Slice, Shamrock both tested positive for steroids
Last week it was revealed that Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock had both failed their drug tests at Bellator 149, but today the actual substance was revealed.
Last week it was revealed that Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock had both failed their drug tests at Bellator 149, but today the actual substance was revealed:
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Kimbo Slice and Ken Shamrock both tested positive for steroids.
Slice and Shamrock failed drug tests in relation to Bellator 149 last month in Houston, as originally reported by MMA Fighting. Now we know for what substances.
Slice tested positive for the steroid nandrolone and also had an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio. Shamrock tested positive for nandrolone and methadone, an opioid used to treat pain or detoxify in people with a drug dependency. Shamrock also had an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone ratio.
Shamrock’s T-to-E ratio was 12.4:1, while Slice’s was 6.4:1. The Texas and World Anti-Doping Agency limit is 4:1. The two men submitted urine samples in a pre-fight collection.
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