Carina Damm (9-3) — one of newest female stars signed to an Elite XC contract — has tested positive for the steroid Nandrolone and has been suspended for one year and fined $2,500 by the California State Athletic Commision (CSAC).
Damm recently inked a three-fight deal with Elite XC.
This failed test comes from a post fight screening performed after her second round submission win over Sophie Bagherdai at Fatal Femmes Fighting 4: “Call of the Wild” on April 3.
She is a solid jiu-jitsu player who boasts five career submission wins.
Nandrolone is the same steroid for which then UFC Lightweight Champion Sean Sherk tested positive for after his UFC 73: “Stacked” win over Hermes Franca back in July 2007.
There has been lots of talk about natural levels of Nandrolone being higher in professional athletes than the average Joe (or Jane) and that the range of 2ng/ml – 6ng/ml is, in some cases, not accurate. That’s all up for debate.
Sherk’s positive test showed the level of Nandrolone in his system to be at 12ng/ml. That’s relatively close to the textbook natural level. His case had some room for argument … maybe.
Damm’s, however, does not. She showed a level of 37.9 ng/ml, which is off the charts.
She appears to be pretty talented, and it’s a shame for a gifted athlete to waste that talent by cheating. She’ll be eligible to fight again on April 3, 2009.
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DUN DUN DUN.
(ugh.. 1st)
Carina Damm….well damn.
LO motha F@#*in L…
Dude your post got me by surprise cuz b4 I read it I had just finished saying to one of my co-workers Carina Damm Dammit..
This is such a tragedy…….the last thing I’d expect is a female MMA fighter testing positive for steroids. And what really grinds my gears is that she her test results put sherk’s results to shame…..who would a thought…….
…forget the steroids, wtf is up with her forehead?! you can land a plane on that thing. (note to carina: please dont hunt me down n beat d bejeezus outta me…)
Bummer. I like MMA Barbie. She is pretty and kicks butt. She fought a lot in Bodog Fights. Has a cool style, and stays active. Very disappointing to see her test positive for steroids. Specially at those levels.
I liked the mma barbie as well. That picture does her no justice because she is actually pretty hot, and has some really Nasty Muy Tai….What a Shame, I liked her a lot!
get BJ to give her a call
He did say he would confront ALL fighters who cheat. lol
Isnt that Sean Sherks girl friend???
Yeah, maybe the share an STS- Sexually Transmitted Steroid. May be if she bitches and cries she will get her suspension cut in half too.
“Damm Your Dead” hehehe i mean your hot!
Actually, they didn’t even have to test her urine. They knew she was positive when she gave her sample standing up.
hahaha good one
LMFAO!!!! That was harsh. Funny. But harsh.
her head is almost as big as titos
thats a really high level. what the f*ck was she using, horse steroids?!?!?!
ha i just saw her beat some ass like 2 weeks ago and dave strassers show it was fucking sweet
ha i just saw her beat the shit outta this girl like 2 weeks ago and it was awesome 1 punch and one knee and she was done
whoops
wieners?
This is just stupid!!!! How do these fighters think there gonna pass there tests? I dont feel sorry for cheaters… espacially when they have the talent without steroids..
disgusting.
steroids, baby!!!
EVERYONE should just take steroids! i’m sick and tired of hearing…. he was positive…she is positive… blah blah blah BLAH BLAH and BLAH!!!!!
take steroids!!!!! damm, you people.. too much drama!! then again, WE ALL LOVE IT!! haha.
enjoy your shrinked balls. roids are for pussies and bitches who don’t wanna go through hard work without it and that’s heart. roiders are often depressed and angry cuz they stupid in the head don’t realized they’re raged on hormones. They always think “I’m better than you and you’re nothin to me.” blah blah blah.
so thats what happend!! HER BALLS SHRUNK…. makes sooo much sense now.
too bad it couldn’t shrink her FORHEAD
look at that forehead.
look at that forehead? That is you comment on this article?
Anyway does anyone know if liquid masterdrol tests positive for steroid tests? I a really like this product, increases my bench by 30 pounds right when i take it. My first fight is coming up in 2 months and don’t want to get busted
damn, if you take that wig off, she’ll look like “robo-cop.” …”Murphy, is that really you?” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
At the end of the day most serious athletes are some some kind of steroids but they just know how to cycle it. She just didn’t leave enough time to come of the Deca since it stays in the system for a very long time.
Enlarged clitoris anyone? Thoughts of the crying game come to mind while being manhandled by a woman of this caliber.
Not shocking at all.
It won’t become as common as in male fighters ever
but it’ll still grow as many want short cuts to KOs.
I’m so tired of the claims that Sherk didn’t cheat because he only got caught with a Nandrolone level of 12, so he must just be a beast who’s crazy training ethic causes him to naturally produce these levels.
BULLSH1T!!!!
Here is a quote from an interview with Kieth Kizer of the Nevada State Athletic Commission on fighters who test positive with only slightly elevated levels…
” That’s what makes some of these cases like the [Royce] Gracie case so strange to be such a high level. When we’ve busted people for Nandrolone, their levels have been closer to Sean Sherk’s level than to Royce’s level because arguably, I’m not speaking for Sean, that’s not our case, but arguably in some of the cases we’ve had it looks like the fighter just missed it by two days. Had he stopped taking steroids two days earlier, he would have gotten away with it.”
Cheaters suck!