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By: Jamie Penick, MMATorch Editor-in-Chief
Chael Sonnen getting himself caught in a lie is nothing new these days. Starting with denying the Lance Armstrong comments he made last summer in an interview with ESPN's Jim Rome, despite Rome having the audio of him making those comments, Sonnen has continued to prove himself to be a habitual liar.
One of the bigger lies he's attempted to perpetuate since his hearing with the California State Athletic Commission is that he had gotten approval for Testosterone Replacement Therapy from Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Keith Kizer. Kizer immediately stated to multiple outlets that not only was that not true, but that he had never had a conversation with Sonnen about anything.
Despite this, Sonnen again tried to deflect the issue with the NSAC on last week's episode of ESPN2's MMA Live. Sonnen stated that Kizer was simply abiding by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) in not revealing anything about Sonnen's protected medical information. However, Kizer has rebutted Sonnen yet again, in an email response to David Bixenspan at CagesideSeats.com.
"HIPPA [sic] does not apply to the NSAC as we are not a medical provider," wrote Kizer. "I have never spoken with Mr. Sonnen on any matter. He has informed me that he wants to fly to Las Vegas and explain to me why he thought he had the OK to use TRT in Nevada. Senior Deputy Attorney General David Newton and I are awaiting him proposing a date for such a meeting."
With that said, this is not likely to be cleared up until after Sonnen returns with his contract being "frozen" this week by the UFC. Still, there are still hurdles Sonnen will need to overcome in regards to his testosterone use before he's seen in the Octagon again.
Penick's Analysis: Sonnen's a pathological liar. It's just clear that the man has an issue with the truth, and it seems he'll build lies upon lies at this point, and it's now continuing to bite him in a big way. This road is far from over for Sonnen, and if he's going to fight again, while continuing to need testosterone treatment, he'll need to go through all channels to get it cleared. But that still may not help him when he's consistently spewed mis-truths about one of the heads of a state athletic commission.
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Jamie Penick, editor-in-chief
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