Zuffa recently began requiring all fighters to pass a drug test before signing with the UFC or Strikeforce. Is it a nice step forward? Indubitably. Will it prevent problematic figures from behaving badly and in so doing steer said figures out of the MMA discourse? No, it won’t. Nothing can, really, short of replacing the human brain with microchips. But while we wait for the […]
Beyond Drug Tests: MMA Should Consider Clear Fighter Conduct Policy
Zuffa recently began requiring all fighters to pass a drug test before signing with the UFC or Strikeforce. Is it a nice step forward? Indubitably. Will it prevent problematic figures from behaving badly and in so doing…