Why Aren't UFC Fighters Allowed the Luxury of Smoking Marijuana?

[Gabe]

I've never understood why UFC fighters are not allowed to smoke weed, it's not like it has any effect on training or fighting. Smoking it in competition is banned but honestly fighters should be able to smoke weed whenever they want, have they not earned that right? The NFL and NBA doesn't care if players smoke weed, so my question is why does the UFC make such a big deal of it?

 

[Burning Hammer]

Primarily because it's banned on the federal level.

 

[Melas Chasma]

Im high as hell right now. Life is good.

 

[IceKid]

I've never understood why UFC fighters are not allowed to smoke weed, it's not like it has any effect on training or fighting. Smoking it in competition is banned but honestly fighters should be able to smoke weed whenever they want, have they not earned that right? The NFL and NBA doesn't care if players smoke weed, so my question is why does the UFC make such a big deal of it?

Cus diz world is effed

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

oh man, if you were here a few years ago you would hear a bunch of posters talk about how its a PED because you can get hit in the face repeatedly and not feel it

i have no idea - weed cures all, if more people smoked weed, we'd prob hav a lot less angry assholes everywhere - my friend used to play football at UCLA, only way he could get through the day to day grind was to puff a bit - better than pain killers - most of his team did so as well

 

[chitoortiz]

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

Primarily because it's banned on the federal level.

yep, the pharmaceutical companies keep the country nice and brainwashed so they can peddle their harmful drugs for more money

record, record, record amounts of lobbying going on to keep their drugs selling

 

[YoungRonniecoleman]

They are allowed to smoke weed. Just not in competition, which is a pretty small window.

 

[Gabe]

They are allowed to smoke weed. Just not in competition, which is a pretty small window.

What's considered in competition? Because Brandao and Nick Diaz really got shafted.

 

[13Seconds]

Isn't it only banned like 1 or 2 weeks before the fight?

I thought it was only banned IN competition.

 

[13Seconds]

What's considered in competition? Because Brandao and Nick Diaz really got shafted.

Because they had weed in their system while fighting.

 

[phantomlord]

Weed is NOT permitted in the NFL, TS.

http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/colorado-nfl-player-suspended-for-marijuana-use/

 

[Topguntrophey]

A true luxury. Like a yacht or around the world trip.

 

[YoungRonniecoleman]

What's considered in competition? Because Brandao and Nick Diaz really got shafted.

I believe it's within a day or two of the actual fight. So you just have to stop smoking a few weeks out. Nick got screwed but mostly because the tests were contradicting. Ridiculous situation

 

[Coolidge]

Weed's no good. As enticing as the high is, it's probably best if you didn't smoke it.

 

[JohnyBrabo]

What's considered in competition? Because Brandao and Nick Diaz really got shafted.

They have since raised the threshold for a positive weed test, you almost have to be high the day of the fight to get caught. However I agree with your sentiment they shouldn't be testing for the devil's lettuce period.

 

[dim_]

I've never understood why UFC fighters are not allowed to smoke weed, it's not like it has any effect on training or fighting. Smoking it in competition is banned but honestly fighters should be able to smoke weed whenever they want, have they not earned that right? The NFL and NBA doesn't care if players smoke weed, so my question is why does the UFC make such a big deal of it?

Do you also think fighters should be able to enter the cage drunk?



btw UFC (Wada) threshold for Cannabis is 150 ng/ml (but they dont get charged till it hits 170 ng/ml)

Air force, army, police and the like its about 25-30ng/ml

NCAA.... ZERO NG/ML threshold

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

What's considered in competition? Because Brandao and Nick Diaz really got shafted.

it means having clean urine when you fight - that depends on 1) how often you smoke 2) how recently you smoked 3) how fat you are, to an extent

im outting myself as a weed head w these comments

 

[JohnyBrabo]

Weed is NOT permitted in the NFL, TS.

http://blog.mpp.org/prohibition/colorado-nfl-player-suspended-for-marijuana-use/

It might as well be permitted. As long as you are not in the drug program they do not test for recreational drugs during the season, only PEDs. Players have a scheduled drug test when you enter training camp. You know the day of the test. If you pass you can literally smoke all season long without fear of failing a test.

 

[TheDarkEmperor]

Because they had weed in their system while fighting.

Were they high, becuase you still "have weed in your system" over a week after smoking a joint.