MMA Legend Ken Shamrock Tests Positive for Deca Durabolin and Winstrol

Mar 11

MMA Legend Ken Shamrock Tests Positive for Deca Durabolin and Winstrol

Steroid Suspension Likely Marks End of 15-Year Career

MMA fighter Ken Shamrock was suspended and fined by the California State Athletic Commission after testing positive for the anabolic steroids Deca Durabolin (nandrolone) and Winstrol (stanozolol). The presence of the nandrolone metabolites 19-norandrosterone (19-NA) and 19-noretiocholanolone (19-NE) along with unmetabolized stanozolol were detected in a post-fight urinalysis following Wargods event on February 13, 2009 according to CSAC Assistant Executive Officer Bill Douglas. Shamrock was suspended for one year and fined $2,500. Rob Donohoo, Shamrock’s attorney and manager, has denied allegations of steroid use and has attributed the positive steroid results to a legal over-the counter supplement. “Ken was taking legal over-the-counter products, and based upon our preliminary research, I’m investigating if those products were the result of these findings,” Donohoo told Sherdog.com.

Ken "The World's Most Dangerous Man" Shamrock defeated Ross “The Grizzly” Clifton by a first round submission (arm bar) at the "Wargods KSP: Valentine's Eve Massacre" event which took place at Selland Arena in Fresno. The submission victory over Ross Clifton was Shamrock’s first submission victory since 2001 and extremely good news for an MMA fighter with a four-fight losing streaking dating back to 2004. But news of the steroid suspension abruptly ended the celebration for Shamrock.

In an interview on MMAjunkie.com/TAGG Radio broadcasted only hours before the CSAC suspension was announced, Ken Shamrock discussed the difficulties on maintaining, much less increasing, body weight while enduring intense MMA training. Shamrock discussed the importance of proper nutrition and “getting the right supplements”:

"I'm shooting for 225," Shamrock said in reference to the March 21 event. "Right now I'm 220, 221. It's hard as heck to put on weight when you're training. You're doing two-a-days. You're throwing 500 punches a day. You're doing 30 or 35 minutes of continuous grappling with fresh guys.

"To put on weight in that kind of an atmosphere is harder than hell, and that's kind of what I'm doing right now, just shoving food in me every two hours and getting the right supplements and the right diet. It's a tough thing to do."

Ken Shamrock was scheduled to headline the MMA portion the upcoming “March Badness” event produced by Roy Jones Jr. and his Square Ring Promotions company. The unique MMA/boxing hybrid show is scheduled to take place on March 21, 2009 at the Pensacola Civic Center in Florida. The steroid suspension by the CSAC makes it unlikely that Shamrock will fight as scheduled since the Florida State Boxing Commission is expected to uphold the CSAC suspension. The resolution of the appeals process will most likely not occur prior to the “March Badness” event.

The Ken Shamrock versus Bobby Lashley fight probably represented Shamrock’s last chance to end his career on a respectable note. Lashley was 3-time NCAA and 4-time All-America wrestler at Missouri Valley College. Lashley joined the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) in 2007 and quickly became a superstar of massive proportions at 6’3” and 265 pounds. He gained popularity as the representative of Donald Trump at Wrestlemania 23 who helped shave the head of Vince McMahon. The WWE superstar defeated Joshua Franklin in his pro MMA debut at Mixed Fighting Alliance “Their Will be Blood” event at the American Airlines Arena in Miami on December 13, 2008.

Ken Shamrock had looked forward to fighting Lashley:

“I’ve done a lot of firsts. I was the first heavyweight champ of MMA and first foreign champ in Japan. This is the first time two champions (Jones and Shamrock) in their individual sports, at this level, will be fighting on the same card – boxing and MMA. I think it’s the way of the future and it’s happening now. Lashley got things going in wrestling and then the WWE. Now he’s in MMA. He’s very good. I think he’s 270-pounds of muscle – quick, explosive and strong. The area he lacks, gound skills, he makes up for with his strength and ability to move on the ground. He can really move on his feet. This isn’t a fat guy laying on his back.”

Shamrock is an MMA legend and a member of the UFC Hall of Fame who had dominated the UFC and Pancrase in the 1990s. But Shamrock has continued fighting well beyond his prime. He has lost eight out of his last eleven fights.

Shamrock has not been competitive with elite level MMA fighters for several years and the steroid suspension likely marks a disappointing end to the impressive career of an MMA pioneer. The suspension ends on February 1, 2010 only 10 days prior to Shamrock’s 46th birthday. Ken Shamrock’s attorney has expressed his client’s intentions to file an expedited appeal of the suspension.

Sources

“Shamrock Suspended for Steroids,” March 12, 2009

“Ken Shamrock suspended one year for alleged anabolic-steroid use,” March 11, 2009

“Shamrock suspended for steroids,” March 11, 2009

“Petruzelli Out; Shamrock-Lashley to Headline 'March Badness',” March 5, 2009

“Shamrock, Abbott Grab Quick Wins at Wargods,” February 14, 2009

By Millard Baker

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