NSAC releases amended complaint against Chael Sonnen

Now-retired UFC fighter Chael Sonnen has until July 17 to indicate whether he’ll appeal a disciplinary complaint filed against him by Nevada’s attorney general in the wake of dual drug failures.

Sonnen faces a fine of up to $250,000, the suspension of his license, expenses related to the complaint and the requirement that he provide a clean drug test upon his next licensing application, according to a copy of the complaint obtained today by MMAjunkie.

The Nevada State Athlete Commission gives licensees 20 days to respond to complaints; the commission sent it via certified mail on June 27. MMAjunkie could not reach Sonnen or his reps to see whether an appeal will be filed. NSAC Executive Director Bob Bennett said via email that he hasn’t heard from the fighter or his camp.

The complaint details the NSAC’s case against Sonnen, which includes a pair of drug tests he flunked when four banned substances were found in his system: anastrozole, clomifene, human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), human growth hormone (HGH) and recombinant human erythropoietin.

Additionally, it includes an email from Sonnen which mirrors the fighter’s public explanation for his initial positive test. He admits his use of anastrozole and clomifene and states he took the banned substances as a treatment for weening himself of doctor-prescribed testosterone.

There is no correspondence from Sonnen related to his second positive test for HGH and recombinant human erythropoietin.

At a Q&A session for International Fight Week, UFC President Dana White said Sonnen (28-14-1 MMA, 7-6 UFC) is “laying low” and “doing his this thing” in his home state of Oregon. The fighter retired following news of his first failed test and was subsequently released from his FOX broadcasting contract in the wake of his second failure.

Check out the full NSAC document here.

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