Pat Healy fails UFC 159 Post Fight Drug Test

Pat Healy Misses Out On $130,000 in Bonus Money Following Positive UFC 159 Drug Test

by John Haigh @JohnBJayHaigh

Following UFC 159 on April 27 at the Prudential Center in Newark, N.J. random drug test were carried out and Pat Healy’s came back positive for marijuana.

Healy quickly owned up to using the drug knowing it was a banned substance. The New Jersey Athletic Control Board handed Healy a 90-day suspension and changed the result of his third-round submission victory to a no contest, but that was not all that got changed.

Healy now misses out on both the submission of the night and fight of the night bonuses he had originally been awarded. The submission of the night has now been awarded to Bryan Caraway, who submitted Johnny Bedford.

“It’s known up front that checks are held until everyone passes the drug test,” “Brian Caraway get the SON now. Healy did himself dirty.” Confirmed UFC President Dana White via his twitter account.

The fight of the night bonus is not expected to be awarded to a different bout. Healy loses his cheque but Jim Miller will not. The standard penalty for a first-time offense when a fighter tests positive for marijuana in New Jersey is a 90-day suspension, and if the fighter was victorious, his bout is ruled a no contest, according to NJSACB officials. That was the penalty handed down to Healy, as this was his first offense.

Healy is not expected to be fined further.