NSAC licenses Alistair Overem for UFC 156

alistair overeem twiiterby John Morgan | MMAJunkie.com

LAS VEGAS – Following a Tuesday hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission, Alistair Overeem has been cleared to fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva in the co-main event of February’s UFC 156 event.

Overeem was required to appear in front of the commission after the NSAC declined to license him for a planned May 2012 fight with Junior dos Santos due to a failed drug screen. During the hearing, he said the ordeal proved educational, and he has since taken steps to ensure he never again fails a drug screen.

“I think we’ve done everything we could to correct ourselves from the errors that were made, and I’m just ready to get my life back on track,” Overeem told the commission. “I’m ready to get back to fighting.”

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