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Last week, Khabib Nurmagomedov accused "Cowboy" Donald Cerrone of steroid abuse to further build up their lightweight title eliminator fight at UFC 187 on May 23. Via Twitter, Nurmagomedov called for random drug tests for the both of them, since Cerrone has been "caught cheating steroids" at WEC in 2007, wrote the Dagestani Sambo expert.
The fight, Nurmagomedov is alluding to, was Cerrone's promotional debut for WEC, a submission win over Kenneth Alexander, that later got overturned to a no contest after the "Cowboy" tested positive for the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide. A substance, however, that is not considered a PED by the World Anti-Doping Agency and is mainly used to treat high blood pressure levels. It can also be used to mask steroid use, though, and is therefore listed as a banned substance.
It didn't take Cerrone long to reply and accept the additional drug testing. Here's what he had to say via Twitter:
Yes @ufc please drug test me! You'll fine 100% true American hard work. And going out on a limb here but more then likely Budweiser
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) April 3, 2015
The focus of the Nevada Athletic Comission will likely be on the two main bouts on the UFC 189 card, title fights between Jon Jones and Anthony Johnson as well as Chris Weidman and Vitor Belfort. Jones tested positive for Cocaine metabolites before his last fight against Daniel Cormier in January. Belfort on the other hand, had been on the now banned Testosterone Replacement Therapy and is being tested frequently to make sure his levels are back to a normal.