Athletic commissions do not currently employ the most sophisticated testing available. Tests such as the Carbon Isotope Ratio test, the most effective deterrent of exogenous testosterone usage, is not currently utilized due to its high cost. There is a reason Vitor Belfort did not get caught when he was illegally using testosterone. In 2012, VADA busted boxer Lamont Peterson for illegally using testosterone. When asked point blank if the NSAC would have caught Lemont Peterson, Keith Kizer admitted, “Probably not from the facts that I know.” Peterson’s T/E Ratio was 3.77 to 1, while the NSAC has a 6 to 1 ratio.
Kizer went on to say, “My understanding is that his level was 3.77 to 1… and I don’t know if that was a purposeful attempt to conceal [his use] by keeping it under 4 to 1 or not. That’s a question for someone else and not for me. But regardless, the CIR was able to catch it without the level being high.”
What he is essentially saying is “I don’t know if the fighter was trying to cheat, but if he was, we wouldn’t have caught him.” If that isn’t a complete indictment of your testing, I don’t know what is.
For the sake of argument, let's stay, hypothetically:
1. Every freaking athete in every sport from HS football (heck Jr HS football) to Women's synchronize swimming, from AAU to the Olympics, table tennis to curling is on some kind of PEDs.
2. Every owner, judge, official, fan, parent, is on some kind of PED (recreational stuff, mainly).
3. Only some people get caught.
4. None of the officials are tested and the loudest ones are probably doing 'cain in their limos.
What is the freaking point of testing, spending all this money to send a testing lab's kids to college.
It's POINTLESS and hypocritical.
I'll stipulate that Dana White is not on anything but cake and beer, and maybe cheese. So he can stand alone and fuss if he wants to.
Random pee tests would catch a lot more people. It would most likely catch EPO users since a normal dose is out of the body in 3-4 days. Even if they tested it at fights, no one would get busted since they could stop taking it a few days out.
But Olympic/WADA testing doesn't use the Carbon Isotope test unless someone exceeds the 4:1 ratio. They wouldn't have caught Lamont Peterson either.
improve testing and all you do is make ped usage affordable only to the top 5%. Which would actually be a less fair environment. It will give the top guys an even bigger advantage.
improve testing and all you do is make ped usage affordable only to the top 5%. Which would actually be a less fair environment. It will give the top guys an even bigger advantage.
right now it's affordable to most...
thing is if you making testing state of the art very few could afford it. even at the top levels fighters aren't making very mcuh
