5 MMA fighters who fought intoxicated

 

MMA has its fair share of ‘Drunken Masters’. Jackie Chan better watch out!

#3 Fernando Gonzalez

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Fernando Gonzalez (Black trunks)

A veteran of promotions such as the WEC, Strikeforce and King of the Cage; current Bellator Welterweight Fernando ‘The Menifee Maniac’ Gonzalez is also a former WBC National Muay Thai champion.

He is also a habitual dope test failure, testing positive for marijuana on not one but two occasions.

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He beat UFC veteran Karo Parisyan at Bellator 127 in October of 2014 by TKO and Curtis Millender by submission (guillotine choke) at Bellator 137 in May of 2015. The common link between the two aforementioned fights was Gonzalez’s drug test failure for Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) in the former and marijuana metabolites in the latter.

Both the aforementioned substances are found in... you guessed it right! Marijuana aka Cannabis aka the Diaz bros’ favourite plant!

With both fights taking place in the State of California, the first failure resulted in a minor 30-day suspension and a $315 fine and the 2nd fight saw him get away unscathed. MMA fighters sure do love their drugs!

Up next, we check out the cream-of-the-crop, people using drugs to charge themselves and others that use it to relax and let loose. Read on...

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