So I've been thinking, do 6 month suspensions even mean anything? Especially inside the UFC? I mean when NSAC or CSAC issue a suspension like that is it basically just a slap on the wrist? I mean 90% of the time most UFC fighters don't even have a fight materialize within 6 months of their last fight. Is it just a mundane warning saying don't do that again?
Are 6 month suspensions jokes?
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I would agree, although a few fighters have come back and fought within a few months of their previous fights. Maybe it's more of a "shame" game than an actual suspension.
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starting pitchers get 5 game suspensions
Their start only gets moved back one day.
Their start only gets moved back one day.
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It's more of a warning than a joke. If they get caught again they get a full year, so I wouldn't call it a joke. There should be harsher penalties for cheatIng tho. 6 months is not enough.
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^^^This. Over the past 4-5 years it sure seems as if not many UFC fighters are getting more than 2 fights a year. If the sanctioning bodies really wanted to add teeth to 6 month suspensions the fines would increase (maybe even fine the promoter in order for them to take it more seriously) and put a training with a team ban for half the suspension time.
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90% of the time Sherdoggers pull stats completely out of their asses. I chose a random UFC event (UFC 134), and 14 out of 24 fighters on the card did not have a fight within 6 months of that card. Majority, yes, but 90 percent? At least TRY to sound plausible! Of course, I only checked one card at random, so feel free to prove me wrong. I'm 90% certain that i did more research on that stat that you did, though.
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What's wrong with a 6 month suspension? Think of it like a one-game suspension in football. You don't have to completely derail someone's career to adequately punish them.
Overeem fans/nuthuggers will tell you that he never actually got caught with a banned substance in his body, so losing one fight probably seems right to them.
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yea 6 month suspension is nothing lmao, i would just spend all that time training as usual
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It only hurts the small time fighters who fight more frequently. That suspension doesn't mean anything to someone who only fights twice a year.
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A six month suspension is barely a punishment at all, but I'm guessing the guys that get that punishment are first time offenders who also admit to the usage and make a deal instead of trying to fight it like Overeem, Sonnen, and Diaz did.
Some guys fight three or four times a year but the majority of the upper tier only seem to fight twice or sometimes even once a year.
If it's something like pot or Xanax than I think even six months is too much. PEDs should be a year minimum for a first time offender and two years every time after that.
Some guys fight three or four times a year but the majority of the upper tier only seem to fight twice or sometimes even once a year.
If it's something like pot or Xanax than I think even six months is too much. PEDs should be a year minimum for a first time offender and two years every time after that.
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There's a big difference between juicing to win a race or score more points and juicing to help you beat the hell out of another person.
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I agree. Unless the consequences strike fear into the person who is cheating there really isn't any reason for them to stop.
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its a slap on the wrist
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Team sports usually suspend athletes for a specific number of games/events and since they have a set schedule the suspension can have a big impact compared to mma & boxing suspensions.
Most other individual sports follow the IOC rules which are much tougher, generally a 1 or 2 year suspension.
