Lavar Johnson tests positive for elevated testosterone level

[broncofan]

A post-fight drug test for UFC heavyweight Lavar Johnson (17-7 MMA, 2-2 UFC), who lost a unanimous decision to Brendan Schaub (9-3 MMA, 5-3 UFC) at UFC 157, has been flagged for elevated levels of testosterone. An additional carbon isotope ratio test "confirmed the testosterone was consistent with the administration of a steroid," according to CSAC Executive Officer Andy Foster.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) recently requested and today received testing results from the California State Athletic Commission, which also passed along word that the event's remaining tests came back clean.

[keithlewis]

At this rate the UFC will only have to cut the drug offenders.

The California State Athletic Commission earlier this week confirmed that Lavar Johnson’s drug test result following UFC 157: Rousey vs. Carmouche returned results for an elevated ratio of testosterone to epitestosterone.

Johnson received a nine-month suspension from the CSAC and was subsequently released from his contract by the UFC, according to MMAWeekly.com sources confirming an earlier report by MMAJunkie.com.

Going 2-2 during his UFC run, and just 2-4 over his last four fights, made Johnson an expendable fighter on a bloated roster that UFC president Dana White has said is being aggressively pruned.