{"id":142377,"date":"2015-05-07T10:56:58","date_gmt":"2015-05-07T17:56:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=142377"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:28:55","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:28:55","slug":"grove-hit-with-last-minute-drug-test-by-csac","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/bellator\/grove-hit-with-last-minute-drug-test-by-csac\/","title":{"rendered":"Grove Hit With Last-Minute Drug Test by CSAC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106792332_JH_6650_115EFC11899295F0B7288477CFAE0E4A.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106792332_JH_6650_115EFC11899295F0B7288477CFAE0E4A.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-142451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106792332_JH_6650_115EFC11899295F0B7288477CFAE0E4A.jpg 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106792332_JH_6650_115EFC11899295F0B7288477CFAE0E4A-300x156.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106792332_JH_6650_115EFC11899295F0B7288477CFAE0E4A-585x305.jpg 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/106792332_JH_6650_115EFC11899295F0B7288477CFAE0E4A-390x203.jpg 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>UFC veteran and current Bellator Middleweight Championship contender Kendall Grove is set to face off with champion Brandon Halsey at Bellator 137 next weekend. While training for Halsey, Kendall Grove got hit with a last-minute drug test by the Nevada State Athletic Commission!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Talk about a drug test 24 hours later I&#39;m here in downtown LA Goldenboy building about to get\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/VLkUlGUMbp\">https:\/\/t.co\/VLkUlGUMbp<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; kendallgrovemma (@kendallgrovemma) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kendallgrovemma\/status\/596016150170959872?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Granted both fighters pass their surprise drug tests, the title match is set to take place in Temecula, California at the Pechanga Resort &#038; Casino! 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