Alistar Overeem, a UFC fighter, appealed his suspension which was received by him for intake of anabolic steroids on April 24, 2012. But he couldn’t win his appeal against members of NSAC. Alistar Overeem forfeited his license for nine months. Then Alistar Overeem will be allowed to obtain it again.
This fighter admitted that he had applied injectable testosterone that was recommended him by his physician. Alistar Overeem used the strategy that was considered to be boring. He noticed that he had never applied anabolic steroids or other related medicines knowingly. Alistar Overeem tried to make the NSAC believe that his injectable usage of steroids was accidental.
David Chenoff, the defense attorney for Alistar Overeem, is experienced in representing famous sportspersons.
David Chesnoff called the personal doctor of his client to testify during the appeal. It was supposed that Dr. Molina would testify in defense for this athlete. Testimonies of this doctor were too miserable. The doctor Molina provided an explanation for prescriptions of certain medications which resulted in Overeem’s elevated testosterone: epitestosterone ratio.
The treating doctor of Alistar Overeem admitted that he prescribed and injected this athlete with a mixture of Toradol and Dexamethasone because he suffered from an injury. Actually, these products are taken for anti-inflammatory purposes. But application of testosterone for recovery from injuries is not approved by the FDA.
It is supposed that the doctor Molina hasn’t informed his patient that these medicines contain the anabolic steroid testosterone. But it is evidentially that he has never asked about it.
Thus, testimonies of Dr. Molina turned out to display lack of the evidence related to therapeutic needs for intake of forbidden medicines by Alistar Overeem. The doctor couldn’t provide any reasonable explanation that could justify prescribing of Toradol and Dexamethasone to this athlete. Testimonies of the physician Molina worked against Alistar Overeem.
In fact, it became evident that Overeem was a victim of the health care provider’s quack.
But it is possible to suppose that this strategy was designed by the defense attorney for this mixed martial artist.
The commissioner Pat Lundval was probably impressed by the defense of Overeem. She even called him a “smart guy”.
The members of the NSAC seemed to be convinced that Alistar Overeem has been actually a great guy but he has surrounded himself with such questionable individuals, as the health care provider Moline. They advised him to find more qualified professionals in the future.
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