Originally Posted by
bamboosolid
Lol regardless of the sport, if you want to be considered a major sport and taken seriously you have to take an anti drug stance and cant just allow them.
Times change and the ufc had to change from the old days if it was ever going to succeed & the Fetillas were going to see a return on their investment. They introduced rules (a boatload of them), weight classes, they worked closely with State commissions and worked ever harder to have mma legalised across America (working with politicians) and in other parts of the world. The tv deals the apparel deal then the dormal relationship with USADA, it was just a part of the process to further garner mainstream attention, creditability and ultimately, make more money.
Not having a sensible, wada endorsed approach to PEIDs would leave the ufc and the greater mma community (as the ufc are the brand leaders in the mma world) in the same boat as ifbb bodybuilding - a niche 'sport' that some argue is an art or a padttime/hobby and not a real sport.
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