Bisping: I wish drug testing started sooner
Michael Bisping: “The UFC will catch a lot more people, but hopefully the number (of users) will be drastically reduced…I would have liked to have seen it done sooner.”
The announcement by the UFC of a new drug policy came with mostly acclaim from the media and fighters. UFC middleweight Michael Bisping is also happy that the new policy has been introduced, he just wishes it had been done sooner:
“For some people nine months off, some fighters only fight one time in nine months anyways. Four year (suspensions), I don’t think that will get passed, but two years, that’s a completely different matter. It certainly should be a deterrent.
“The UFC will catch a lot more people, but hopefully the number (of users) will be drastically reduced.”
As happy as Bisping is about the new rules and regulations, there’s still some part of him that wish this had happened sooner just like the ban on TRT. Considering how many fighters he’s faced with help from an unnatural assistant, it’s understandable why Bisping would be so passionate about the subject.
“I would have liked to have seen it done sooner,” Bisping said, “But late is better than never.”
In his career Michael Bisping has fought five different fighters who either used testosterone replacement therapy or being caught using performance enhancing drugs. It can not be determined that Bisping would have won those fights had his opponents not been on those drugs, but it could be argued it put Bisping an a tougher position to win.