10 Most Shocking UFC Drug Failures

7. Ben Rothwell

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zv9Mz48Gv8A Another TRT failure. Aren't you glad that this stuff is gone? And just why did Rothwell, just 31 years old at the time (August 2013) even need the treatment? Who knows. "Big" Ben Rothwell is probably one of the luckier guys on this list, if only because, despite testing positive for elevated testosterone, he got to keep his win over Brandon Vera from August 2013, mainly due to the fact that Wisconsin's athletic commission, well, sucks. Rothwell had been given a permission to be on TRT by the Wisconsin Department of Safety and Professional Services - a blanket organization that handles licenses for multiple professions including barbers, funeral directors, and massage therapists. Seems like a finally tuned sports commission, right? After testing for elevated levels post-fight, which would have seen the win changed to a no contest in most areas (including Wisconsin, actually - had he not had permission to be on the treatment, which is an odd exception), the WDSPS opted to give Rothwell an administrative warning - something which, as far as we can tell, means nothing. In fact, Rothwell still has a license - two in fact - in Wisconsin, for Union Grove and Kenosha, both valid til August 30th, 2014. This situation was such a spectacular failure that the UFC opted to step in and suspend Rothwell on their own, for a nine month period.