UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright said testing will take place “out of province” as the province of Ontario “has a policy that relates to that.”
“We will test our athletes and make sure there’s a level playing field,” Wright said.
Ontario’s athletic commission, which began regulating MMA events in 2010, requires fighters to meet “comprehensive pre-fight medical requirements” and be screened for communicable diseases. But it leaves drug testing to promoters.
“At the time the Ontario regulations permitting MMA was developed, we found no legal requirements on other professional sports, such as hockey or football, to have mandatory PED testing,” wrote Ontario athletics commissioner Ken Hayashi in an email to MMAjunkie.com. “Rather for other professional sports, mandatory testing for PED is left to the professional athletes (through their player’s associations) and the league organizers to negotiate.
“We saw no evidence to treat professional combat sports any differently than other professional sports.”
All UFC 152 fighters to be drug tested
UFC Director of Canadian Operations Tom Wright said testing will take place “out of province” as the province of Ontario “has a policy that relates to that.” “We will test our athletes and make sure there’s a level playing field,” Wright said. Ontario’s athletic commission, which began regulating MMA events in 2010, requires fighters to…
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