I have to ask this because I am not a hardcore MMA fan who follows that sport constantly, therefore I don't know the news like you guys do. So I need your help in answering this question. There are certain guys who I will always watch like Anderson Silva, but aside from him I really don't find MMA pleasing to watch at all. In fact he and Jon Jones are pretty much the only MMA fighters who are worth my time. Anyway, let's put that to one side and get to the main purpose of this thread : We all know that in the first Anderson Silva-Chael Sonnen fight that Sonnen was drugged out of his mind, the normal, acceptable, testosterone level for a human is 4-1 and Chael Sonnen's level was higher than 16-1, which means that Chael Sonnen was more than 4 times the human limit in that fight. Which helps explain why he was able to be so competitive and nearly beat Anderson. Had he not been drugged up to the point of having the strength of 4 men combined, I doubt that he would have made it out of the first round, but I do believe that this rematch makes sense simply because the first fight was competitive. I think Chael Sonnen should've been fired and is a disgrace to sports period, but unfortunately he is just about the best Middleweight out there.
Considering all of the problems going on with drugs and sports, and in MMA in particular, I would like to think that something is being done to make sure that this rematch is fought on an even playing field. I know that the UFC are taking steps to make their sport safer which was illustrated when they caught Allistair Overeem, but what are they doing for this fight? Considering that everyone knows Chael Sonnen cheated the first time and that Anderson Silva is regarded as the greatest fighter in the history of MMA and the main reason why their sport grown so much in the last few years, I would be hard pressed to believe that they are not doing anything to protect him and their integrity as a whole. Whether it be extra drug testing, olympic style drug testing or VADA testing. They must be doing something, right? If they aren't, it's an absolute disgrace.
Since I don't follow MMA regularly, please give me some information on this and an answer to my question. I am very eager to know what the situation is.
Considering all of the problems going on with drugs and sports, and in MMA in particular, I would like to think that something is being done to make sure that this rematch is fought on an even playing field. I know that the UFC are taking steps to make their sport safer which was illustrated when they caught Allistair Overeem, but what are they doing for this fight? Considering that everyone knows Chael Sonnen cheated the first time and that Anderson Silva is regarded as the greatest fighter in the history of MMA and the main reason why their sport grown so much in the last few years, I would be hard pressed to believe that they are not doing anything to protect him and their integrity as a whole. Whether it be extra drug testing, olympic style drug testing or VADA testing. They must be doing something, right? If they aren't, it's an absolute disgrace.
Since I don't follow MMA regularly, please give me some information on this and an answer to my question. I am very eager to know what the situation is.
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