Were Strikeforce: Houston Fighters Using Illegal Oxygen Cans?

Texas doesn’t have a banned substance list. They can’t really approve or prohibit at this point, heck they can’t even test at this point. Texas being a mess is the real story here.

Football players using it is 100% irrelevant as combat sports aren’t ball sports. WADA banned it in 2009 but is allowing it in 2010 so this is going to be an issue that will probably vary from state commission to state commission at this point.

Current regulation

(o) The administration or use of any drugs or alcohol during, or up to 24 hours before a contest is prohibited unless a drug is prescribed, administered or authorized by a licensed physician and the Executive Director authorizes the contestant to use the drug. If a contestant is taking prescribed or over the counter medication, he/she must inform the Executive Director of such usage at least 24 hours prior to the contest.
(p) As a condition of licensure, contestants waive right of confidentiality of medical records relating to treatment or diagnosis of any condition that relates to the contestant’s ability to participate in a contest. All medical records submitted to the Department are confidential, and shall be used only by the Executive Director or his/her representative for the purpose of ascertaining the contestant’s ability to be licensed or participate in a contest.
(q) Medical disqualification of a contestant is for his own safety and may be made at the recommendation of the examining physician or the Department. If a contestant disagrees with a medical disqualification, medical suspension or rest period set at the discretion of a ringside physician or a disqualification set by the Department, he may request a hearing to show proof of fitness. The hearing shall be provided at the earliest opportunity after the Department receives a written request from the contestant or his manager.

Proposed amendment

The Department proposed amendment to §61.47(o) and new subsections (p) – (q) prohibits the use of any drugs, alcohol, stimulants or injections before or during a bout, to require an applicant or licensee to provide a urine sample at the executive director’s direction and to codify a list of prohibited substances that would be conclusive evidence of a violation. The drugs proposed for inclusion in §61.47(q) are those covered by the World Anti-Doping Agency 2010 Prohibited List.

High school probably

That if it’s approved, it’s ok? By readig what I saw and common sense.

If you mean that only certain fighters got it, well that is by eye sight from what we saw.

Ah, the Sonnen windshield wiper attack.

Yes score one for you in pointing out that he misquoted something at left one word out…. you want a cookie?

“K.J. absolutely is not to blame for it,” said Gurgel, who also showed some sportsmanship at Friday’s weigh-ins when Noons missed weight by a half pound before quickly being excused by his opponent. “But I was on queer street. I didn’t know where my corner man was. That’s the first time that’s ever happened. That definitely made a little bit of difference in the second round.”

As for the illegal knee, which came just 19 seconds into the second round, Gurgel admits he got a lot of text messages after the fight. Friends and family were complaining about the knee, which appeared it at least grazed Gurgel’s head, making it an illegal blow. But the Ohio-based fighter can’t fault his opponent.

“People are biased,” said Gurgel, who thinks the knee was accidental and simply a heat-of-the-moment mistake. “People like me, and they like my career, so they’re biased. But all I have to say is that it’s not K.J. Noons’ fault. His job is there to fight until the referee pulls him off. I would have done the same thing.”

the grease situation was actually addressed during the bout in question by the representatives of the AC. The really drama of the situation was Penn’s handling of his loss.

The problem is that you’re making this into an issue about orgs. I’m specifically talking about this comment:

“Think of how people would react if two main card UFC fighters were caught on camera using apparently unapproved substances right before a fight. There would be mobs with torches in the streets, not people arguing that it’s probably fine, and some people would be on the other side of this chasm if the organization involved were different.”

There would be much more uproar because the UFC is a much bigger deal. Folks like you and mmalogic love to point out how the UFC is like the NFL of MMA. Well, if that’s true (and right now, it’s hard to argue otherwise), why are you so shocked and/or disappointed that a similar story isn’t being given near the same level of coverage when it happens in the CFL/Arena League of MMA?

The amount of coverage is basic mathematics when you consider the amount of eyeballs that watch a UFC 94 type of pay-per-view (which may or may not get ESPN coverage/crawl) and a random Strikeforce on Showtime event.

That isn’t to say this (and many other commission gaffes on Saturday) aren’t an issue and shouldn’t be investigated by the media. They should be. But you shouldn’t turn this into “OMG PEOPLE WOULD TAKE ARMS AND HOLD BABIES HOSTAGE IF THIS HAPPENED UNDER DANA WHITE’S WATCH” just because it happened outside of Zuffa’s bosom. Especially when the issue has to do more with the commissions rather than the promoter/promotions involved.

Are you certain these inhalers are against the Texas athletic commission’s rules? If you are then that’s that. I’m not.

“electrolytes” are one of the specific things allowed between rounds. Try again.

Oh Jesus, it wasn’t even used between rounds?

Do you know that it wasn’t?

My exile allowed a… festering of sorts. I’m only one man. I can’t exterminate it myself.

He practically power-bombed Feijao in the 1st and that is a lot of mass to be picking up that powerfully.

Are painkillers effective at masking pain? Of course, but they are not going to increase your 40 time, that was my point.

I understand that different sports have different rules and premises but all high-level sports that I am aware of strictly prohibit the usage of aids that are going to give a competitor an edge over another competitor. By me using the argument that the NFL allows the use of oxygen supplementation, I am simply trying to convey that the NFL has deemed it ineffective in a performance boosting sense. It doesn’t really matter what two sports I am comparing. Unless you have an oxygen tank strapped to your back, there is no performance edge gained by the usage of supplemental oxygen.