Ken Shamrock, Kevin 'Kimbo Slice' Ferguson fail Bellator 149 drug tests

Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson

Bellator 149 headliners Ken Shamrock and Kevin “Kimbo Slice” Ferguson have both failed drug tests, a spokesperson for the Texas Combative Sports commission today confirmed to MMAjunkie.

The positive tests are believed to have come back this past week, according to Susan Stanford of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, which oversees the commission.

MMAFighting.com was first to report the dual failures. It’s unknown for what substance Shamrock and Slice tested positive, and attempts to reach their respective reps were unsuccessful.

A Bellator official told MMAjunkie the promotion has yet to be officially notified by commission of the positive tests and doesn’t know what, if any, substances for which the fighters tested positive, declining further comment.

Bellator 149 took place Feb. 19 at Houston’s Toyota Center. The event’s main card aired live on Spike following prelims on MMAjunkie.

In Bellator 149’s main event, Shamrock (28-17-2 MMA, 0-2 BMMA) was stopped by strikes in the first round by fellow UFC Hall of Famer Royce Gracie (15-2-3 MMA, 1-0 BMMA). Shamrock subsequently filed a complaint to overturn the bout’s result, arguing a missed foul by the referee rendered him incapable of properly defending himself. That appeal is still pending.

Slice (6-2 MMA, 2-0 BMMA), meanwhile, won a labored third-round TKO over fellow former street fighter Dhafir “Dada 5000” Harris (2-1 MMA, 0-1 BMMA), who subsequently collapsed and later suffered renal failure due to dehydration.

The commission currently is in the process of filing a complaint against Shamrock and Slice, Stanford said. The fighters are also administratively suspended for 90 days, according to a regulatory source with access to the Association of Boxing Commission’s database, who requested anonymity because he wasn’t publicly authorized to discuss the case.

Shamrock tested positive for a trio of steroids – norandrosterone, noretiocholanolone and stanozolol – in 2009 following a submission win in a regional promotion. In a 2014 interview with Inside MMA, he admitted to using steroids throughout his career and outlined a plan to curtail the use of banned substances.

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