Alistair Overeem granted conditional license for UFC 141

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For now, at least, former Strikeforce champion Alistair Overeem (35-11 MMA, 0-0 UFC) will face Brock Lesnar (5-2 MMA, 4-2 UFC) in the main event of December's UFC 141 event.

The Nevada State Athletic Commission today granted Overeem a conditional license to face Lesnar on Dec. 30, subject to a pre-fight drug test to be submitted in Europe within the next 72 hours, as well as an additional screen submitted in the U.S. when the Dutch heavyweight arrives for the contest.

Overeem's conditional license also includes two post-fight drug screen orders, to be completed less than six months after the bout.

The decision was made during Monday's Nevada State Athletic Commission monthly meeting, which took place at the Grant Sawyer State Office Building in Las Vegas.

Overeem's status for the bout was in doubt after he failed to comply with out-of-competition testing ordered by the NSAC on Nov. 17.

Both Overeem and Lesnar were asked to submit screens, and Lesnar did so on Nov. 21. Overeem followed suit on Nov. 23, but the collected screen did not meet the commission's standards. A second test was submitted to Overeem's personal physician ("a sports doctor," according to the fighter) on Dec. 7, but the results of the screen have yet to be determined, and the NSAC admitted some doubt as to whether the sample had even been collected.

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Alistair Overeem Clears First Drug Test for UFC 141

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Alistair Overeem has taken the first step in gaining his licensure for his bout against Brock Lesnar on Dec. 30 at UFC 141 in Las Vegas.

“Overeem is ready to go!!! Lesnar vs Overeem is on!” tweeted UFC president Dana White on Tuesday.

MMAWeekly.com confirmed with Keith Kizer, executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC), that White’s tweet meant that Overeem has submitted and received approval of the initial drug screening necessary to gain licensure for the fight.

“The urine sample submitted by Mr. Overeem in the U.K. on 12/14 came back negative for all prohibited substances,” Kizer wrote via email.

There were doubts raised at a recent NSAC meeting when it came to light that Overeem had not met the appropriate drug testing requirements set forth by Nevada before he returned to Holland to train for the fight and care for his ailing mother.

After much deliberation, the commission granted Overeem a conditional license based on him meeting specific requirements for the fight.

First, Overeem had to get re-tested at an approved facility within 72 hours of the Dec. 12 hearing and that test, of course, had to come back clean. That has now happened, so Overeem has just one more hurdle before the fight.

Kizer confirmed that Overeem will be tested upon arrival in the United States and that the commission expects to receive the results of that test prior to the fight. Overeem will also be tested again on fight night, which is standard practice for main event fighters in Nevada.

The final condition of his licensure is that Overeem agreed to be subject to two post-fight tests over the next six months, given at random, as chosen by the athletic commission.