{"id":54848,"date":"2013-03-19T18:42:18","date_gmt":"2013-03-20T01:42:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=54848"},"modified":"2022-02-06T13:14:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T21:14:10","slug":"lavar-johnson-flagged-for-elevated-testosterone-following-ufc-157-loss-ufc-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/lavar-johnson-flagged-for-elevated-testosterone-following-ufc-157-loss-ufc-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Lavar Johnson Flagged For Elevated Testosterone Following UFC 157 Loss | UFC News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lavar1.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-26803\" title=\"lavar\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/lavar1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A post-fight drug screening after Lavar Johnson\u2019s fight against Brendan Schaub at UFC 157 was flagged for elevated levels of testosterone. As first reported by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmajunkie.com\/news\/2013\/03\/ufc-157s-lavar-johnson-flagged-for-elevated-testosterone-levels\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAJunkie.com<\/a>, CSAC Executive Officer Andy Foster stated that an additional carbon isotope test revealed \u201cthe testosterone was consistent with the administration of a steroid\u201d. The commission tested the fighters for drugs of abuse and performance-enhancers.<\/p>\n<p>What does this mean for Lavar Johnson? Well, Johnson\u2019s loss to Schaub was his second straight in the UFC, after KO\/TKO victories over Joey Beltran and Pat Barry in his first two outings. The UFC has recently taken a tough stance against failed drug tests and PED use. 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