Alistair Overeems testosterone levels are… low?!
By Dave Meltzer | source: MMAfighting.com
When Alistair Overeem’s latest blood test came back after UFC 156, there was a problem, but perhaps not what you would think.
Overeem, the 262-pound heavyweight with the Herculean physique came back with a blood testosterone level reading of 179 nanograms per deciliter, a figure that would be considered dangerously low for a competitive athlete.
While the level seemed shocking to an outsider, one person not surprised was Keith Kizer, the Executive Director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
Kizer had ordered Overeem (36-12) to take a blood test and a urine test after his Feb. 2 loss to Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in Las Vegas. He asked him to take the blood test because it was his first fight back after an unannounced out of competition blood test in late March of 2012 that showed Overeem having taken the steroid testosterone. Overeem later claimed at a hearing before the commission, where he was at the time denied a license, that he did so unknowingly. He said a doctor prescribed an injectable solution to heal a rib injury which contained testosterone causing him to fail the test.