The speculation is over. Strikeforce heavyweight champion, Alistair “the Demolition Man” Overeem, has passed his drug test.

Leading up to his bout with Brett Rogers last week, many in the MMA community were looking forward to the test results as much as the fight itself. With long standing rumors of Overeem’s use of performance enhancing drugs, the Dutch striker’s career and reputation were seemingly on the line. Throughout the ordeal, “the Demolition Man” has attributed his muscle mass to changes in his diet and workout routine.

The Missouri Office of Athletics, which oversaw last Saturday’s event, screens competitors at random, which left the possibility that Overeem would be overlooked. Additionally, their results remain confidential unless disciplinary action is required.

To avoid any controversy, Strikeforce CEO, Scott Coker, decided to conduct additional, independent testing of all its participants.

“When the commission here said they’d only be random testing, I didn’t want there to be an ounce of doubt and have all these critics say, ‘Ah, Alistair didn’t get tested, Feijao didn’t get tested.’”

Now that Overeem has been cleared, sellers of horse meat everywhere can look forward to increased revenue.

(Source: Sherdog)