UFC 129 Results: Where Is Ontario's Drug Testing?

by Brent Brookhouse on May 2, 2011 2:00 PM EDT in UFC News

Cage Potato is reporting that the Ontario Athletic Commission did not conduct testing at UFC 129. The UFC is taking over the drug testing for the event, having the tests administered by an unnamed independent laboratory. This was not the first MMA event held in Ontario and this was also not the first time that tests were not administered. From the Cage Potato article:

There is no word on whether or not any of the 11 planned events being overseen by the OAC will require drug testing, but no tests were administered at MFC 29: Conquer in Windsor or MMA: The Reckoning in Orillia earlier this month - a curious development considering how thorough the province was when doing its due diligence when considering sanctioning and when implementing a proper set of approved rules when the sport was given the green light.

Drug testing was one of the big "safety concerns" that were covered in getting the province to sanction MMA:

Testing competitors for performance enhancing and illegal drugs, where it is required in the contract between the promoter and the competitors.

Good on the UFC for making sure that some sort of testing got done, but it's never an ideal situation to have a promotion in charge of the announcement of test results. Not that I am saying the UFC would hide a positive result, but the fact that any promotion would be able to not announce a positive test by a star is iffy. Still, if the province isn't administering tests it is hard to fault the UFC for having some sort of testing in place.

After the jump, more UFC 129 news, analysis and results from Bloody Elbow.

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Rory MacDonald had a lot of backne

and also looked very strong. I was calling steroids on him, but I am also very butthurt he trounced Nate Diaz as Nate Diaz is my boy.

by Hashmo on May 2, 2011 2:07 PM EDT reply actions

Not that he wouldn't have tossed Nate around regardless, but that was sketchy.

1) Coming off a tough loss
2) Big fight in his home country
3) Looked noticeably stronger/more defined
4) Had a massive breakout of bacne

I mean he’s young, so it’s probably just that, but I’d feel a lot better if he had been tested. Oh well.

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by lowellthehammer on May 2, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs

Ever since the Thiago debacle

Gotta call it like you see it. If Jake Shields had slipped and knocked himself out on the way to the cage Rory MacDonald looked like he could have took home the belt in 4 rounds as a late replacement. Something wrong with that picture.

by mortarz on May 2, 2011 2:20 PM EDT up reply actions

UFC in HD is really cool, hum?

Amazing that we could see every single acne on the back of the guy…. Every drop of sweat, etc. But I guess I was so amazed I did not even link it to his amazing victory and possible use of PEDs…

by gabriezim on May 2, 2011 2:28 PM EDT up reply actions

Has nothing to do with Backne for me

He physically just looks like a monster compared to the condit fight

by mortarz on May 2, 2011 2:44 PM EDT up reply actions

he's been training at tristar for past 1 year.

especially strength and conditioning coach jonathan chaimberg, he’s big on bringing up explosive strength in his fighters, so it could be that idk.

by legion4 on May 2, 2011 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions

So Tristar got him on the roids?

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by Kefka on May 2, 2011 6:22 PM EDT up reply actions

Backne means nothing in a sport involving sweaty men grappling.

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by MattParker117 on May 2, 2011 2:21 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm not saying he's on roids.

But, I said the same thing after the last time I saw Chael’s poor complexion.

by nitecastle on May 2, 2011 2:46 PM EDT up reply actions

BACKNE

I also saw all the zits on Rory Mcdonalds back and right away thought of Chael Sonnens back in his staredown pic with Anderson Silva.
I think it was a little suspicious.
On the other hand I think My boy Nate Diaz needs a little work on his striking, I was pulling for him.

by latheman on May 2, 2011 2:19 PM EDT reply actions

Not that I am saying the UFC would hide a positive result

Well…

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by Scott C. Broussard on May 2, 2011 2:20 PM EDT reply actions 4 recs

How come his win wasn’t turned to a NC? I forgot all about this.

by Tats16 on May 2, 2011 2:48 PM EDT up reply actions

California doesn’t overturn fight results based on drug testing.

by Steve4192 on May 2, 2011 4:20 PM EDT up reply actions

The UFC didn’t hide Diego’s result.

At that point in time, California did not issue press releases of drug test results after events, and no one in the MMA press bothered to call up the CSAC and ask for the information. There were a whole host of guys who got exposed at the same time, Diego just happened to be the biggest name.

That was a failure of the MMA press to do it’s job, not some conspiracy by Zuffa.

by Steve4192 on May 2, 2011 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions

“When asked why the UFC did not acknowledge Sanchez’ drug test failure on its web site, as it has for all other UFC drug test failures over the past year, the UFC did not respond.”

BOOSH

by Farthammer on May 2, 2011 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions

Suddenly

Nick Diaz wants to fight GSP at the next Ontario event…

by Shnak on May 2, 2011 2:23 PM EDT reply actions

I saw this post, and immediately thought of Rory....

…hope it isn’t the case, although I’ve heard a few things through the grapevine about Tristar and PED.

He looked very good though, I’m pretty excited with his potential.

by Luke Nelson on May 2, 2011 2:26 PM EDT reply actions

I don't think Rory took anything

mainly because he’s still fairly young, and when he had a post fight interview with Helwani you can see a lot of acne on his face too.

by av1o3 on May 2, 2011 2:30 PM EDT up reply actions

Kids were taking 'Roids on my H.S. football team.

Some as young as 15.

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by RolloTomasi on May 2, 2011 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions

I meant that

He still has bad acne because he’s young.

I remember this one kid who took steroids in high school. He was like 5’4 and 190 pounds with a high pitched voice. It was funny lol.

by av1o3 on May 2, 2011 4:49 PM EDT up reply actions

on bjpenn.com

Other than losers muttering, do you have anything concrete? I keep hoping MMA is mostly clean, but that is highly unlikely.

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by outlander78 on May 2, 2011 2:41 PM EDT up reply actions

The other thing to remember about Rory...

he’d only been a welterweight for about a year heading into the Condit fight. I’m sure that the added year and training as a bigger guy has him more used tot he weight and probably more functionally strong.

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by Brent Brookhouse on May 2, 2011 2:32 PM EDT reply actions

im 23 and still have acne on back/shoulders

i guess im juicing too even tho im not aware of it, im jacked up doing weights aswell so i always get those looks in the weight room, fact is i never go beyond whey protein, creatine, and muti’s so go figure, my doc said its just unhealthy skin, a way some people use to emit body heat.

by legion4 on May 2, 2011 2:49 PM EDT reply actions

Im in the same case exactly

The irony is that my bacne actually prevents me to try steroids as Ive seen pretty horrific stories/pictures of PCT breakouts from people “like us”

by Broseidon on May 2, 2011 3:23 PM EDT up reply actions

Rory did have alot of Bacne......

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by RolloTomasi on May 2, 2011 4:22 PM EDT reply actions

Yeaaaaah, Rory

Hmm, that dude should be tested.

Then again it wouldn’t matter, if you know how to cycle correctly, you can pass any test.

Victor Conte proved that.

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by Ryan Tical on May 2, 2011 6:22 PM EDT reply actions