UFC Hall of Famer and Bellator fighter Ken Shamrock told an investigator for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation his positive Bellator 149 drug test was caused by medications taken for a pituitary condition, according to documents obtained today by MMAjunkie. The TDLR found Shamrock (28-17-2 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) tested positive for two banned substances – the steroid nandrolone and opioid methadone – and came back with an elevated testosterone-to-epitestosterone (T/E) ratio following a contested first-round TKO loss to Royce Gracie (15-2-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA) in a trilogy fight at the Spike-televised event on Feb. 19 at Houston’s Toyota Center. The UFC Hall of Famer apparently was caught off guard, however, by his positive drug test. When contacted by an investigator for the TDLR, he admitted to taking several unspecified medications, but indicated they were to treat a legitimate condition. “Respondent stated he is certain the results are not from an illegal substance and believes the results stem from medications prescribed to him from his doctor to control swollen pituitary glands in his brain,” the TDLR’s Jason DeBord wrote in a report submitted as part of an investigation into Shamrock’s positive test
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Ken Shamrock claims positive test caused by pituitary medication, asks for more time – MMA Junkie