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11/02/09 - Parisyan fight could be ruled no contst, says NSAC chief
Karo Parisyan could have his split-decision win over Dong Hyun Kim changed to a no contest after failing a post-fight drug test, according to the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
NSAC executive Keith Kizer told Fighters Only that there are four grounds for a decision to be overturned, one of which is providing a positive sample.
“[When] there is a failed drug test, the commission at its discretion could overturn a victory or draw and make it a no contest. We have actually done that a few times, that is the most common of the four [grounds for overturning the decision].”
Parisyan will appear in front of the commission next Tuesday to explain why he had threee different opiate sin his system at the time of the UFC 94 fight.
He has claimed that the drugs were prescribed, but that he forgot to mention them on a pre-fight disclosure form because he was concentrating on his preparations for the bout.
However, Kizer says that even if the drugs do turn out to have been prescribed, it is unlikely to mitigate the length of ban that Parisyan is likely to be handed.
It was Parisyan’s first fight of 2009 and his first in nine months since losing to Thiago Alves in April 2008, his only fight that year.
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