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UFC and PEDs: Where do we go from here?
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Usually when I ask that question, it’s in the wake of a pay-per-view and I’m wondering aloud at what’s next for the fighters who competed on it. This time around, I’m talking about something that affects ALL mixed martial artists in the Ultimate Fighting Championship.
The UFC announced this week that it will implement far stricter, far more comprehensive drug testing in the wake of fighters like Anderson Silva da kuma Karina Lombard failing tests for performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs), yayin da Jon Jones da kuma Nick Diaz failed tests for cocaine and marijuana, bi da bi.
Increased drug testing and harsher penalties can only help the UFC, and mixed martial arts in general. But what brought on this increase in failed tests? PEDs have been a part of sports long before MMA fighters started taking them, and they have been a problem in MMA prior to the last month-and-a-half.
But more fighters seem to be getting caught. As in most sports, there is a tremendous amount of pressure to perform in MMA and in the UFC. If you don’t perform, you basically don’t get paid. The increased demand for UFC programming by virtue of its deal with FOX could also be a factor. They went from being on Spike TV – where they only broadcast “The Ultimate Fighter” once a year and two or three live fight cards annually – to practically having two live fight cards a month and airing “The Ultimate Fighter” twice a year on the FOX channels.
The increase in programming means a need of more bodies to fill that programming. It also means that more fighters are training for more fights, which can lead to more injuries. PEDs, in addition to giving you a competitive advantage over your opponent, allow you to recover from injuries more quickly. With the need for more fighters to fill more fight cards, I think it’s possible the apparent increase in failed drug tests can at least be partly attributed to that.
The UFC’s increased drug-testing measures take effect July 1. What can we expect once it does? Here are some of the guidelines the UFC presented.
Even UFC CEO Lorenzo Fertitta admitted during this week’s press conference that things “would get worse before they better” with the new testing. Kara, it remains to be seen how much of this will actually stick once July 1 rolls around. UFC previously considered expanding its drug-testing efforts before but pulled back, citing cost and a previously botched attempt at doing so.
Duk da haka, with the rash of high-profile stars like Silva, Jones and Diaz failing tests, cost can’t be considered a hindrance and the UFC must be vigilant. Browsing my Twitter feed following the press conference, it was eerily quiet. Almost no fighters weighed in initially. It is likely that was just a byproduct of the press conference taking place on a Wednesday afternoon, when most people are working or presumably have other things to do besides post on Twitter. But it was still pretty telling. It seems like this has grabbed fighters’ attention, as it should.
What do I think will happen? There will be an increase in failed test once the new measures take effect July 1, I’m fairly confident. But given that the UFC is supporting harsh penalties for those who do fail – including a ban of up to four years – I expect the dirty fighters to eventually cycle themselves out and the ones who compete clean (which is most of them, presumably) to take a more prominent role.
Increased drug testing is long overdue in the UFC. The sport of mixed martial arts itself is still in its infancy, especially compared to other sports like football, basketball and baseball. But just like baseball is still recovering from its own crisis with PEDs, these recent failed drug tests have shaken the foundation of the UFC and have harkened back to the days when it was referred to as “human cockfighting.”
UFC adopted the slogan “The Time Is Now” for 2015, and I couldn’t agree more. The time is now for them to take the lead in cleaning up the sport of mixed martial arts.
Chris Huntemann writes about mixed martial arts in the state of Maryland. He also shares his thoughts on the UFC, Bellator, and World Series of Fighting. Check out his blog, or follow him on Twitter: @mmamaryland.
Jon Jones ci tarar Ga hodar Iblis Amfani, Amma UFC Light matakin matsakaicin nauyi Champ Duk da haka nasan zuwa Be Samun Musamman Jiyya a hodar Iblis Scandal
Updated 1/19/2015 tare da cikakken hira bidiyo:
Da: Arziki Bergeron
Domin Mixed Martial Arts magoya ruɗe, bisa ga shawara kewaye Jon Jones da kuma mai haɗari gwajin cewa snagged shi a cikin wani hodar Iblis abin kunya, “A Interview” ba mai comedy starring James Franco da Shitu Rogen.
A bisa clip ya nuna kamar 'yan snippets na cike Fox Sports 1 zauna-saukar zaman kewaye sakamakon wani Disamba 4th “daga gasar” gwajin cewa, mafi yawan MMA magoya a duniya yanzu duk kuwa saba da. Ga wadanda suke kan wani daban-daban duniya wadanda basu ji labarai, gwajin saukar Jones da hodar Iblis metabolites a cikin tsarin.
Yau da dare, Jones ne bayyana a cikin wani dogon awaited “zo wurin Yesu” lokacin a gaban kyamarori, amma a maimakon Barbara Walters tambayar da tambayoyi, yana da Charissa Thompson. Ganawar Jones an tsarata don rarar lokacin 11PM EST, dogon bayan duk da kananan yara da suka duba sama zuwa gare shi jen barci. Don ƙarin cikakkun bayanai a kan abin da za a rufe, duba wannan samfotin fitar da Fox a gaba.
Bai yi sosai tsawon bayan rahotannin da m gwajin surfaced domin Scarface barkwanci , memes da parodies don fara circulating. Kodayake yanayin ba mai ban dariya bane ga mutane da yawa waɗanda gaske suke ƙyamar waɗannan abubuwan ci gaban, yana da matukar wahala kada ayi dariya da wasu abubuwan plastered duk fadin Twitterverse game da Jones. Yin zance mafi sharri ne rahoton cewa, UFC Light matakin matsakaicin nauyi Champion ciyar kawai 24 hours a sabuntawa, amma goyon baya a kan Twitter sake gano 'yan hanyoyin da za a tsokana fun a wancan ci gaba da:
Wanda alkawarin ci gaban nan su fita daga dukan halin da ake ciki shi ne, UFC a karshe tako sama da levied wasu iyaka azãba, a Jones. Ko da yake ga alama a rana marigayi da kuma 'yan dubu dalar short, su tabbatar da doka da Poster yaro da $25,000 lafiya bayar da wadannan bayani:
"Jones gwada tabbatacce ga hodar Iblis a lokacin wani waje-na-gasar miyagun ƙwayoyi gwajin gudanar da Nevada Athletic Hukumar Dec. 4, 2014. A $25,000 za a bayar da zuwa abu abuse rigakafin shirin.
A UFC ya zo wurin wannan hukunci bayan ya dube gaskiya kewaye da batun, kuma bayan samun tabbaci daga Nevada Athletic Hukumar cewa Jones ya wuce duk ake bukata miyagun ƙwayoyi gwaje-gwaje yin koyi da fadan a UFC 182 a kan Jan. 3."
Shin UFC kawai tuna sunã da wani tsari na gudanarwa suka bukaci dukan ƙulla da 'yan wasa su bi? Yau da gaskiya tambaya, amma complicating al'amura ne gaskiya cewa Nevada Athletic Hukumar a zahiri ketare haddi su da ko da biyayya Jones zuwa gwajin ga wani abu da ba a zahiri dakatar a cikin wani daga gasar yanayi. Manyan manyan lauyoyi na UFC sun dauki matakin ja da baya tare da gano yadda za su kare duk hukuncin da Jones zai fuskanta dangane da gwajin.
A code of hali take hakkin da jũna kamar bude da kuma rufe hali zuwa mafi masana, amma yin azãba kuma m zai iya ba Jones wani babban tini wa jũna kudin. Duk dole ne ya yi shi ne da kira da hankali ga mai kira hukumar nufin gwajin kanta a matsayin “Gudanarwa dubawa.” Yin kudin kyauta a cikin wani alama kamar mai girma hanyar hana wani kalubale shari'a da Jones.
Har yanzu, ko da kuwa abin da gefen wannan batu kun kasance a kan, dukan faru smacks na m gatanci da aka nuna ta UFC wajen Jones. Yana da sauki su yi tunanin wani wanda yãki a kan UFC ta na farko katunan yin nan da nan jefa daga cikin kungiyar idan kama su a cikin halin da ake ciki. Amma duk da haka, Jones ne mari a kan wuyan hannu tare da kadan lafiya a zahiri ba high yabo ga fuskantar matsalar kamar Zakaran shi. Har ma yana zuwa gidan talabijin na ƙasa kuma ya bayyana dalilin da ya sa “baci.”
Ko da yake mafi yawan lokuta shafe UFC mayakan da suka gwada tabbatacce ga tukunya a cikin 'yan shekarun nan unsa mabanbanta hanyar al'amura game da gasar gwaje-gwaje, Dana White bai fito a kowace daga waɗanda lokutta magana ne game da yadda wadanda mayakan da ake bukata taimako. Bai tsaye wani tambayoyi ga wani daga waɗanda mayakan da manyan cibiyar sadarwa da UFC yana da Multi-dollar miliyan watsa labarai da yawa tare da.
Wasu magoya Jones zai bayar da hujjar cewa mafi yawan harsher fanarite dished daga gare marijuana masu amfani da aka lokuta da sake masu laifi. Ba, wannan shi ne na farko laifi a gare Jones lõkacin da ta je miyagun ƙwayoyi gwaji. Amma duk da haka, mu ma ba zai iya watsi da gaskiyar cewa ya nannade masa Bentley a kusa da wani tarho iyakacin duniya, samun wani DUI, 'yan dubu daloli a tarar da fanarite (duk da $7,000 don maye gurbin iyakacin duniya) da kuma shida ga watan lasin dakatar a wannan aiki da safe a watan Mayu 19, 2012. Babu hukuma azãba ta UFC ga karo. Ya yarda ya kare take a watan Satumba na wannan shekara.
Yana da wuya su yi tunanin ko da mafi kyau 'yan wasa a wani wasa da samun wannan magani da su bosses. Ka yi la'akari da yanayin saukan Diego Maradona, ba shakka mafi kyawun ƙwallon ƙafa har abada. Ya dakatar daga wasanni for 15 watanni a 1991 bayan kasawa wani magani gwajin saboda hodar Iblis. Da baya a 2007, Martina Hingis gwada tabbatacce ga wannan metabolites samu a Jones, amma ta matakan kasance a zahiri a kasa da m matakin a Amurka soja ta miyagun ƙwayoyi nunawa yarjejeniya. Kasa da kasa Tennis Federation har yanzu dakatar da ita har shekara biyu. Wadannan su ne biyu da wasanni inda ya bayyana haƙiƙa ba su ji masa rauni da abokin gaba domin ya lashe. MMA ne daban-daban dabba, har ma a horar mayakan iya samun sau da yawa m.
Ko da yake “daga gasar” ba ya hada da hukuma yaki da wani mixed Martial artist aka biya gasa a, yana da tsawon lokacin da mai girma da yawa na sparring iya faruwa. Ko da yake 'yan zai jayayya hodar Iblis ne mai yi inganta miyagun ƙwayoyi, akwai wani dalili da magana “hopped sama a kan hodar Iblis” yana da yawa. Idan Jon Jones ya ƙarƙashin rinjayar da miyagun ƙwayoyi, a lokacin da wani horo zaman inda sparring ya faru, ya iya sanya kansa da / ko ya sparring da abokin tarayya a cikin tsanani hadari. Ba tare da ambaton barnar da halayyar hodar iblis na dogon lokaci za ta iya yi wa mutum ba. Ko da yake ya nace sai ya ba da wani mai shan tabar wiwi, shi ke na kowa daina mutanen da suka yi tsanani miyagun ƙwayoyi matsalolin.
Sau da dama, mutane a wurare kamar Jones kawai ba zai iya rike da daraja da kuma hankali ya zo da stardom. Fa, sun tũba zuwa hankali numbing abubuwa na shari'a da kuma bisa doka ba iri-iri. Yana da sauki mu fahimci dalilin da ya sa Jones ne da ciwon wadannan al'amurran da suka shafi, amma a lokaci guda shi ne duk da mafi zama dole domin ki ba shi da irin wannan mai sauki hanyar fita.
Har ma fiye da haka fiye da talakawan Joe suka ƙare har gwaji da kwayoyi, wata kamar Jones iya iya yi da gaske mummunan al'ada, kuma yana da kyawawan dalilai na boye shi daga jama'a. Wannan yana nufin da hallmark na jaraba–ta yin amfani da alhãli kuwa shi kadai–zai iya conceivably a boye ta hanyar Jones na dogon lokaci.
Miƙa har kadan azãba, aiki kamar ba haka ba ne mai tsanani matsala, kuma kyale shi ya tafi a kan rikodin ga hukuma ƙaryatãwa yana da wani matsala da hodar Iblis zai iya zama musamman detrimental wa dawo da. Gaskiya ne, idan ya Lalle ne yake samun babbar matsala da ya ke kokarin haka da wuya a kauce wa amince da.
Mafi munin na wannan duka labari, ko da yake, Mai saƙon aiko da aka saukar cewa babu wuya mulkin hani hodar Iblis amfani daga gasar, a kalla har zuwa Nevada Athletic Hukumar an damu. Ina shakka da yawa mixed Martial artists ko boxers san cewa kafin wannan lamarin ya kanun labarai labarai. Yanzu da suke aikatãwa, kuma da zai iya ƙirƙirar ƙwarai da gaske matsala.
Mayakan sau da yawa zo daga matsananci dabam, kuma a maimakon perpetuating da hali cewa kawai take kaiwa zuwa kurkuku, sai su juya zuwa yãƙi a kubuta daga kwayoyi da aikata laifuka. Wannan ya faru ya sa ya bayyana a kowane jirgin saman soja suka iya yi ƙi samu shiga tare da hodar Iblis a baya yana ko tana iya yanzu samun tafi da yin shi a kan wani whim, Sau ɗaya kõ kuwa sau biyu,, ko duk lokacin da ba ma ba su fada. Da yawa daga cikin wadannan mayakan zai tsalle hakkin baya cikin wannan tsohuwar salon gã su samu zuwa gefen dutse?
Da yawa rayuwar zai iya yiwuwar za a halakar, da yawa rawar model za a fallasa yadda frauds, da kuma yadda mutane da yawa yabo za a abada derailed saboda mayakan yanzu sani ba tare da shakka cewa ba za su iya yi ba bisa doka ba kwayoyi na kowane irin idan dai shi ke ba gano a cikin wannan kananan “a gasar” taga? Za mu taba sani ba, saboda kamar yadda tsaye ba za mu iya sani. Muna ba kamata ya sani. Wannan hanya da annoba tsaya har abada a ɓõye,, wanda yake shi ne inda miyagun ƙwayoyi amfani da zagi festers da ke tsiro mafi sha musantawa da kuma kawo hadari ga mai amfani da kuma waɗanda suke a gẽfensa, ko ta.
Ko Jones ne mai shan tabar wiwi ko ba ba kome. Gaskiyar ita, ya yi mummunan zabi cewa m mayakan iya yin idan ya sa a cikin wannan matsayi. Wani lokaci yakan ɗauki mummunan shawara ɗaya don fara karkatar da ƙasa wanda kawai ya ƙare da bala'i. Zalunta wannan Guy daban kawai saboda ya iya samun a cikin keji da kuma jefa saukar da mafi kyau a cikin rabo ne mai girke-girke na bala'i.
Ko da yana da shida ga watan dakatar daga wasanni, wani abu mafi kamata a yi ta UFC aika wani daban-daban kuma mafi muhimmanci sako. A UFC bukatar su mayakan san wannan ba Ok, ba za a jure, kuma ya kamata ba za a maimaita da kowa ba a kan zakara. Kamfanin ba ya bukatar su mayakan tunanin cewa mataki na gaba na daraja da kuma matsayi da suka tsirfanta, a cikin wasanni yana nufin mafi matsalolin hali ba za su iya samun tafi da.
Wannan dukan ra'ayin cewa stardom ko mai kira tsananin hĩla daidaita zuwa na musamman lura shi ne daidai abin da ya bada NFL da yawa ciwon kai a kowace shekara kuma yana sanya da yawa celebrities a farkon kaburbura. Mayakan da ake zaton da za a gudanar da wani mafi girma misali, da mafi kyau ga sakon aika yana daya cewa ya nuna shi ne mafi alhẽri a kauce wa duk giya da matsalolin hali idan kana so ka ci nasara a wasanni fama. Hatsarori da kuma kura-kuran da ya faru da mafi kyaun mutãne waɗanda suke da ƙarfi hali, amma wadannan kananan molehills iya zama dutsen jeri a lokacin da ya bar son zũciyõyinsu, ba.
Ina gaske son ganin ta UFC ciji da harsashi kuma Ya zo da wata ƙungiyar kamar Duniya Anti-doping Agency yi irin bazuwar miyagun ƙwayoyi gwajin da suka yi wa'adi da zarar za su ƙarƙashin dukan mayakan kan zakara zuwa. Wannan gwaji ya kamata sun hada da bazuwar gwaje-gwaje domin ba bisa doka ba titi kwayoyi ban da Masu Tafiya da Kafa. Idan kamfanin tagulla gaske ya kula game da mayakan fiye da nasu kudi kasa Lines, za su so su san yadda mutane da yawa da suka ma'aikata ba su da matsala da kawai bukatar “taimaka.”