Novitzky: USADA has begun ramping up UFC drug testing even more

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[Jopo]

If this "sport" can't survive without athletes having access to banned substances then let it die.

Fuck that.

If you need drugs to help your body recoop and have proper training camps then why not? These guys train 6 days a week all day of grueling exercise.

 

[Teppodama]

Fuck that.

If you need drugs to help your body recoop and have proper training camps then why not? These guys train 6 days a week all day of grueling exercise.

Maybe the expectations of what should be able to be accomplished by these athletes is unrealistic due to the effects of banned substances.

Maybe careers should be shorter
Maybe our expectations are too high
Maybe camps are too long
Maybe some people fight too often
Maybe there are too many events
Maybe some athletes have relatively shitty training
Maybe more athletes should stay in better shape year round
Maybe more athletes should fight in a more appropriate weight class.

There are alot of factors that should be looked at before PEDS becomes the panacea.

 

[Terry Noonan]

They must make a killing off this testing.

I wonder if they brided Dana for the contract.

 

[chinarice]

This line "Sometimes one or two of those needs to happen for everybody to open their eyes." does not sit well with me.

To me, it's like he is almost insinuating that they only make certain positive tests public, to show that the program works.

 

[KONE]

Novitzky is a nerd. He didn't even know weight cutting was a big part of combat sports. Probably never even watched MMA prior to being hired by the UFC.

Lol wish I was. He mentioned it not long after he was first hired. I'm also quite sure he was wearing a pocket protector at the time of his comments.

Of all the criticisms of USADA, Novitzky being a dork is my favorite one so far

This is why I love you m8

 

[JohnyBrabo]

Of all the criticisms of USADA, Novitzky being a dork is my favorite one so far

This is why I love you m8

LOL thanks mate. Jeff Novitzky is the guy who jocks pushed into lockers and gave swirlies to in high school. When they walked away he mumbled to himself "Wait til I grow up, I'll show you guys."

 

[KONE]

LOL thanks mate. Jeff Novitzky is the guy who jocks pushed into lockers and gave swirlies to in high school. When they walked away he mumbled to himself "Wait til I grow up, I'll show you guys."

God I bet he got excellent grades too

#FreeFrankMir

@Peteyandjia

 

[A Very Serious Cat]

Good. Plenty more to catch yet.

 

[JohnyBrabo]

Even if Just Bleeders don't get it, this is actually really good for the sport. Once all the fighters get it into their head that they will be caught if they juice they will stop doing it and not only will the playing field level out but also will less events be affected by short notice busts. This will be a very short time of painful adjustment on a way to a clean and legit sport.

How you figure? If I'm a murderer and fear of being put to death won't stop me from killing, why would a fighter be afraid of doping? Lol. Sport will never be clean guy, that's not the game. Nor is it the nature of humans, people will always take chances at getting away with something against the rules.

 

[The ScorpioN]

you two are implying people didnt demand a clean sport on these boards? Yes Sherdog represents a small percentage of the ufc fanbase but US sportsfans in general complain about fair competition all the time.

Really? Is that why 2 of US' biggest sports have internal testing, which might as well be no testing? With the most blatant abusers of all sports in the NFL? 6'1 300 pound shredded to the gill athletes who can give competition to Olympic sprinters... please.

No one cares about how clean the sports are.

 

[Deleted member 491001]

@dimspace just blew his wad

@Wadtucket

 

[LiveFreeorDie]

 

[Toco]

Haha, I thought Petey was being sarcastic with his first replies

 

[Toco]

Let's punch USADA out of MMA!

 

[ortizgnp]

Fuck that.

If you need drugs to help your body recoop and have proper training camps then why not? These guys train 6 days a week all day of grueling exercise.

This is a very good point and rarely talked about on here regarding ped use.

 

[Xaero]

With all these testing, MMA fighters will look like Kevin James or marathon runners in a few years.

 

[Darwinambrosius]

Novitsky is mad that he's the less attractive brother of Johnny Sins and while he's busy watching playing with Mark Hunt's urine, little brother Johnny is blowing wads on the best women in porn

 

[dim_]

This line "Sometimes one or two of those needs to happen for everybody to open their eyes." does not sit well with me.

To me, it's like he is almost insinuating that they only make certain positive tests public, to show that the program works.

No idea how you get that from that.


What hes saying, is people who thought it was ok to carry on doping, maybe they were too big to go down, the last few positives should convince them otherwise.

If anything hes saying the opposite of what you said

 

[Wadtucket]

@dimspace just blew his wad

Me too... me too.