Now that Combat Sports Anti-Doping (CSAD) has replaced USADA, does it seem to you that fewer fighters are being popped for PEDs?

[Leonard Haid]

I rarely hear about that anymore. Does his mean that fewer fighters are taking PEDs these days, that CSAD testing is sufficiently stringent, or could it mean that more fighters are getting away with it because CSAD is more lax than USADA was in testing? I don't hear about CSAD nearly as much as I did about USADA, which is a little odd. Thoughts?

 

[World eater]

Let’s see Adesanya’s titty this weekend before we make assumptions.

 

[JakePaulMMA]

Let’s see Adesanya’s titty this weekend before we make assumptions.

You CmSAD about it

 

[jx820]

It's probably a few things. The UFC learned a lot from their experience with USADA and they've probably changed some things for the better, and some for the worse.

I don't know their exact published policies let alone their unpublished ones, so I'm largely spit balling here.

I'd bet they exercised a lot more control in their new contract and there could be a hundred reasons for us hearing less about people getting popped. They could have changed how they communicate with the public about failed tests. There could be more limits on random testing (e.g. no 5 a.m. drop in during a weight cut). They could have a narrower scope of what they consider a PED. Tainted supplement may be treated differently. Fighters and their teams have certainly gotten better at beating harder drug tests.

 

[jeff7b9]

The objective was always the APPEARANCE of a clean sport.

USADA was a tool for the alphabet group sale.

This current thing is hired to be a band aid on a gunshot, their job is to not do their job and pretend they are doing their job. Great work if you can get it.

 

[Greyscale]

at this point UFC are so biased and geared toward promoting certain fighters that they would prefer not to have any anti-doping at all. After all, it's always easier not to have weigh-ins or PED control than having to help certain fighters avoid them.

 

[santiago]

Let’s see Adesanya’s titty this weekend before we make assumptions.

He only has one moob?

 

[santiago]

at this point UFC are so biased and geared toward promoting certain fighters that they would prefer not to have any anti-doping at all. After all, it's always easier not to have weigh-ins or PED control than having to help certain fighters avoid them.

Sure did cover up a lot for Picograms. Gotta think he has copies of Epstein and/or P Fruity videos and if it's not DW on one/some might be a Fertitta bro or both.

 

[Greyscale]

Sure did cover up a lot for Picograms. Gotta think he has copies of Epstein and/or P Fruity videos and if it's not DW on one/some might be a Fertitta bro or both.

Picograms wasn't the only instance. They also made sure Lesnar had been cleared for Hunt fight. And then there's this McGregor/USADA situation.

 

[World eater]

He only has one moob?

Yes, just the right one.