Several Power Slap athletes in Nevada have been temporarily suspended by the Nevada Athletic Commission pending a full disciplinary hearing after testing positive for a variety of banned substances. Nevada Deputy Attorney General Joel Bekker listed out the complaints and the commission approved all suspensions extended until the resolution of the hearing.

The following Power Slap athletes were suspended after drug testing revealed the use of banned substances:

• T.J. Thomas, who participated in a slap fighting bout on March 9, tested positive for clomiphene, a hormone and metabolic modulator.
• Jay Rivera, who participated in a slap fighting bout on March 11, tested positive for GW-1516, sulfone, and sulfoxide, hormone and metabolic modulators.
• Chris Thomas, who participated in a slap fighting bout on March 11, tested positive for Buprenorphine, a narcotic, and its metabolite norbuprenorphine. Buprenorphine is used to treat opioid use disorder.
• Andrew Provost, who participated in a slap fighting bout on March 11, tested positive for Buprenorphine, a narcotic, and its metabolite norbuprenorphine.
• Isaih Quinones, who participated in a slap fighting bout on March 11, tested positive for Norandrosterone, drostanolone, tamoxifen, and boldenone, which are anabolic steroids. His “A” sample showed “exogenous origin of testosterone.”
• Frank Holland, who participated in a slap fighting bout on March 11, tested positive for phentermine, a stimulant prescribed for weight loss.

The commission unanimously approved the temporary suspensions until the full disciplinary hearing is held. Nevada Athletic Commission chairman Anthony Marnell reacted to the suspensions by jokingly asking if there was a “big bowl of performance-enhancing drugs down there somewhere.” He expressed surprise at the use of steroids in slap fighting bouts.

The Nevada Athletic Commission approved the regulation of slap fighting in 2022, with Power Slap serving as the main promotion and events typically held at the UFC APEX in Las Vegas. Former Nevada Commission chairman Stephen Cloobeck later expressed regret for his vote to approve slap fighting in the state, stating that he made a mistake.