Last year legendary competitor Mirko “Cro Cop” Filipovic unceremoniously retired from MMA in the midst of a doping scandal. Cro police officer admitted to out of competition utilize of Human growth Hormone soon after being subject to USADA testing as well as earned the unwelcome distinction of being the very first competitor to be sanctioned under the UFC’s/USADA anti doping regime.
Interestingly, the doping test results came back after his punishment as well as they apparently were unfavorable for any type of banned substances.
So does this mean the suspension can be set aside? In short no. Under the USADA/UFC Anti-Doping Policy, HGH is a prohibited compound as well as violations are not restricted to positive medication tests. That is just one method in which a infraction can be proven. The policy locations the burden on USADA to prove a infraction occurred as well as this “may be established by any type of trustworthy means, including admissions“. In other words, if you admit to doping, USADA can utilize that in as well as of itself to establish a infraction of the policy.
As USADA verified to reporter Marc Raimondi, the sanctions against Cro police officer will stand.
With this quick legal lesson out of the method there are a few reflections that come to mind
USADA’s tests failed to catch Cro Cop’s HGH utilize in spite of being advanced as the ‘gold standard’ of anti doping testing. Camiseta Bayer 04 Leverkusen Without criticizing USADA specifically, this is compelling evidence that that specify of anti doping testing lags behind the truth of present doping methods.
The number of tests USADA have conducted are far below the frequency of testing guaranteed by USADA CEO Travis Tygart. Perhaps this is a reflection of growing pains getting the program underway or perhaps there are still a number of athletes who have not signed on to this anti doping program. Whatever the reason the program has yet to online as much as the robustness that was guaranteed when the program was launched.
With this unfavorable test USADA has only handled to catch one doping athlete in all of 2015. It is a fair bet that others are managing to get away with doping under USADA’s nose. Camiseta Borussia Dortmund The concern stays just exactly how pervasive is doping in MMA as well as what, if anything, else can be done to address the problem?
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