The California Althetic Commission recently revealed that Josh Barnett's B-sample came back positive for 2a-methyl-5a-androstan-3a-ol-17-one -- a metabolite of Drostanolone which is an illegal anabolic steroid.

Barnett has yet to publicly address the issue as of today but is likely facing a lengthy suspension by the commission. Suspensions by U.S. commissions, however, hold no jurisdiction in Japan and reports out of the the large island have Barnett putting the finishing touches on a deal with Sengoku to appear on the Japanese promotions' Sengoku 11 fight card in November.  

"We are planning to have [Barnett] on our Nov. 7 card," World Victory Road Director Takahiro Kokuho told Sherdog.com. "We didn't have him in contract, but we had a conversation with him about his return in November. He will be in Japan next week, so we'll be speaking with him just before his Inoki Genome Federation appearance."

Kokuho also stated that he will have Barnett drug tested before any appearances for the promotion should the two sides reach a deal.

"If Josh Barnett gets caught in our doping control tests, we absolutely must deal with it," Kokuho said. "We will be testing through our commission, along with the Japan Anti-Doping Agency, as well as the World Anti-Doping Agency. We are using the same anti-doping control agency as the Olympics. If a fighter is caught doping in our event, since we are in cooperation with JADA and WADA, it is our responsibility to make sure these findings are dispatched from us to the world."