{"id":130111,"date":"2015-02-19T05:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-02-19T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=130111"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:48:53","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:48:53","slug":"csac-reduces-rob-emersons-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/csac-reduces-rob-emersons-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"CSAC Reduces Rob Emerson&#8217;s Suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/csac-reduces-rob-emersons-suspension\/rob-emerson-3\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-130128\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rob-Emerson1.jpg\" alt=\"Rob Emerson\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-130128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rob-Emerson1.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rob-Emerson1-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rob-Emerson1-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Rob-Emerson1-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The California State Athletic Commission has reduced Rob Emerson&#8217;s suspension from 270 days to just 5 months.<\/p>\n<p>The Bellator Bantamweight standout reported the news to BJPENN.com just hours ago:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Well they (CSAC) dropped the suspension down to 5 months instead of the original 9, which will allow me to fight after the end of this month. I&#8217;m really excited, it&#8217;s a small victory for me.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Emerson failed his drug test for the prescription drug Provigil (Modafinil), this after suffering a unanimous decision loss to Rafael Silva at Bellator 127 in October of 2014. The loss snapped a five-fight win streak for &#8220;The Saint&#8221;, who is eager to get back in the cage:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I feel like my whole life was put on pause because of this thing. I was like a huntsman without an axe, a race car driver without a car, a swordsman without a sword, or a fisherman without the sea haha. I&#8217;m just happy to have my axe back and to go hunting for heads in the bantamweight division here in 2015!&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Watch for Rob Emerson to return the cage in the very near future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The California State Athletic Commission has reduced Rob Emerson&#8217;s suspension from 270 days to just 5 months. 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