Alistair Overeem is scheduled to appear before the Nevada State Athletic Commission on April 24 in Las Vegas to explain a 14-to-1 testosterone-to-epitestosterone (T/E) ratio – well over the 6-to-1 ratio allowed by the commission – that was revealed by a surprise pre-fight drug test for UFC 146 on March 27. Can TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) be the explanation?
"Because I know him so well that I think I should be aware of something like that," Valentijn Overeem, Alistair's older brother, told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). "If that was the case, I think I would know. I would be surprised...There are different reasons why someone could have high testosterone. Taking steroids is one of them. Some people have natural testosterone at a high level anyway. I'm not saying my brother is one of those people, but there's more possibilities... let [the commission] do whatever they have to do, and we'll see the result in the end when things are final. I think it's a bit early to jump to conclusions."
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