Does Bellator Really Not Drug Test?

[Pacemaker Joe]

Bellator is subject to whatever tests the commission asks for. But Bellator can also choose which commissions to fight under, and it's fairly well known that some are hardasses about testing (CA and NV), and some don't give a fuck (reserves, Ontario, etc). They can also keep guys they know are dirty from places where they know there's decent testing. Most states do no random testing, and the ones that do some, like NV and CA, don't do a lot.

So it's not accurate to say that there's no testing at Bellator events, but if you get caught at one, it's because you're an idiot or extremely unlucky.

 

[JonesBones]

If anything, all these guys popping makes the UFC look great because it shows they're committed to cleaning up the sport. Only an idiot would think that UFC fighters are more juiced than other athletes. The major difference is that UFC is testing more often and more thoroughly than anyone else.

Well generally to a casual sports fan the sport who has the most people popping are thought to have the biggest problem. They have the most cases.

Why is a bush league like the UFC have stricter standards than real sports? Ya, Jones, Lesnar, Anderson popping. Makes the sport look great. lol.

 

[JonesBones]

I always cry when I go to court as a bar admitted smartass.

Work on your putdowns, you’re not as smart as you think you are, kid.

Wow! a lawyer. You are truly intellectually elite. The CPA is as hard to pass. Chuck Liddel and Bethe Correia have their CPA. That is your level. shut up man, you arent even on the level of a computer science degree. a fuckin progammer.

 

[JonesBones]

What was the intended effect?

To make the sport look clean. And having all these people pop does not make it look clean. When's the last time a big name NBA player was busted? Or a group of them. Name them. If NBA brought in USADA and guys like Lebron and Curry failed. lol. That would make the sport look good? lol

 

[lukeuidswords]

I always cry when I go to court as a bar admitted smartass.

Work on your putdowns, you’re not as smart as you think you are, kid.

Stop crying

 

[thobra]

They do drug tests at fightnight, but no random tests, so it is much easier to get rid of the drugs And not be caught.

 

[leto1776]

There was pretty much no testing when Rebney ran the show. Coker is slowly but surely legitimizing many different aspects of Bellator.

There is no more or less testing under Scott than when Bjorn ran the show. Like every other mma organization in the U.S. not named UFC, they leave the testing up to the AC they are promoting their event under.

 

[turbotime]

To make the sport look clean. And having all these people pop does not make it look clean. When's the last time a big name NBA player was busted? Or a group of them. Name them. If NBA brought in USADA and guys like Lebron and Curry failed. lol. That would make the sport look good? lol

NBA is for bored husbands.

 

[FrankieNYC]

There is no more or less testing under Scott than when Bjorn ran the show. Like every other mma organization in the U.S. not named UFC, they leave the testing up to the AC they are promoting their event under.

Agreed
If anything it was more "legit" under Bjorn, because he wasn't rushing to sign guys like Dada & bring in the senior circuit. He was trying to build from a point of prospects & a format.

 

[TrueBias]

You're the one doing the short term thinking in this scenario

Drug cheating will be less prevalent in an organization where drug testing is strict when people start popping left and right.

Or.

Fighters will tire of their silly testing requirements. SHIT, they already are tired of it, cheaters AND naturals.

If Bellator continues putting on awesome fights and have less cancellations, where the fuck do you think the fans, US, are gonna go?

 

[leto1776]

Or.

Fighters will tire of their silly testing requirements. SHIT, they already are tired of it, cheaters AND naturals.

If Bellator continues putting on awesome fights and have less cancellations, where the fuck do you think the fans, US, are gonna go?

Obviously not to Bellator, as shown by their crappy ratings event after event.

 

[dim_]

they're tested by the commission, a way easier drug testing than USADA, thank god. now, I don't know if it has out of competition testing or not. the UFC used to since 2013 or something. but bellator, not sure @dimspace

they do some out of competition testing, mainly for high profile cards.

but its the phone up the fighter, say "can you attend quest diagnostics tomorrow at 3pm to provide a sample" type testing

 

[AGEZ909]

There is no more or less testing under Scott than when Bjorn ran the show. Like every other mma organization in the U.S. not named UFC, they leave the testing up to the AC they are promoting their event under.

Serious question, did Rebney add drug testing stipulations to contracts the way Coker did?

 

[MessiJAH]

Neither does the UFC or USADA or any commision in name of the UFC. All the testing is fake. When guys fail, it's just to trick people that it's real or to fuck a fighter over on the UFCs command.

 

[dim_]

Or.

Fighters will tire of their silly testing requirements. SHIT, they already are tired of it, cheaters AND naturals.

If Bellator continues putting on awesome fights and have less cancellations, where the fuck do you think the fans, US, are gonna go?

its been two years. bellators cards have not got any better and their ratings are no better.

 

[dim_]

UFC requires and pays for the USADA test. USADA is the contractor. Therefore UFC drug tests.

Smartass.

actually usada are the "administrator" of the whole program so usada test, not ufc

 

[TrueBias]

Obviously not to Bellator, as shown by their crappy ratings event after event.

Please.

Its no surprise im watching bellator now than i did years ago. On top of my experience, you have the fighters themselves going over there. Now we got a HW "tournament" that well all tune into.

Frankly, if it gets the fighters back in there to fight at a good caliber, im all for whatever the fuck they take.

 

[TrueBias]

its been two years. bellators cards have not got any better and their ratings are no better.

And UFC ratings have plummeted.

Make no mistake, Bellator is looking better than they have in previous years. Fuck, i didnt even know they had been arou d this long and now we have a mir v fedor matchup? Color me hard.

 

[dim_]

the joke is on you because I doubt they wanted to "clean" up the sport. it doesn't make any sense from a promoter standpoint, it makes the fights less exciting, in turn they sell less, less people want to watch it and all that. and like dana and lorenzo are such ethical people. what happened is that they saw a golden opportunity to inflate the UFC's price to make a killer sale. and they did it and also signed reebok to help them with that, to make the UFC more "professional". and boom, 4 billion

because bringing usada in is the first step.

then you go for full wada signatory status, then you join sportaccord

that gives you a seat at the top table which is ultimately where lorenzo and frank wanted to be

they were looking down the line at sportaccord membership and with it a voice when it comes to the inclusion of MMA in the olympics

it was all political, it was all about Frank and Lorenzo going up in the world.

(sportaccord is a body of all the leaders in various sports around the world. its invite only and you have to be wada compliant to get in. SA have strong IOC links and actually have a voice as far as WADA goes when it comes to olympic applicants - its sportaccord that blocked IMAAF from getting to the top table)

 

[TrueBias]

actually usada are the "administrator" of the whole program so usada test, not ufc

You guys have a hard on for semantics.

UFC had shittier, i mean, stricter drug testing. Period.