Would-be Affliction headliner Josh Barnett’s “B” sample also positive for anabolic steroid

By MMAEdition on Jul 31, 2009 with Comments 0

Josh Barnett, the would-be “Affliction: Trilogy” headliner who was denied a license for the fight because of a failed drug test, wasn’t cleared of any wrongdoing by his “B” sample.

In an email to MMAjunkie.com, a California State Athletic Commission representative confirmed the sample tested positive for a metabolite of the anabolic steroid Drostanolone.

The initial sample, which forced Barnett out of a scheduled and hugely anticipated Aug. 1 bout with Fedor Emelianenko, detected the same drug.