Category: Doping

Documenting Doping in Mixed Martial Arts

February 8, 2015

The below article was origimallnally published on February 8, 2015 and is updated frequently ____________________________________________________________ Elite level MMA has been under the microscope recently with unwanted drug scandals.  From Light Heavyweight Champion Jon Jones pre UFC 182 cocaine use to former Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva’s reported anabolic steroid use prior to UFC 183 the sport … More Documenting Doping in Mixed Martial Arts

UFC 183 Doping Scandal – Some Important Questions for the NSAC

February 4, 2015

(Update September, 2015) the State of Nevada profited a further $165,000 from this affair which was the amount Nick Diaz was fined for his marijuana infraction. (Update  August 14, 2015 – Anderson Silva’s fine came to $380,000) (Update February 4, 2015 – a few further developments worth noting.  Kevin Iole conducted an interview with the … More UFC 183 Doping Scandal – Some Important Questions for the NSAC

Did Zuffa Defame Cung Le and Will There Be Legal Fallout?

October 22, 2014

Update October 24, 2014 – This week UFC Executive Lawrence Epstein provided an interview addressing the situation justifying their actions stating “we’re not in the drug testing business“.  This quote, if anything, does not help the UFC’s position but in fact highlights the need of why the organization should have received medical advice before going … More Did Zuffa Defame Cung Le and Will There Be Legal Fallout?

How Not To Draft a Drug Testing Policy in Combat Sports

July 20, 2014

Although Performance Enhancing Drug testing has much room for improvement in the world of Combat Sports one thing is clear, the current landscape with more frequent testing including occasional out of competition testing is far improved from from the sport’s earlier years. Yesterday, Mixed Martial Arts legend Enson Inoue provided a glimpse into the history of … More How Not To Draft a Drug Testing Policy in Combat Sports

No Out of Competition Drug Tests For UFC 174 According to BCAC

May 30, 2014

(Update – July 11, 2014 – The BCAC has changed their position and did indeed implement an out of competition test prior to UFC 174 on Bagautinov) _____________________________________________________ UFC 174 will be the promotion’s first event regulated under the newly formed Office of the British Columbia Athletic Commissioner. With the big show coming to town … More No Out of Competition Drug Tests For UFC 174 According to BCAC

BC Athletic Commission Releases TUE And Anti Doping Policies; Bans TRT TUE’s

May 15, 2014

The Office of the BC Athletic Commissioner has released their long awaited anti Doping Policy and Therapeutic Use Exemption policy for Performance Enhancing Drugs. You can find a full copy of the policies here: BCAC Anti Doping Policy BCAC TUE Policy Section 21 of the BC Minister’s Athletic Commissioner Regulations adopted the WADA Prohibited List … More BC Athletic Commission Releases TUE And Anti Doping Policies; Bans TRT TUE’s

Maryland Athletic Commission Takes Advantage of Zuffa PED Test Funding Offer

April 4, 2014

In a positive step towards cleaning up doping in MMA, the Maryland Athletic Commission appears to have taken advantage of Zuffa’s offer to pay for enhanced PED testing.  BloodyElbow reports that “UFC light heavyweight Jon Jones recently revealed that he is currently undergoing random blood and urine tests under the watch of the Maryland State Athletic Commission … More Maryland Athletic Commission Takes Advantage of Zuffa PED Test Funding Offer

How (and why) Athletic Commissions Can Clean Up PED Abuse in MMA

March 28, 2014

_________________________ At this week’s Canadian Bar Association combat sports legal conference  I asked the UFC’s lawyer, Michael Mersch, whether Zuffa has any plans to conduct regular, random, out of competition PED testing for their contracted fighters.  In short his answer was no however the details of his reply give good insight that, should a lawsuit … More How (and why) Athletic Commissions Can Clean Up PED Abuse in MMA

Cleaning Up PED’s in Combat Sports – Perhaps Science Has the Answer

March 19, 2014

Research was presented at a meeting of the American Chemical Society this week with an apparent breakthrough in PED testing noting that a new method has been identified which “is a thousand times more sensitive to performance enhancing drugs“. The new method is apparently commercially viable, inexpensive and can identify various PED’s up to two … More Cleaning Up PED’s in Combat Sports – Perhaps Science Has the Answer