Kimbo Slice settles with Texas commission after drug test failure

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Kimbo Slice has reached an agreement with the Texas athletic commission following a drug test failure earlier this year.

Unlike virtually every other athletic commission in North America, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation doesn't punish people who fail PED drug tests very harshly. That might even be an understatement - after all, the first offense penalty is generally a 90-day suspension and a $2500 dollar fine. Compare that to Nevada or California, where you can get up to two years on the sidelines for a first offense, and you can easily see the difference.

So I guess Kimbo Slice should be fortunate that Bellator 149 took place in The Lone Star State.

Slice, who picked up an ugly TKO win over Dada 5000 at the Houston event in February, tested positive for anabolic…


Kimbo Slice settles with Texas commission after drug test failure
 
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HEATH VON DOOM

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Maybe he actually understood the rules in Texas and decided it was well worth the risk. Seeing as that fight was awful he probably did need the PEDs to make sure he could actually go the distance.
 

Left Hook Larry

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Kimbo looks like he can barely stand up in that pic but he see's a hallucination of a burger in the distance and his eyes are trying to focus
 

kneeblock

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That's a good policy on the part of Texas SAC to attract more promoters to do shows imo. I suspect we'll see more shows down there anchored by fading legends and people who are coming off losses looking to rebuild.
 

KWingJitsu

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Everything's bigger in Texas ..... except the consequences for the 'roids.