UFC 167 Drug Tests Come Back Clean

Today the Nevada State Athletic Commission released the drug screen results for last weekend’s UFC 167 and every fighter passed. The NSAC tested 24 fighters at the event from MGM Grand Garden Arena.

The finding is significant mainly in its connection with the highly controversial main event between Welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre and challenger Johny Hendricks. Many felt Hendricks did more than enough to start a title reign of his own, but before that debate arose, there was another one that centered on GSP and “Bigg Rigg.”

The two fighters were rumored to undergo the stringent testing standards of VADA (Voluntary Anti-Doping Procedure) heading into the bout. Hendricks brought up the idea of getting tested through WADA (World Anti-Doping Agency), whom he believed to be the best in the business.

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All that really happened was a bunch of convoluted back-and-forth. Hendricks ultimately said that he didn’t care what St. Pierre was on as long as he showed up to the cage at UFC 167. St. Pierre apologized for kicking off the debate, saying that he was never trying to incite controversy.

Although GSP did just that in a big way at UFC 167, performance-enhancing drugs did not appear to play a part in his paper-thin victory over Hendricks. St. Pierre has been accused of using PEDs, but so are many athletes that go through a long, dominant run as he has. The talk of VADA and WADA is behind the two top-ranked Welterweights.

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Let’s hope that a rematch is soon in front of them.

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