Jake Shields suspended 6 months for PEDs...

Nemesis21 · Post #1 » by **Nemesis21** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 10:50 pm

http://www.bjpenn.com/jake-shields-admi ... y-ufc-news

http://espn.go.com/mma/story/_/id/84963 ... suspension

Gold Chain · Post #2 » by **Gold Chain** » Fri Oct 12, 2012 11:57 pm

Don't they usually do a year for steroids?

Not going to make Gracie Team bong joke....oh...wait.

REDDzone · Post #3 » by **REDDzone** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 2:50 am

Why does bjpenn.com say PEDs? It said banned substance, just as likely to be weed, considering the camp. Or even an illegal diaretic or something. Right?

Post #4 » by **blkout** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 3:03 am

If he didn't want to get caught he should've taken it after one of his fights, when everyone is still sleeping.

cowboyronnie · Post #5 » by **cowboyronnie** » Sat Oct 13, 2012 11:53 am

doesn't sound like PE, as the win evidently hasn't been overturned. it's something fun or negligible (Xanax or cough medicine or something).

Coach Smiley · Post #6 » by **Coach Smiley** » Sun Oct 14, 2012 4:35 am

blkout wrote:If he didn't want to get caught he should've taken it after one of his fights, when everyone is still sleeping.

lol

or get a loophole medical exemption like other fighters do

SDM · Post #7 » by **SDM** » Mon Oct 15, 2012 2:22 pm

Should be suspended forever for being boring.

cowboyronnie · Post #8 » by **cowboyronnie** » Tue Oct 16, 2012 10:55 am

Jake Shields' win over Ed Herman at UFC 150 has been changed to a no-contest, and the fighter has also been fined $5,675.

A disciplinary complaint from the Colorado Department of Regulatory Agencies' Boxing Commission also confirms a six-month suspension for Shields, who announced this past Friday that he'd tested positive for a banned substance.

MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) obtained a copy of the complaint, which became effective today. It did not disclose the substance for which Shields tested positive.

Shields (27-6-1 MMA, 2-2 UFC) defeated Herman (20-7 MMA, 7-5 UFC) via unanimous decision at UFC 150, which took place Aug. 11 at Denver's Pepsi Center. The pay-per-view bout marked the ex-Strikeforce champ's first fight at middleweight in more than two years.

According to the complaint, Shields was fined $5,000 for violating Colorado statutes on prohibited substances and ordered to pay a surcharge of 10 percent of the fine ($500), as well as $175 for administrative fees incurred for testing. He is ordered to pay the fines within 14 days.

Shields' suspension runs six months, retroactive to Aug. 11. The complaint notes that conditions will be placed on the fighter's license until he fulfills the terms of his suspension.

"This was a mistake that I fully regret," Shields said in a prepared statement this past week. "I have shared this issue with my family and the UFC, and I have apologized to them, and now I also apologize to you, the fans. I promise this will never occur again in my fighting career.

"I accept the boxing commission's decision for a six-month suspension, which will expire in February. I ask that you accept my apology. I will be back fighting soon, and hope that the fans of MMA will support me until that time."

Shields and his representatives declined additional comment following the announcement this past week

Too obscure to figure out what the substance is or its nature, but that said it's that he broke "Colorado statutes" not necessarily AC rules...? It doesn't sound like PEDs. Maybe opiates.