{"id":128607,"date":"2015-02-06T15:06:17","date_gmt":"2015-02-06T23:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=128607"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:51:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:51:14","slug":"jon-fitch-fails-pre-fight-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/world-series-of-fighting\/jon-fitch-fails-pre-fight-drug-test\/","title":{"rendered":"Jon Fitch Fails Pre-Fight Drug Test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Jon-Fitch1.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128609\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Jon-Fitch1.jpg\" alt=\"Jon Fitch\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Jon-Fitch1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Jon-Fitch1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Jon-Fitch1-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Jon-Fitch1-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFormer UFC title challenger Jon Fitch has been flagged by the California State Athletic Commission for failing his pre-fight WSOF 16 drug test.<\/p>\n<p>A CIR test has already confirmed the results.<\/p>\n<p>The California State Athletic Commission will not disclose the substance that Fitch tested positive for, though multiple sources believe it to be elevated testosterone.<\/p>\n<p>WSOF 16 took place on Dec. 13, and featured a welterweight title fight between Fitch and promotion champ, Rousimar Palhares.<\/p>\n<p>Jon Fitch is just another name in a long list of fighters now getting caught for violating the rule book.<\/p>\n<p>Fitch has the right to appeal. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC title challenger Jon Fitch has been flagged by the California State Athletic Commission for failing his pre-fight WSOF 16 drug test. A CIR test has already confirmed the results. The California State Athletic Commission will not disclose the substance that Fitch tested positive for, though multiple sources believe it to be elevated testosterone. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2616,"featured_media":128609,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false},"categories":[5806],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v19.14) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Jon Fitch Fails Pre-Fight Drug Test | BJPenn.com<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former UFC title challenger Jon Fitch has been flagged by the California State Athletic Commission for failing his pre-fight WS... 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