Chael Sonnen and Wanderlei Silva will both be drug tested ahead of Bellator NYC, the New York State Athletic Commission (NYSAC) confirmed with MMA Fighting on Tuesday.
Per New York State Department of State spokesperson Laz Benitez, Sonnen and SIlva, both recently coming off lengthy doping suspensions, will underdog out-of-competition drug testing administered by a third-party agency. The cost of the tests will be “borne by the athlete being tested,” Benitez said via e-mail.
Bellator president Scott Coker said Tuesday on a media conference call that the tests are expected to return before the event at New York’s Madison Square Garden on June 24.