NSAC Receives Funding for Out-of-Competition Drug Testing
by Mike Fagan on Jun 17, 2011 6:00 PM EDT
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It's easy to beat a drug test when you know when it will be administered. You can time your cycle, you can flush it out of your system, or you can buy a prosthetic penis filled with fake urine to fool the testing official.
Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu suggested, "Emerge to their surprise." Nevada has had the ability to use out-of-competition testing for a few years now -- B.J. Penn and Sean Sherk were tested in Hawaii and Minnesota, respectively, prior to UFC 84, but budget restraints have prevented the commission from utilizing the practice on a larger scale. Earlier this year, the commission eliminated the practice due to a lack of funds.
According to Mike Chiappetta, Governor Brian Sandoval signed Senate Bill no. 498 into law, providing funding for out-of-competition testing. From the article:
Currently, promotions pay $1 for each ticket sold for admission at sanctioned professional events, though smaller events (those with gross receipts less than $500,000) pay 50 cents for each ticket sold.
Last year, for example, the UFC held six events in Nevada that drew a total of over 40,000 paid fans. It included four pay-per-view events that drew $1 million-plus gates, and two smaller Ultimate Fighter Finales that drew less than $500,000 each. Those ticket sales resulted in Nevada earning $39,189.50 in fees.
Those fees will now help fund the testing program. The change goes into effect on July 1, the day before UFC 132 comes to town.
There's no word on how often the NSAC will utilize the program, but this is a huge coup for drug testing proponents.
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Can they find/suspend them if they pop positive for recreational drugs?
Like THC?
by mthom on Jun 17, 2011 6:05 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think it depends on how much they find
and they found a ridiculous amount in Nick Diaz when he fought.
This is great! Really sucks if they test for THC though, why do they test for recreational drugs? Performance enhancing drugs are the issue.
by p123 on Jun 17, 2011 6:13 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Couldn’t you argue that painkillers & the likes should be legal during training camp? I agree that THC should be banned on and right before fight night but I don’t see how anyone would get an advantage from getting stoned six weeks before a fight.
by wonderfulspam on Jun 17, 2011 6:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Not an opiate.
THC is a cannabinoid, not an opiate or opioid. It IS a mild painkiller, among other things, but the idea that it will enhance anyone’s performance is laughable. In fact, it reduces aggression in a number of users. Most anyone who has ever smoked weed will probably agree that the last place you want to be after getting stoned is in a cage fight. What a buzzkill.
It can be viewed as improving your ability to train
I know myself personally that I get a lot more mileage on my workouts when I burn one down before hand or part way through. I’m not advocating one way or the other whether or not it should be on the banned substance list, merely putting out there what the spin will be.
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The way they justified turning Nick Diaz’s win to a NC was because they felt that it worked as a numbing his pain which I find really stupid. I feel like weed in general being illegal is retarded though.
by av1o3 on Jun 17, 2011 9:25 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They changed it to a NC because that’s what Nevada does if you win a test and then test positive for any drugs. The numbing thing is just a reason people came up with to excuse it, but Nevada NC’s your victory if you test positive.
As for numbing or whatever, you can’t say that marijuana is a legitimate pain or add medicine and then be upset when it gets on the banned list like other pain and add meds.
it is not an opiate
Opiates come from opium. Which come from the poppy.
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by the-gentle-way on Jun 17, 2011 8:22 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I don't do anything but booze and the occasional cigar, but...
If my job was on the line, a fake dick with a bladder attached to it is a perfect solution.
The dude abides.
In that situation
Not having to you a fake dick in the first place is the perfect solution. Anything else should be strictly Plan B.
by Forbidden Psychological Technology on Jun 17, 2011 7:04 PM EDT up reply actions
Excellent news
Regardless of your opinion on the merits and risks associated with PEDs, this is very beneficial for the sport of MMA.
I, for one, would like the issue of banned substances revisited in a meaningful way.
In the meantime, fuck cheaters.
by Forbidden Psychological Technology on Jun 17, 2011 6:56 PM EDT reply actions
My reaction to this news:
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The next year should be fun!
Here’s hoping all the guys I dislike get caught and that all the guys I like are clean!
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by pong102 on Jun 17, 2011 7:33 PM EDT reply actions 3 recs
Fuck that
He only did that so he can have an excuse from fighting Pacquiao. He didn’t even work on anything either, all he said was I want Olympic style testing. This was confirmed when he still turned down the fight after Pacquiao accepted all the bullshit terms.
by av1o3 on Jun 17, 2011 9:28 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Sooo
They randomly test Nick Diaz a month before the fight and he gets caught for smoking weed. Then what? The fight is off? He loses some of his pay?
Assuming he has a prescription for weed in Cali, and they’re testing him while he’s at home, maybe the NSAC would make an exception. I don’t think Nevada has medicinal marijuana though so maybe not.
I’m actually worried about this development for that and other reasons.
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There are a lot of legal drugs on the banned list.
It ain’t legality, it’s performance enhancement.
Weed calms nerves. Banned.
Koscheck has frosted tips.
The commission is only making $40k for a year of UFC events?
Brothers need to raise their fees. Montreal would kick that out of the bed.
Koscheck has frosted tips.
This is good stuff
It will hopefully settle some of the ‘everyone is always cycling something’ line of though
Or scare a few of those who do cycle or anything like that into NOT doing it.
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If you want to know who used to use
look for anyone who is suddenly deciding to drop down a class.
Will this include blood testing?
It’s expensive – I know that. But it’s a lot more effective than piss tests.
BOOSH
Really? 40,000 dollars was all that kept them from doing this before?
They should have just asked Dana, that’s like pocket change to him.
I don’t think Dana is in favor of out of competition testing…he is in favor of being able to say “the government is responsible for testing” even when he knows the current system is right next door to worthless for actually catching or detouring cheaters…
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by The American Ronin on Jun 18, 2011 3:24 AM EDT up reply actions
I don't think Dana gives a shit about PEDs at all...
..except insofar as the press/fans/government get on his back about it. His willingness to rehire those caught cheating (and on two occasions give them title shots on their return) speaks volumes.
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When I read it the first time as I scrolled passed it I read Nascar Receives Funding for Out-of-Competition Drug Testing. I was like what the fuck. I actually like and watch Nascar but i’m here for my MMA news. Then as I went passed it again I seen what it really said. That was some seriously dumb shit.
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and Nick Diaz are scared, homie.
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by Wicky Wicky Scratch on Jun 18, 2011 12:34 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
Wow, more useless ways to waste money.
Instead of out of competition testing, why not revamp the during competition testing by adding blood tests instead of adding to the ever expanding reservoir of “clean” piss. I say Blood or Legalize – it’s fucking 2011.
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by NNR (formerly NameNotRequired) on Jun 18, 2011 1:49 AM EDT reply actions
Even blood testing isn’t much of an improvement if it is only done at scheduled times known way in advance. Take out-of-competition urine and blood tests from all licensed fighters multiple times a year. Test them all initially, but after a few months start only actually testing a few of the samples taken (at random) to save money.
Those caught in the first few months will serve as a sufficient deterrent to almost everyone later.
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by The American Ronin on Jun 18, 2011 3:28 AM EDT up reply actions
There’s no word on how often the NSAC will utilize the program, but this is a huge coup fordrug testing proponentseveryone but Mike Fagan.
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by Derek Suboticki on Jun 18, 2011 3:50 AM EDT reply actions
Eh Whatever
You still only catch the stupid ones.
I’d rather NSAC spend money on training judges and referees. Not a witch hunt that will fail because the drugs are always a step ahead of the tests.
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