CABMMA discussing the adoption of new PED punishment guidelines

Last month the Nevada State Athletic Commission took a needed stand against the use of PEDs in MMA, with sweeping new guidelines for punishment, including a possible three year suspension for first time offenders. The new rules go into place on September 1.

Now Brazil’s Comissão Atlética Brasileira de MMA (CABMMA) is discussing with the Brazilian doping control agency (ABCD) about adopting the guidelines as well. The ABCD is the local arm of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA).

“We are want the best for the sport,” CABMMA chairman Rafael Favetti told Guilherme Cruz for MMAFighting.com. “So we analyze the matter from two variables: a) better adequacy of punishments according to the worldwide movements of punishment, and b) we still believe that this is a process of pedagogical and coercive character that offers greater equality to sports, so the planning and maturation requires a discussion of the subject with key actors, such as ABCD.”

CABMMA has served as the regulation body for 17 UFC events, and has caught three fighters using PEDs: Jorge Oliveira, Piotr Hallmann and Thiago Tavares. Before that, there were four UFC events in Brazil where the league self regulated, and Dave Herman and Stephan Bonnar failed tests.