Calif. commission: UFC contender Chael Sonnen tested positive for steroids last month

By Greg Beacham, AP
Wednesday, September 22, 2010

Officials: UFC’s Sonnen has positive steroids test

LOS ANGELES — The California State Athletic Commission says UFC middleweight title contender Chael Sonnen tested positive for steroids following a loss to Anderson Silva last month in Oakland.

The commission suspended Sonnen’s license, likely squashing the UFC’s plans to match Sonnen against Silva in a rematch early next year.

The commission said on Wednesday that Sonnen’s drug test revealed an abnormally high testosterone-to-estrogen level, an indicator of steroid use. Executive Officer George Dodd says a second test showed similar results.

Sonnen controlled the first four rounds of his fight against Silva at UFC 117 in Oakland’s Oracle Arena, but lost to the middleweight champion on a fifth-round choke.

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