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Specifics have been revealed on Alistair Overeem’s failed pre-fight drug test.

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Frank Mir is slated to face fellow former UFC heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez in a No. 1 contender’s bout on May 26 at UFC 146 in Las Vegas, but in light of current challenger Alistair Overeem’s positive drug test result for elevated levels of testosterone, Mir may get a shot a little sooner than expected. Mir had hoped to defeat Velasquez and then six or eight months down the road get a shot at the winner between current champion Junior dos Santos and Overeem, who were to fight on the same card.

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UFC president Dana White is none too happy about the news that Alistair Overeem tested positive for elevated levels of testosterone prior to his fight at UFC 146 . White was on a media conference call on Wednesday with members of the Canadian press when he learned about Overeem’s test results. Overeem, along with five other athletes fighting at UFC 146, were surprise tested following the pre-fight press conference as part of Nevada’s out of competition testing program.

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Random testing would cost $1 million or more, but a doctor said the benefits of curtailing drug use are worth it.

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A Nevada judge will rule on a misdemeanor battery charge brought against
Alistair Overeem following an incident in a Las Vegas nightclub over
New Year’s weekend.

A representative for the Nevada District Attorney’s office told
MMAjunkie.com that Overeem’s non-jury trial is set
for March 27 in Las Vegas. Non-jury trials are the state’s standard for
misdemeanor charges.

If convicted, Overeem faces up to six months in prison and a maximum
$1,000 fine. Las Vegas defense attorney David Chesnoff will defend the
fighter in court.

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Golden Glory hasn’t given up the fight for Alistair Overeem’s money.

Knockout Investments, the MMA team’s corporate parent, has obtained
another court order to hold in escrow a portion of Overeem’s pay for UFC
141.

This order asks $427,714.27 to be withheld by UFC parent company Zuffa
LLC and deposited by check to a Nevada District Court. The amount is
nearly double that of a previous order obtained the day of UFC 141.

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In the latest legal salvo between Alistair Overeem and his former managers at Golden Glory, a lawyer for the MMA team today obtained a pre-judgement from a judge to garnish the fighter’s wages for his bout tonight against Brock Lesnar.

The order requires the NSAC to withhold a $241,285.49 check Overeem is slated to receive for the fight.

The bout headlines UFC 141 at MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

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LAS VEGAS – Alistair Overeem’s first-round destruction of Brock Lesnar
at UFC 141 officially announced his arrival as a UFC contender, but it
was hardly an overnight arrival on the scene.

“The Reem” has been fighting professionally since 1999, and he feels he’s paid more than his share of dues.

But now, Overeem has earned himself a shot at the
UFC heavyweight title, and the Britsh-born bruiser said the key to
success is simple.

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A rep for Randy Couture is emphatic that Alistair Overeem left Xtreme Couture of his own accord, and that his departure is unrelated to a previous non-disclosure agreement between the UFC Hall of Famer and Brock Lesnar.

“There was no contractual issue, but it was a relationship issue,” Sam Spira, Couture’s lawyer and business partner, said.

On Nov. 7 Overeem announced that he’d joined Xtreme Couture after his departure from longtime team Golden Glory. Ten days later, he left for Holland.

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Frank Mir has both beaten and lost to Brock Lesnar. He doesn’t see good things for Alistair Overeem.

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