Damm, who has been nicknamed "Beauty But The Beast" and "MMA Barbie," was found to have a nandralone count of 37.9 nanograms per milliliter -- or nearly 20 times the permissible threshold of 2 ng/ml -- after her 11-second knockout win over Lashonda Knox on April 3 in Los Angeles.
The California State Athletic Commission said Damm is the first female athlete to test positive for steroids in California, and she is believed to be the first female MMA fighter to test positive for steroids anywhere. She was fined $2,500 and suspended from sanctioned MMA fighting for one year.
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Reader Comments ( Page 1 of 1)
1. i train in the martial arts and i also train in mixed martial arts as well...she really dosen't need that i saw a t.v. special about her sometime ago she has great talent but steroids? why am still a fan of hers but that part hurt i hope she learns from this it's not wise to cheat when you really don't need too...osh sensei kenneth from brooklyn newyork
Posted at 9:42AM on May 17th 2008 by kenneth scarborough
2. Ban Damm for 3 years..........then punch her in the face and knock her teeth out.....Biatch
Posted at 11:42AM on May 17th 2008 by faygirl
3. Breast implant would have been a bad idea so she went for steroid which is very very widly used , football, baseball wrestling the worse of them
Posted at 11:44AM on May 17th 2008 by JOEL
4. They are not learning a lesson ! What an idiot she is, after all the steroid controversey over baseball, and Marion Jones. I guess she thought she had special privileges beefing up like a fake instead of working hard for the beef ! She needs to be fined and suspended...now see how she likes not competing for a year !!
Posted at 11:53AM on May 17th 2008 by David
5. Well here we go again I think the issue of steroids are being blowing out of proportion.I think more emphasis needs to be on drugs like cocaine crack ,if you don't have God given talent steroids are not going to help you that much anyway.There is a witch hunt out now I think there should be more focus on the economy.
Posted at 11:54AM on May 17th 2008 by Ron Jones
6. A 6 month prison term is what Marian Jones got, so why isn't she going to prison...
Posted at 12:40PM on May 17th 2008 by Randolph J.
7. Anybody that chooses fighting to make a living is an IDIOT!!!
Posted at 12:54PM on May 17th 2008 by David
8. Carina....ya took a chance with the roids...and lost and now have to pay the price.....the tests are getting better and ya lost.....ya live and learn....oh well.....back to the gym..............
Posted at 1:07PM on May 17th 2008 by bruce
9. What ever happened to god given talent and hard work?
Nothing is real nowadays, fake body enhancements, fake atheletic ability, photoshop..the list goes on
and on
Posted at 1:26PM on May 17th 2008 by susan
10. What ever happened to winning fair? What are we teaching our kids? It's okay to take drugs to give us the edge over our competition. How about training harder and smarter and not cutting corners. These athletes that take steriods are pathetic and have serious issues with themselves.
Posted at 1:27PM on May 17th 2008 by coastiejon1999
11. this fighting crap is such a joke.....honestly anyone who would watch or compete in this violent, idiotic,and IQ under 50 sort of sport hasn't fully evolved yet....no mateer how many people die it still goes on....it should be banned forever....i guess the ones thst are still living after participating in this hideous type of event have been hit too many times already to fully understand how dangerous it is.........come on people evolve already
jeff
Posted at 1:29PM on May 17th 2008 by jeff
12. Is this really a surprise?
Posted at 1:53PM on May 17th 2008 by Dean
13. I'm really blown away by the stupidity of people in these competitions. It's almost certain that they're going to be tested for some kind of performance enhancing drug and they take the chance anyway. She might have had a chance at the gold or silver before the steroids. But now there's nothing but shame and loss of what she had already gained. What a way to learn a lesson.
Posted at 2:35PM on May 17th 2008 by laiconna
14. Quick results Breeds greed and Fame
Posted at 3:33PM on May 17th 2008 by Keri