Junior was accused of taking a diuretic as trace amounts were found in his system. A one year ban and the removal of his appearance with possible title contention was the punishment, but it became more clear that this was truly unjust. The diuretic found in Junior's system was in such trace amount that it could not mask any anabolic being used, and the samples found in the same lab he used since 2014 was found to have 3 more positive samples when tested over the span of a year.
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USADA allowed JDS to return to fighting due to the error of their ways, but it is still a catastrophe for the numerous fighters accused and punished with no redemeption. Even past abusers like Josh Barnett seems to have been clean for years, but USADA found traces of PEDs in his samples and banned him from competition although the same lab he's been using provided many positive results. For fighters trying to create a legeacy and leave on a good foot, USADA can stain fans minds with accusations that may be completely and utterly false.
I feel for JDS, but USADA has also done a lot of good.. and in fact JDS was a proponent of USADA before he got caught. Sometimes you never know who is taking performance enhancers, but as the sport evolves, so will the drugs. Jeff Novitzky is the guy that caught Armstrong, and now he's catching my favorite fighters... meh, what can ya do when everyone else is cheating? It's a hard one to deal with, but USADA needs to shape up.
As the sport evolves, so should the testing methods. What could USADA do to reduce false positives or contaminated samples from the labs? Possibly testing the same sample in multiple labs.. stricter operating procedures for the labs.. there's got to be something!
It's not so obvious in JDS' case, unlike Vitor that look so obvious before and after USADA
Vitor's blood fused with TRT and turned him into an alien with superpowers, JDS has definitely declined but I agree... he was never truly the same after the Cain beat downs.
I actually believe Junior only beause they are allowing him to fight again, but I have my suspicions with all fighters. JDS vs. Werdum and against Carwin was just crazy... I wouldn't be surprised if he was on gear.
Great post, IMO USADA need to rethink their punishments when there there is proof that this was due to contaminated substances or the evidence does not point to intentional use. You Sir have got a follow 👊✌️
Agreed, and ty!
All good brother, I’ll be posting slot related to MMA so feel free to check it out. Catch on one of you or my next posts ✌️