MMA Melee: Sonnen Tests Positive For Performance Enhancing Drugs

According to California State Athletic Commission Executive Officer George Dodd, Chael Sonnen has been notified that he failed post-fight drug screening following his loss to Anderson Silva at UFC 117, which was held Aug. 7 at the Oracle Arena in Oakland, Calif.

Dodd did not state which banned substance was red-flagged, but it is clear the positive test was for an illegal performance enhancing substance.

Dana White, who said he does not know the particulars of Sonnen’s situation said, “What else do I do? We’ve spent millions of dollars – literally, millions of dollars – to try to get this thing regulated so they can be tested by the government. When one of them fails a test, the government is going to fine them and suspend them and tell them they can’t make a living for a year. So should I come in after they’ve already lost the ability to make a living for a year and been fined all this money and, in the worst economic disaster in the history of the world, fine them another huge amount and take away their ability to make a living even longer? These are guys with homes and families and personal lives and bills and debts and obligations, just like me and you,” White said. “After they lost all this money already, money that, A, they’ve probably already spent and B, which they owe taxes, do I fine them another huge amount? What else do you do to a human being?”

Since when does BLAF suck off a fighter for cheating? How can he not be pissed about this? They have already scheduled the rematch for Chael Sonnen and Anderson Silva but if this report is true, Sonnen would be sitting out a suspension and would not deserve the rematch anyway. After all the love and respect for Chael and his big Republican Reich mouth, I'd like to hear what the band wagon fans and media have to say now. More importantly, I can't wait so hear Chael try to dance his way out of this one!

Former UFC Heavyweight Champion Andrei Arlovski will make his K-1 debut at the K-1 World Grand Prix in Seoul, Korea on October 2nd. Arlovski has lost his last three MMA bouts, 2 by KO, while competing with Strikeforce and Affliction. The "Pitbull" has been struggling to say the least since leaving the UFC and hooking up with overconfident and overrated Freddie Roach. His chin is a giant question mark but perhaps the larger K-1 gloves will protect the glass beard of the Belarus fighter. The event will air on HDNET and sport names like Alistair Overeem, Badr Hari, Semmy Schilt, Keijiro Maeda, and many more.

Former 5X World's Strongest Man Mariusz Pudzianowski rolled 450+ pound Eric "Butterbean" Esch Saturday in a freak show fight in Poland's KSW MMA promotion. Pudzianowski went for a takedown early in the first round and got the turtle like Butterbean on his back. Mariusz unloaded sloppy hammer fists to Butterbean's massive dome (and back of the head) until the referee stepped in. Nobody takes "Butterbean" serious but are we really supposed to take Pudz serious?

"El Guapo" Bas Rutten is set to host the Ultimate Woman Challenge which will air on NBC. We don't know a whole lot about the show yet, perhaps its about parallel parking, but it should involve Gina Carano is some form or another.

BJ Penn and Jens Pulver are training together as they try to rebuild their respective careers. "Lil Evil" has struggled losing 6 of 7 fights since going down in weight to 145 (Featherweight). Jens has also been dropped by the WEC and been tapped out by the same Guillotine Choke 3 times. The "Prodigy" dropped 2 in a row by Decision to Frankie Edgar. Penn has signed to settle things once and for all with Matt Hughes in the rubber match of their trilogy. Jens and BJ were once bitter enemies but settled their differences after a season of TUF as opposing coaches and a rematch that Penn won. Hopefully, they can draw from each other and return to form.

Ben Saunders has been cut by the UFC. MMAFO is a big fan of "Killa-B" who had this to say on the firing. "Sorry everyone I tried to fight my best these past two fights but ended up getting out worked... the UFC has officially cut me... the good news is they told me to work on my wrestling and ground game and then come back... So that is all I am going to be doing... improving dramatically and show them I belong. It was a honor to fight for the @UFC and I will make it back into the mix in due time."

Super physique freak Todd Duffee was also surprisingly cut by the UFC as well. The Xtreme Couture team member only tasted defeat once in his career, his last time out, getting KO'd by Mike Russow in the closing moments of a fight he had won. Strange that the UFC would cut a Heavyweight with such potential and merely 25 years old.

Antoni Hardonk has officially retired. 8-6 through his MMA career, the Holland native lost his last 2 fights by TKO and last fought in 2009.

Diego Sanchez is going back home to Team Greg Jackson. The "Nighmare" had this to say. "It's official I'm 100% back at team jacksons about to gear up and spar.. My heart is very warm at the moment ;)" I imagine he is feeling quite gay these days as he tries to repair a career that has stalled at Lightweight (loss to BJ Penn) and Welterweight (loss to John Hathaway). You go girl.