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	<title>Comments on: Royce Gracie Tests Positive for Steroids</title>
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		<title>By: R.J. St.Croix</title>
		<link>http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2007/06/15/royce-gracie-tests-positive-for-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-7880</link>
		<dc:creator>R.J. St.Croix</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 16:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>has any one else noticed the UFC&#039;s website event list they dont have anything for UFC74 but they have UFC75 up already. the last i heard UFC74 is going to be Couture vs. Gonzaga but they dont say anything about it. maybe there just too pumped about the whole Pride vs. UFC title fight.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>has any one else noticed the UFC&#8217;s website event list they dont have anything for UFC74 but they have UFC75 up already. the last i heard UFC74 is going to be Couture vs. Gonzaga but they dont say anything about it. maybe there just too pumped about the whole Pride vs. UFC title fight.</p>
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		<title>By: MMAKansas</title>
		<link>http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2007/06/15/royce-gracie-tests-positive-for-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-7870</link>
		<dc:creator>MMAKansas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:53:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In other words &quot;FALSE POSITIVE&quot; ... GRACIE IS INNOCENT, THE CSAC HAS VIRTUALLY CLEARED HIM .. THE HEADLINE OF THIS THREAD IS NOT TRUE..</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In other words &#8220;FALSE POSITIVE&#8221; &#8230; GRACIE IS INNOCENT, THE CSAC HAS VIRTUALLY CLEARED HIM .. THE HEADLINE OF THIS THREAD IS NOT TRUE..</p>
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		<title>By: MMAKansas</title>
		<link>http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2007/06/15/royce-gracie-tests-positive-for-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-7869</link>
		<dc:creator>MMAKansas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jun 2007 02:51:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>The California State Athletic Commission today released a statement in regards to Royce Gracieâ€™s recent positive test results concerning his K-1 fight against Kazushi Sakuraba. Initial reports indicated that Gracie had tested positive for Nandrolone, a steroid that occurs naturally in the human body, but did not include detailed information other than the positive result.

Todayâ€™s statement answered questions regarding the results being borderline or a false positive. According to the CSAC, they contacted the laboratory that performed the testing and obtained specific, detailed information about the test and results.

The statement read that, â€œA normal person could have a level of 2 ng/mL of Nandrolone that the human body could potentially produce and an athlete that has just completed rigorous physical exercise could have a level of 6 ng/mL.

â€œWe received a written response from the laboratory&#039;s Director of Science and Technology confirming the positive â€˜Aâ€™ sample and positive â€˜Bâ€™ sample.

Both samples provided by Mr. Gracie had a level of over 50 ng/mL and we were informed that the level itself was so elevated that it would not register on the laboratory&#039;s calibrator.â€

Following initial reports of the positive results, Gracie maintained his innocence, commenting to Sherdog.com Editor Josh Gross that he had taken supplements that are available at GNC, but nothing else and would not consider doing such.

With all of the speculation since the initial reporting of the result, there has been much speculation. CSAC Executive Director Armando Garcia told MMAWeekly, â€œYes, the statement [detailing the results] was to answer any question as to whether the test indicated a trace or possibly a false positive.â€</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The California State Athletic Commission today released a statement in regards to Royce Gracieâ€™s recent positive test results concerning his K-1 fight against Kazushi Sakuraba. Initial reports indicated that Gracie had tested positive for Nandrolone, a steroid that occurs naturally in the human body, but did not include detailed information other than the positive result.</p>
<p>Todayâ€™s statement answered questions regarding the results being borderline or a false positive. According to the CSAC, they contacted the laboratory that performed the testing and obtained specific, detailed information about the test and results.</p>
<p>The statement read that, â€œA normal person could have a level of 2 ng/mL of Nandrolone that the human body could potentially produce and an athlete that has just completed rigorous physical exercise could have a level of 6 ng/mL.</p>
<p>â€œWe received a written response from the laboratory&#8217;s Director of Science and Technology confirming the positive â€˜Aâ€™ sample and positive â€˜Bâ€™ sample.</p>
<p>Both samples provided by Mr. Gracie had a level of over 50 ng/mL and we were informed that the level itself was so elevated that it would not register on the laboratory&#8217;s calibrator.â€</p>
<p>Following initial reports of the positive results, Gracie maintained his innocence, commenting to Sherdog.com Editor Josh Gross that he had taken supplements that are available at GNC, but nothing else and would not consider doing such.</p>
<p>With all of the speculation since the initial reporting of the result, there has been much speculation. CSAC Executive Director Armando Garcia told MMAWeekly, â€œYes, the statement [detailing the results] was to answer any question as to whether the test indicated a trace or possibly a false positive.â€</p>
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		<title>By: Amir</title>
		<link>http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2007/06/15/royce-gracie-tests-positive-for-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-7845</link>
		<dc:creator>Amir</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jun 2007 04:02:38 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@ Richard

LMFAO...no I am not black...not that there&#039;s anything wrong with that...I&#039;m just curious what would make someone think that.  I&#039;m the guy in the pic with Brandon Melendez and Big John.  My boy is in the pic with Chuck, who was out at the same club we were that night, partying it up.  The funny thing is that my friend is only about an inch or two taller than I (5&#039;8-5&#039;9) and he said Chuck was not as big as he thought.  If you even look at the pic, you can see there is not much of a height difference between them. 

Also, Armenia is an eastern european country formerly controlled by the Soviets.  But Karo is still a douchebag.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@ Richard</p>
<p>LMFAO&#8230;no I am not black&#8230;not that there&#8217;s anything wrong with that&#8230;I&#8217;m just curious what would make someone think that.  I&#8217;m the guy in the pic with Brandon Melendez and Big John.  My boy is in the pic with Chuck, who was out at the same club we were that night, partying it up.  The funny thing is that my friend is only about an inch or two taller than I (5&#8217;8-5&#8217;9) and he said Chuck was not as big as he thought.  If you even look at the pic, you can see there is not much of a height difference between them. </p>
<p>Also, Armenia is an eastern european country formerly controlled by the Soviets.  But Karo is still a douchebag.</p>
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		<title>By: aFan</title>
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		<dc:creator>aFan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:35:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>where is Brandon Vera?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>where is Brandon Vera?</p>
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		<title>By: bvrasp</title>
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		<dc:creator>bvrasp</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 06:20:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>@Richard

Yea bro, Karo is from armenia, is that europe? or asia? im thinking europe.. anyways, its not japan.. everyone in the region,  wether its in the mediterannean or nearby.. thats how it goes down.. slaps and sht.. not to say its acceptable behaviour lol.. like i said he crossed the line.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@Richard</p>
<p>Yea bro, Karo is from armenia, is that europe? or asia? im thinking europe.. anyways, its not japan.. everyone in the region,  wether its in the mediterannean or nearby.. thats how it goes down.. slaps and sht.. not to say its acceptable behaviour lol.. like i said he crossed the line.</p>
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		<title>By: MMAKansas</title>
		<link>http://www.mmahq.com/blog/2007/06/15/royce-gracie-tests-positive-for-steroids/comment-page-1/#comment-7808</link>
		<dc:creator>MMAKansas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:13:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>ROYCE GRACIE regarding the &quot;steroid scandal&quot;:
&quot;I am waiting to receive the official report from the CSAC on the findings,&quot; Gracie said in an e-mail Friday. &quot;Once the report is received, it will be reviewed.&quot;

&quot;I will appeal the decision for sure, I have been a fighter for 14 years and have never taken any illegal substances, so I am sure this is just a misunderstanding.&quot;</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>ROYCE GRACIE regarding the &#8220;steroid scandal&#8221;:<br />
&#8220;I am waiting to receive the official report from the CSAC on the findings,&#8221; Gracie said in an e-mail Friday. &#8220;Once the report is received, it will be reviewed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;I will appeal the decision for sure, I have been a fighter for 14 years and have never taken any illegal substances, so I am sure this is just a misunderstanding.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>By: MMAKansas</title>
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		<dc:creator>MMAKansas</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jun 2007 04:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I love the Royce Gracie legend.... I am biased.... and I am hoping they will appeal and win.... they found &quot;traces&quot; of this right.... like they found &quot;traces&quot; in Landis&#039; piss test in France right? Personally as an icon of the MMA game, and with boxing doing so badly, I know they have the money to make one of MMA&#039;s biggest names look bad in what could be one of his last matches.... sorry I AM BIASED so you TROLLS don&#039;t need to rub it in... lol</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I love the Royce Gracie legend&#8230;. I am biased&#8230;. and I am hoping they will appeal and win&#8230;. they found &#8220;traces&#8221; of this right&#8230;. like they found &#8220;traces&#8221; in Landis&#8217; piss test in France right? Personally as an icon of the MMA game, and with boxing doing so badly, I know they have the money to make one of MMA&#8217;s biggest names look bad in what could be one of his last matches&#8230;. sorry I AM BIASED so you TROLLS don&#8217;t need to rub it in&#8230; lol</p>
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		<title>By: todd</title>
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		<dc:creator>todd</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 19:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>i think that if manny gets tired like he did with gray, then i think nate can finish him easy.  But i think that because nate kind of bends his legs when he fights(with tall or short fighters) i think that it could be an interesting fight.  I think if nate goes in there focused and ready then he can whether the manny onslaught. Nate was just as busy with gray swarming over him just as much as manny swarms, and i think gray was moving just most of the time because he was trying to get out of the plethera of submissons nate was attempting.  If nate can get manny to fight to survive rather fight to win like in manny&#039;s last fights he can beat and maybe submit manny.  But manny is a tank though</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>i think that if manny gets tired like he did with gray, then i think nate can finish him easy.  But i think that because nate kind of bends his legs when he fights(with tall or short fighters) i think that it could be an interesting fight.  I think if nate goes in there focused and ready then he can whether the manny onslaught. Nate was just as busy with gray swarming over him just as much as manny swarms, and i think gray was moving just most of the time because he was trying to get out of the plethera of submissons nate was attempting.  If nate can get manny to fight to survive rather fight to win like in manny&#8217;s last fights he can beat and maybe submit manny.  But manny is a tank though</p>
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		<title>By: PATRICK</title>
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		<dc:creator>PATRICK</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jun 2007 18:51:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>HEY WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO NATE QUARRY???</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>HEY WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO NATE QUARRY???</p>
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