NSAC Suspends Sean Sherk For Post-Fight Exit?
by Leland Roling on May 28, 2009 9:08 AM EDT
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According to a quote via Sherdog's blog, Sean Sherk has been suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission for exiting the cage without having a doctor check him out following his unanimous decision loss to Frankie Edgar at UFC 98:
"The Commission got kind of pissed because I didn’t talk to the doctor first and they suspended me for 45 days for that," he said. "It’s kind of excessive I think. I don’t think I deserve to get suspended for going for a run. I wasn’t gone that long. I was gone maybe an hour. But what do you do?"
However, the Commission said Sherk’s suspension had nothing to do with his post-fight escapades into the Las Vegas night.
"Mr. Sherk’s suspension was medical only. (It had) Nothing to do with him leaving the building," wrote Keith Kizer, executive director of the NSAC, in an email to Sherdog.com on Wednesday.
It sounds like Sherk is jumping the gun here on blaming the Athletic Commission for a suspension, but it's interesting that Sherk managed to run out of the cage and go for a jog outside following the bout. It makes me wonder... with all that energy, Sherk probably should have imposed his will on Edgar a bit harder instead of eating shots for most of the fight.
Regardless of what Sherk is quoted as saying, it looks like he was given a 45-day suspension from any contact due to the bout itself and not actually leaving the cage without a medical examination.
UPDATE via Nick Thomas:
After a 15 minute absence, “The Muscle Shark” returned to the MGM. Kizer said had he not returned to possibily take a postfight urine test, he faced suspension. Sherk did not have to submit a urine sample, he was not on the prefight list fighters.
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Thats a shame about the no contact for 45 days, because someone needs to slap the shit out of him.
by kyfm621 on May 28, 2009 9:29 AM EDT reply actions 6 recs
Turnin' this green!
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by AJB on May 28, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Thank you, thank you. lol I was worried that I made another comment that only I thought was funny…haha.
by kyfm621 on May 28, 2009 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
No worries there, cause that one was golden.
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by Rundownloser on May 28, 2009 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Frankie Edgar
already did that for you.
Here’s what confuses me about Sherk- from the get go, it was obvious that Edgar was outstriking him. However, whenever Frankie would should for a takedown, Sherk shrugged him off like he was a little kid; I think the raw number was something like 0/6 of Edgar’s TD attempts were successful. Sean, on the other hand, was able to plant Frank on his ass quite easily with a double, and late into the fight at that, in the 3’rd. Hell, Sherk had enough energy after the fight to run for an hour.
I just don’t get why someone with such a distinct wrestling and size/ strength advantage would so willingly subject himself to the game of a superior striker. Almost all the pundits had said that Sherk’s way to victory would be top control, and it was pretty much a foregone conclusion that he would execute that gameplan.
At any rate, grats to Edgar for the very solid win, and I hope that Sherk can get his shit together. Honestly, if he had won, and if Kenny (somehow) beat BJ, then he’d be fighting for the freaking title, instantly.
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by ElliotMatheny on May 29, 2009 6:47 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
How does UFC's drug testing policy work?
My impression is that random fighters are selected for a pee test before the fight? Or is it all of them? Is there ever any testing afterward, maybe for stimulants or uppers that could be ingested moments before getting into the ring?
by Headkick on May 28, 2009 9:34 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
UFC doesn't have a drug testing policy in Nevada...
It’s handled by the NSAC.
by LiuLang on May 28, 2009 9:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
According to Steve Cofield:
After a 15 minute absence, “The Muscle Shark” returned to the MGM. Kizer said had he not returned to possibily take a postfight urine test, he faced suspension. Sherk did not have to submit a urine sample, he was not on the prefight list fighters.
So yeah… sounds like Sherk is jumping the gun.
by Nick Thomas on May 28, 2009 9:35 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like Sherk is just trying to brew more shit to bitch about when it comes to Athletic Commissions.
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by Leland Roling on May 28, 2009 9:37 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Sounds like Sherk is pissed that he had somebody pump clean urine into his bladder for nothing.
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by jemaleddin on May 28, 2009 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Zing.
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by AJB on May 28, 2009 7:44 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
My biggest concern with this whole mess, is that Sherk, who has been suspended for a positive test before, was not on the list of fighters to be tested. Now, I don’t want to bring in the mess that was the CSAC/Sherk, but if a fighter has a history, they should be tested every time and more frequently.
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by BJJDenver on May 28, 2009 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
He was tested before the event, a week out or something like that, I believe. But I agree, he should be tested after for sure.
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by Leland Roling on May 28, 2009 10:57 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
The Sherk train seems to be teetering close to going off the rails...
its a bit sad to see.
by Razreshat on May 28, 2009 10:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Totally agree. I couldn’t believe it when I heard he just took off down the strip in his fight shorts and no shirt and was spotted by the hardrock casino (which is a good ways from the strip) when they finally found him.
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by Day Man on May 28, 2009 1:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
“The Commission got kind of pissed because I didn’t talk to the doctor first and they suspended me for 45 days for that,”
I can see them giving him the precautionary medical suspension for not checking with the doctor first.
A man should never waste an opportunity to keep his mouth shut.
by iiowyn on May 28, 2009 11:58 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Does Sherk own a monster truck with pictures of him on the doors?
by FRANKIE on May 28, 2009 2:45 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
going for a jog my ass. He was getting his dirty piss replaced
by Josh H. on May 28, 2009 2:47 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs
Pee Transplant
Is it actually possible to get dirty pissed replaced? Is there a medical procedure to insert somebody else’s urine in your bladder? How difficult would this be?
Just curious.
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by thetakeover on May 28, 2009 3:00 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Yes it exists
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by Day Man on May 28, 2009 5:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
It’s also dangerous, unhealthy, uncomfortable, expensive, and ethically reprehensible under the circumstances (and possibly illegal if a fighter is supposed to submit urine for testing by a government agency). So in otherwords, it’s only for the desperate.
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by AJB on May 28, 2009 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Like Kevin Randleman who submitted a urine sample that didn’t contain any hormones at all.
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by jemaleddin on May 29, 2009 8:42 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Now THAT’s subtle!
“Mr. Randleman, there’s a problem with your urine sample.”
“What’s wrong with it?”
“It’s… not urine. It’s water.”
“But there ain’t any drugs in it, right?”
“…uh…”
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by AJB on May 29, 2009 3:51 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
Some outlets reported that it didn’t have any HUMAN hormones in it, giving rise to the rumor that he pumped dog piss or something up his junk. Which is something you’d only believe of Randleman or Luke Cummo.
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by jemaleddin on Jun 1, 2009 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs
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