How would you handle PED and weight cut problem?

1st offence PED one year suspension? 2nd banned from competition? Weight over, irrespective of how much, 30% of purse. 2nd weight over, change of weight class for 1 year? Phone Post 3.0

would be evil, but allow no weight cutting at all, when random drug tests are issued, weight is taken too. u fight at your natural in-training weight

ok i wouldnt do that, but its a crazy idea

Drug, use drop their contract.

Cut all the weight you want. Not only a badge of honor, it shows tremendous dedication and sacrifice.

I don't think weight cutting is the issue. The guys missing weight aren't properly controlling their diet at some level. Some are worse than others about it.

I would reinstate TRT use for fighters that legitimately NEED the medical treatment. Fine & suspend for offenders. 3 strikes & you are out forever. Same goes for weed & coke.

As for weight, if you sign the contract, make the weight. Fine them if they miss, if they miss 3 times, ban them from that weigh class ... they must move up ... unless they can make the weight on a specified date "out of contest" to prove they can do it. If not, permanently up a class. Phone Post 3.0

well, i'm glad to see people discussing both of these issues together....  

 

-for the drug test, i would make it extremely easy for the athletes to get TRT exemptions, thereby allowing them to be in the upper range of normal testosterone levels, and to use under a doctors care.  this would also discourage the use of other banned substances...  why cheat when you can be legally enhanced?  i'd go with a 1 year, 2 year and lifetime ban for subsequent test failures.

 

-i would keep the weigh-ins the same, as in the day ahead of the fight.  i don't care what they cut, as long as they make weight and perform.  but if they miss weight, i would allow their opponent to refuse to fight them, and they would lose all the show money.  or they could choose to fight, but the fighter who missed weight would forfeit helf their purse to the opponent who made weight....  <with that being said, i'd also like to add a few more weight divisions, so hopefully the gap in wieght wouldn't be so broad, as well......  

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I don't think weight cutting is the issue. The guys missing weight aren't properly controlling their diet at some level. Some are worse than others about it.



honestly, i think part of the issue is the increased PED test.  not only the concern about diuretcs, but anti-estrogens, etc...

go back to testing urine only after the fight.

Looking at this weekends weighins, where 3 guys missed it, I believe its an issue. Phone Post 3.0

miss weight u have to move up a weight class.Caught with PEDs lifetime ban

PED's 1 strike, whatever the AC wants to issue as punishment... fine, pop again done.

My reason is because PEDs make it that you have to do them to compete at the same level and you have to damage your body to do it. I don't want kids having to do this to compete at the highest level.

Illegals drugs, only a same day test to see if you are under the influence for the fight, other than that who cares? The recent situation with Jones/Diaz shows that people are better off doing coke because it leaves the system so much faster.

Weight is easy same day weigh-ins, done. Only morons will cut too aggressively and miss weight and the current punishment is fine.

PED's = 1st time banned for two years and lose all purse. 2nd time, banned for life and lose all purse.

Miss Weight = Opponent gets 30% of purse for every 1lb over. No 'Woodley Mercy' allowed. Phone Post 3.0

Nosaj - PED's 1 strike, whatever the AC wants to issue as punishment... fine, pop again done.

My reason is because PEDs make it that you have to do them to compete at the same level and you have to damage your body to do it. I don't want kids having to do this to compete at the highest level.

Illegals drugs, only a same day test to see if you are under the influence for the fight, other than that who cares? The recent situation with Jones/Diaz shows that people are better off doing coke because it leaves the system so much faster.

Weight is easy same day weigh-ins, done. Only morons will cut too aggressively and miss weight and the current punishment is fine.


why do you act like your concern is for kids when PEDs are concerned, but don't share that sentiment with coke/weed?