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Chael Sonnen Gets Caught with Performance Enhancing Drugs

Mixed Martial Arts Betting and Odds
Sept 20, 2010

There may now be an explanation for how well Chael Sonnen did against Anderson Silva at UFC 117. Middleweight contender Chael Sonnen tested positive for abnormally high levels of testosterone following an Aug. 7 UFC championship fight against title holder Anderson Silva, the California State Athletic Commission.


The CSAC first received results on Sept. 2 and waited for confirmation of a second sample tested at the World Anti-Doping Agency-affiliated UCLA Olympic Analytical Laboratory before informing Sonnen.


Per CSAC guidelines, Sonnen has 30 days to file an appeal with the state. Should he choose to do so, the appeal will be heard at the next CSAC commission meeting on Dec. 2 in Sacramento, Calif. Otherwise, Sonnen is subject to an automatic one-year suspension and $2,500 fine.


Though Sonnen mentioned using an illegal substance he failed to note it on a pre-fight questionnaire with commission doctors or provide documentation about the use of testosterone in a medical context.

The question is what kind of performance enhancing substance he was using. Was it a steroid or was it the widely popular human growth hormone to push Anderson Silva to where he almost won the title. So now the question remains if he would have done as well if he was not on steroids or HGH.


Sonnen might be called the kettle black when he spoke of American cyclist Lance Armstrong, Sonnen suggested Armstrong's bout against testicular cancer was a direct result of his cheating and using illegal drugs.

Chael Sonnen has reportedly been informed that he tested positive for performance-enhancing drugs after his loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117.

Sonnen will presumably be suspended, and a second middleweight title fight between Sonnen and Silva -- which undoubtedly would have been among the biggest fights for the UFC next year -- may need to be scrapped.

UFC officials planned to capitalize off the middleweights' initial encounter by scheduling an immediate rematch for Feb. 6 in Las Vegas. That bout is now in jeopardy as Sonnen will most likely be suspended for a year.

All the talk, pre fight hype, and smack talk that Sonnen has been talking about leaves a big blemish in his character.