Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Carina Damm Becomes First Female MMA Fighter to Test Positive for Steroids



Carina Damm Becomes First Female MMA Fighter to Test Positive for Steroids
Posted May 17th 2008 8:18AM by Michael David Smith
Filed under: Fighting, PEDs, MMA, MMA/Boxing

Carina Damm, a Brazilian who is one of the world's most famous female mixed martial arts fighters, has tested positive for steroids.

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.

full story here:
http://sports.aol.com/fanhouse/2008/05/17/carina-damm-becomes-first-female-mma-fighter-to-test-positive-fo/
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