Comments Thread For: Brandon Rios Takes Another Hit With Failed Drug Test

[Nomadic]

Rios Rios Rios.....what were you thinking man. It didn't even help you out in the fight.

[mathed]

So yet again it is VADA that catches a fighter...........anyone still wondering why certain promoters avoid using them?

[Larry the boss]

lol,wow,just wow

[Wizardsh]

PAC is lucky he is not on that juice, good move to get rid of ariza he would have failed this drug test. This only proves that PAC was a cheat

[radioraheem]

So yet again it is VADA that catches a fighter...........anyone still wondering why certain promoters avoid using them?

The 'catch' has little meaning though because Brandon Rios will walk-away free from penalties. At best, he may face a monetary fine from the Chinese Commission. But Rios will be free to take his next fight as soon as he wants, because VADA does not penalize athletes like NSAC or USADA does. VADA is good, but this is one of the 'loopholes' that exist when they are used.

If it were NSAC or USADA that caught Rios, he would be facing a suspension of some sort at the very least.

[fladz]

So yet again it is VADA that catches a fighter...........anyone still wondering why certain promoters avoid using them?

Exactly, couldn't agree more. They're the only ones who actually get positive test results.

[radioraheem]

Exactly, couldn't agree more. They're the only ones who actually get positive test results.

NSAC has gotten a bunch of positive drug test results this year alone. Remember Mickey Bey and J'Leon Love? Catching drug cheats has lots of variables and it depends on a variety of factors. And NSAC's drug tests where they caught guys in boxing, aren't even as strict as VADA, and yet they had some positives. Just goes to show.

[Russian Crushin]

The 'catch' has little meaning though because Brandon Rios will walk-away free from penalties. At best, he may face a monetary fine from the Chinese Commission. But Rios will be free to take his next fight as soon as he wants, because VADA does not penalize athletes like NSAC or USADA does. VADA is good, but this is one of the 'loopholes' that exist when they are used.

If it were NSAC or USADA that caught Rios, he would be facing a suspension of some sort at the very least.

USADA has as much power as VADA, which is none

[Russian Crushin]

NSAC has gotten a bunch of positive drug test results this year alone. Remember Mickey Bey and J'Leon Love? Catching drug cheats has lots of variables and it depends on a variety of factors. And NSAC's drug tests where they caught guys in boxing, aren't even as strict as VADA, and yet they had some positives. Just goes to show.

ANd they test 100X as many fighter

Take it as a percentage of fighters failed over fighters tested

[Lou Cipher]

Brandon Roidos. Alex Askeeza.