{"id":125279,"date":"2015-01-09T15:39:22","date_gmt":"2015-01-09T23:39:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=125279"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:57:05","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:57:05","slug":"needed-smith-fails-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/needed-smith-fails-drug-test\/","title":{"rendered":"UFC 181&#8217;s Ashlee Evans-Smith Tests Positive For Diuretic"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashlee-Evans-Smith-wins-181.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-121680\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashlee-Evans-Smith-wins-181.png\" alt=\"Ashlee Evans-Smith wins - 181\" width=\"550\" height=\"381\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashlee-Evans-Smith-wins-181.png 550w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashlee-Evans-Smith-wins-181-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ashlee-Evans-Smith-wins-181-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight fighter Ashlee Evans-Smith tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a water pill that prevents the body from retaining salt and aids in weight-cutting, this according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.<\/p>\n<p>The positive test result occurred after Evan-Smith&#8217;s UFC 181 loss to Raquel Pennington, who choked her unconscious at the event with a bulldog-choke.<\/p>\n<p>The NSAC has since confirmed the news of the positive test to <a href=\"http:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2015\/01\/nsac-ashlee-evans-smith-positive-for-diuretic-manager-says-complaint-sent-to-wrong-address\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>According to Evans-Smith\u2019s manager, they (He and Evans-Smith) still have not received notification of the alleged violation because of a mix-up in addresses. The NSAC sent the violation letter to an old address of Evans-Smith, which they had on file from when she fought at the &#8220;World Series of Fighting 10&#8221; event this past June in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<p>When\u00a0Ashlee&#8217;s manager\u00a0asked why he hadn\u2019t been notified about the complaint prior to it becoming public knowledge, he said he was told, <em>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to call as long as they send it via certified mail.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Evans-Smith was expected to appear before the NSAC during a meeting next Monday in Las Vegas, but has opted to phone into the meeting instead, as she is returning from a training seminar on January 11 (one day prior).<\/p>\n<p>Ashlee Evans-Smith (3-1 MMA), via her rep, has denied the use of a banned diuretic.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UFC women&#8217;s bantamweight fighter Ashlee Evans-Smith tested positive for hydrochlorothiazide, a water pill that prevents the body from retaining salt and aids in weight-cutting, this according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission. The positive test result occurred after Evan-Smith&#8217;s UFC 181 loss to Raquel Pennington, who choked her unconscious at the event with a bulldog-choke. 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