September 11th, 2009 - The Oregon State Athletic Commission announced today that the Mixed Martial Arts competitors that participated in the August 29th, 2009 Ultimate Fighting Championship event conducted at the Rose Garden Arena in Portland, all tested negative for both drugs of abuse and performance enhancing drugs.

The following fighters were required to provide testing samples for drug screening

at the completion of their fight:
Randy Couture (Main Event)
Todd Duffee
Evan Dunham
Chris Leben (Pre-Event/Post-Fight)
Antonio Nogueira (Main Event)
Aaron Simpson

The Oregon State Athletic Commission appreciates the cooperation of the competitors and the Ultimate Fighting Championship in their compliance with our drug screening procedures.

Visit our website at: http://www.oregon.gov/OSP/GAMING/b_w_welcome.shtml