Alistair Overeem denies using any PEDs

“I’ll be tested four times in three weeks this month, so after this, there cannot be any more doubts,” Overeem said. “The thing is, I’ve fought in the States before and every time I got tested, I’ve never tested positive. So I don’t where all [the speculation about steroid use] is coming from. I’m too focused on my career, and I don’t really pay attention to these messages.”

Overeem, who said he had done “everything within my power to get the testing done,” said he doesn’t pay attention to the accusations because he said he knows the truth.

He fought once in Nevada before, at PRIDE 33 in Las Vegas on Feb. 24, 2007, and had no problems with testing, though he was a light heavyweight at the time.

But he said he’s confident that he’ll have no issue passing the steroid test. He declined to say if there is a steroid problem in the sport, but hinted that there may be.

“I cannot judge other fighters, though of course sometimes you have your suspicions,” Overeem said. “Do I think testing should be [done] more [frequently]? Yes, I do think it should be done more, but I think it should be applied to all athletes and not just a randomly select few.”

Asked then if that meant he’d support random pre-fight PED testing for all fighters on a card, Overeem said, “That would be the fair thing to do, right? Otherwise, you would have select testing, and that is unfair”

Overeem said having to break camp was a minor issue, but he didn’t think it would seriously harm his preparations.

“It’s not all that bad,” he said. “It’s a bit of a distraction, but fighting at this level, things hardly ever go perfectly for an entire camp. I’m not bothered by it and I can deal with it. I’ve been through many camps, and I’m used to dealing with different kinds of distractions.”

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UPDATE: OVEREEM TESTS POSITIVE, OUT OF TITLE FIGHT WITH JDS

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