CSAC to hear Sonnen’s appeal December 2nd
Chael Sonnen will go before the California State Athletic Commission on Dec. 2 in Sacramento to appeal his failed drug…
Chael Sonnen will go before the California State Athletic Commission on Dec. 2 in Sacramento to appeal his failed drug test.
That’s according to CSAC Executive Director George Dodd, who today confirmed the appeal hearing with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com).
Sonnen failed a drug test in August as part of a UFC 117 submission loss to middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Sonnen tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone, which according to a subsequent CSAC statement, is “indicative” of steroid use. CSAC officials issued Sonnen a one-year suspension and $2,500 fine in the wake of the test. He had a 30-day window to appeal the ruling.
According to Dodd, Sonnen was flagged first on Sept. 2 after an initial test revealed the presence of a performance-enhancer. A second, more-rigorous test conducted at the UCLA’s Olympic Analytical Laboratory confirmed the results. The laboratory is used by the U.S. Olympic Committee and is the world’s largest World Anti-Doping Agency-certified facility.
Sonnen has requested documentation from the test, including all relevant info from the WADA lab, for the Dec. 2 hearing.
The CSAC will assign someone to represent its interests at the hearing, according to Dodd.