Frank Mir Lists Kangaroo Meat As Possible Reason For Drug Test Failure

Former UFC heavyweight champion, Frank Mir, is blaming an unlikely source for his recent potential drug test failure.

According to Mir, oral turinabol in kangaroo meat could be a reason he “popped” for performance enhancing drugs (PEDs) after his fight at UFC Fight Night 85, which was held in Brisbane, Australia.

“You’re telling me USADA are gonna go down, and, on my behalf, try to test all the different meats to see if, well, you know, kanagaroos are wild and this guy wanted to beef em’ up so he bought something that was very abudnant [sic] – in the study that I did – oral turinabol could be bought in powdered form.”

Frank Mir, who previously and legally underwent testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) until it was banned in 2014, stated this as one of many possible reasons for his test failure. He insists he never intentionally took any performance enhancing drugs.

In a post from Moby Picture, the former champion asked his fans to withhold judgement against him until all of the facts have been revealed.

Please read my statement regarding USADA test: https://t.co/mifI8iMLCd

— Frank Mir (@thefrankmir) April 9, 2016

Mir’s drug test was reported after his devastating, first-round knockout loss to New Zealand heavyweight, Mark Hunt, who not only dealt Mir his second consecutive loss, but sixth loss in the former champion’s last eight fights.

“We go over to Cesar’s [Palace], kind of a nearby place since they had just gotten to the strip. We went and ate at Carmine’s and I was sitting there waiting for the phone call and when they called me, i was like, ‘Ok, the bathroom is around the corner.’ And they said, ‘No, no. We’re not here to drug test you.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, what are you here for?'”

“They were like, ‘You had a substance in your urine.’ Yeah, I’m sure I did. I probably had amphetamine because I take Adderall, I have a TUE on file. They said, ‘No, no. You had that in there, but you’re right, that’s on file. You had an AAS.’ Like, an anabolic steroid. That’s when I looked at him like, ‘What? F*** no.’ I just shook my head.”

The UFC released a statement on Friday concerning Mir’s potential drug failure.

“The UFC organization was notified today that the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) has informed Frank Mir of a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation stemming from an in-competition sample collected the day of his fight on March 20, 2016 in Brisbane, Australia.”

A positive test for PEDs could have disastrous results on Mir’s career.

First, it would almost certainly end it. An athlete’s first offense for PED use can earn him or her a two-year suspension. As Frank Mir is going to be 37 in May, this would mean he would not be able to re-enter competition until he was 39, a time when most mixed martial artists have either already hung up their gloves or are seriously contemplating retirement.

Second, it could end Mir’s career on an embarrassing note. Not only would the former champion have to deal with the humiliation of losing after using PED’s, he would have to deal with the humiliation of losing in the first round.

Finally, a failed drug test would temporarily shelve Mir’s color commentating career.

“Once the USADA left my house, about an hour later I even told my wife, ‘Do I go to FOX? What do I do?’ The UFC answered that for me. I got the phone call letting me know that, as long as I’m suspended, I can’t commentate or do any kind of work in that aspect. Basically now, for the next two years.”

Frank Mir has one of the most illustrious careers in UFC heavyweight history. Not only does he hold the record for the most fights in the division (27) but most wins (16) and most finishes (13).

Mir is also notable for being the only fighter in UFC history to win a match via toehold.

The UFC would certainly be at a loss if such a career were tragically cut short.

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