"Two out of eight fighters in the (Strikeforce heavyweight) tournament previously failed a drug test. Obviously, I'm talking about Josh Barnett and Antonio Silva," said Fedor's manager Vadim Finkelchtein. "We want fair competition for everyone, so that's why I will ask the commission to perform a strict drug testing. Fedor is not using any kind of substance to enhance his performance, and will be ready for any kind of testing. So if the commission decides to follow our suggestion, we'll be ready." Fedor often refers to Barnett as a good friend, but it's clear there's still some lingering resentment from the American's last positive drug test. "We have never shied away from a particular battle, I just want for his fighter to be professional opponent, not a chemist. Today doping can significantly add speed and endurance. We just want all parties to the Grand Prix and potential rivals to play by the rules," Finkelchtein said. "Our organization paid a heavy price after the cancelation of the fight between Josh Barnett and Fedor. We did a lot of promotion for this fight, which in the end did not take place. That's why as a promoter and manager, I don't want this to happen ever again." http://sports.yahoo.com/mma/blog/ca...t=Avcf_E.zYxp6_n3XEiMSfzQ9Eo14?urn=mma-309769
This is not about stopping one fight due to suspicions about one guy. This is about making it fair for eight fighters, I don't think this is Pac-Floyd territory. Let's just hope it doesn't cause any problems in making these fights happen.
Bare in mind aswell that if Barnett is fighting the events might have to be in minor AC terratory such as Texas that don't normally test. In that siutation Fedor/M1 would certainly be in the right asking for independnant testing of the normal standard.
everyone else was thinking BigFoot and Josh, Overeem has stated that he doesnt care about being tested, so long as everyone else gets tested with him (which is fair enough)
