they caught Randleman?
Let the guy smokin Mary J go. Not on any moral reason, but only cause anyone smoking ANYTHING will probably loose. NAH! I change my mind…keep it real. Suspend his butt.
Was it ever really a surprise to anybody? I think it’s pretty obvious to see which guys were and are on steroids. I saw some list on a website that listed some big time names in the MMA community who had tested positive. Everyone from Vitor to Stephon Bonnar, yes, Stephon Bonnar. I wonder what Dana has to say about this cause he doesn’t tolerate a lot of sh*t, yet, it doesn’t seem like much is being done. We do not need Dana to become another Vince McMahon, peddling stuff to his stars.
@Amir
Can’t see that happening. Dana’s got too good a gig.
Does anyone know how to fix the gravatar?
@DENNIS,
when you leave a comment you need to use the same email address that you used when you created your gravatar account. The gravatar is tied to that specific email address. So, whatever email address you used the create your gravatar account, use that same email address when you leave a comment.
sorry guys this is a useless msg i just wanted to try and use this gravatar thing everyone is talking about.
Hey Rj, at least you got yours to work…
I don’t understand, I have the gravatar set up with the same email address, but it still doesn’t appear. Any ideas?
@ DENNIS,
haha i can’t believe this gravatar thing has become such a “hit”. It may simply be because I am cacheing the gravatar images where so that the pages load faster. (Some posts have 200+ comments and loading all those images everytime would take forever.) Wait a bit and see if it shows up tomorrow. If not, I can clear out the cache and see if that fixes it.
@dr.j
your site gets cooler ever day keep it up. i’m liking the top commentators and news links things too.
so whats everyones feelings on the upcoming pride event it looks like it should be a pretty good card. i want to know everyones picks for winners.
first i seen the pride and they are talking alot of crap but i think wandy has the right to talk he can back it up now whos gonna win this weekend for pride
wandy by ko
diaz ko
shogun ko
sakurai decision
trigg ko
noguira submission
ireland submission
khartonov no matter who he faces ko
nakuamura submission
i guess im gonna drop anderson silva vs liddel oh and wandy needs to learn how to breath through his mouth have u guys heard him talk lol
hey guys i get u guys didnt know this one Kevin randelman was molested as a kid .CRAZY
I for one, will be keeping my eyez on Shogun….. This dude rocks!
@ Dr. J……
still no gravatar.
The UFC announced on their website that Brad Imes will be the next one to face Heath Herring at UFC 69 in Texas. Herring better show something this time around because his last performance was pretty terrible. Brad seems to like to stand and trade so maybe it will make for a more exciting matchup. I don’t think either of these guys has a chance at the title but hopefully they put up an entertaining show.
Never underestimate a crazy horse!
@ Richard
Here’s my picks for the upcoming Pride.
Silva win vs Henderson
Diaz win vs Gomi
Wiuff win vs Nakamura
Sakurai win vs Danzig
Trigg win vs Misaki
Rua win vs Overeem
Nogueira win vs Sokoudjou
Hansen win vs Ireland
Should be a good show. Shogun and Overeem should be a good fight. Their last fight was pretty good Overeem was doing pretty well untill it got to the ground. Seeing Trigg back in action should be entertaining, I’m glad they gave him a good matchup. Dan is really good but the size difference will be to much for him to deal with. He did put up an admirable fight against Nogueira so you never know. Hope Diaz KO’s Gomi in his Pride debut, either way this should be a great fight. Overall looks like a good card with some interesting matchups.
HERRING SUCKED HIS LAST PERFORMANCE… ANY OF THE HEAVYWEIGHTS COULD BEET THIS DUDE
heh, same ol’ Patrick. One question though, could even “The Maine-iac” beat this dude?
mad i never really liked wiuff and silva is a beast he just has to much power standing for henderson even though henderson gots a great right hand and forget liddel vs wandy i want to liddel vs rua that would be a match
i will agree with most of the predictions that everyone is calling. but one fight i think will go different is gomi vs. diaz. i dont know if you are all counting out gomi because you dont know enough about him or you if you just like diaz’s chances. for those that dont know about gomi look him up, he is a very good fighter and the pride light weight champ and mmaweekly places him at #1 light weight world. no matter what happens i hope to see a war between these two warriors but after the smoke clears i think we will see some sad diaz fans, myself included. i really like both of these fighters but gomi is #1 for a reason.
Hey Mon Ami, I must agree. I like Nick as much as the next guy, and wish hime the best but…….. anywone that has seen Gomi fight must give him his due. I just don’t think that Nick’s ready for that level of competition.
@ RJ
By the way, how did you get your gravatar to work? You’re the last one that I’ve seen show up. Sometimes it reverts back to the gray question mark head, but it seems to show up more often now. What’s your secret?
LOL DENNIS …. THATS A TOSS UP BUT YES…. SYLVIA WOULD ROCK HIS WORD EVEN THOUGH SYLVIA SUCKS….. BUT YEA I THINK SYLVIA WOULD KO HIM IN SOME ROUND
Man, it’s nice to hear you say that Tim will KO somebody!
i didnt think my gravitar worked it never shows up on my screen.
Hey RJ. it works………sometimes. Mine on the other hand……. never does.
YO ANYONE… WHATS THE UFC 68 CARD LOOK LIKE ANYONE KNOW?
DENNIS…. EVERYONE HAS AN OPINION….. U TELL ME WHO U THINK SUCKS…. CUZ I KNOW EVERYONE HAS ONE PERSON IN MIND…. ATTITUDE OR FIGHTING WISE WHO DO U THINK SUCKS???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????/?????
hmmmmmmm, hard question Patrick, because any of these guys can kick my az, and if I think somebody sux, I’d say it to their face.
I can say that I don’t like the hypesters like Rampage & Tito. They belong in wrestling, but I admit they could still kick my az.
There is no way that I’d ever stand up to Tim Silvia, but I have a very close friend that really thinks he can take him, and is training heavily to do so.
Hey RJ….. Your one-eyed gravatar is back!
But mine is still lost in cyberspace.
Maybe after that last fight with Anderson Silva……… Chris Leben ain’t looking so good either…..
The UFC 68 fight card goes like this.
Silvia vs Couture
Hughes vs Lytle
McFedries vs Kampmann
Franklin vs MacDonald
Sobral vs Lambert
Hamill vs Holman
Fitch vs Fioravanti
Tibau vs Dent
Gilliam vs Varner
I believe the top five will be on the PPV and they will try to fit in one or two more if possible.
my money will be on Tim, even though I prefer Randy…
Matt, Babalu, and Ace.
I don’t know if anyone here subscribes to MMAweekly but they have an interview with Dana White that is hilarious. If you not a member they still have a small chunk you can listen to for free. I have never heard of a president of any company especially as large as the UFC cuss so much. He talks about the Pride purchase rumors and Vera amoung other things. Dana doesn’t pull any punches that’s for sure. The guy cracks me up gotta love the UFC just for having someone like him in charge.
i think frank mir sucks and joe riggs patrick
oh an i forgot one bj penn
@ richard
im not going to sit here and say your wrong about joe riggs and bj penn but i just want to know why you say they suck? i dont like to say that anyone suck because these dudes are fighting at a pro level and it IS hard to compete at that level. these men work very hard to be the best and some of them go to the top and some dont but i think they all deserve respect from us the arm chair warriors who spend our time watching them do there thing. i will say that i have lost a lot of respect and the will to want to watch tim sylvia fight. i do have good reason to not be impressed with sylvia look at how he has been fighting lately and i always go back to the steroid thing. i really have a problem with the fighters who cheat! and taking steroids is cheating. if you slip up and break the rules (bad elbow, hold the ropes/cage) that is one thing but you dont take steroids by accident.
p.s. im not trying to pick on you richard its just the last few comments you made i disagreed with.
@ RJ
I will………he’s wrong………again. All those guys are excellent fighters!
When guys say things like that, it just proves their ignorance of MMA.