And in come 3 paragraphs explaining why a test is not really a test.
If we know that some supplements MAY contain estrogen blockers (haha) then why take supplements? That is then a risk you as an athlete take. Oh you say, you have a headache? Be careful what you take! The list of banned substances is ridiculously large, and ANYTHING you take may trigger a positive test.
He was flagged for estrogen blockers, what other information do you need?
His reputation (which is not great to begin with, his fault) may have taken unnecessary damage because of these allegations
So you'd we should see these positive test more like an allegation than a test?
All I see is that we are asked we change our perceptions of these "allegations" if the outcome of these "allegations" somehow were not entirely beneficial for the UFC. We need to accept these tests only when they give us the go ahead?
The thing is, I was fine with the pre USADA era. But taking on the USADA has definitely meant that more stringent testing would lead to situations like this. And so Pandora's box was opened, excuses, dad bods, allegations, canceled title fights, and my favorite of them all, tainted supplements.
Questioning these tests will have certain concequences, it will lead to excuses, decrease in legitimacy of these (costly) tests. Those funds would be well spent on fighter pay. Questioning allegations however, is perfectly the most logical thing to do. But tests aren't allegations. Tests may be bad, or hit and miss, but that would only mean, they should not ever be used until there are more secure and waterproof tests out there. They wanted to clean the sport, not kind of clean the sport.
No other sport does this, nor should they.
But they do. And they were proud to do so. This type of testing is unprecedented. So now that they pride themselves of having the most stringent testing in the sports world, deal with the concequences. I will not ever believe a tainted supplement story.