Joe Ferraro

If the NFL or MLB really want to get tough on PEDs, just ask Dana White.

According to Keith Kizer, the executive director of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, all fighters that were tested at UFC 108 were clean.

The fighters were tested on the day of the event, and include Rashad Evans, Paul Daley, Sam Stout, Jim Miller, Junior Dos Santos, Martin Kampmann, Mark Munoz, Jake Ellenberger and Rafeallo Oliveira.

Kizer also noted that Evans and Silva were tested during training in December as well, hence testing negative twice for performance enhancing drugs (PED).

During the post-fight press conference at UFC 108, president Dana White discussed the topic of testing for PED's in MMA and believes the commissions did the right thing a long time ago.

"I think early on when this thing started growing and some guys got busted, I think it sent a message. And this is the only sport that does it, boxing and mixed martial arts, it effects your ability to make a living," stated White.

When comparing the steroid issue to other sports, White wasn't so kind.

"Baseball players get caught, they’re like, okay, I know you’re making $65 million this year, we’re going to sit you out for 30 games. Alright, I’ll be down in the (expletive) Bahamas, call me when my suspension is up."

This is definitely not the case for athletes who competed in MMA.

"When it happens to these guys, they lose the ability to make a living and they lose their sponsors... it’s different in the fight game."

White also sent a clear message to any fighter who is contemplating taking any PED's in hopes to further their career.

"If you’re taking them you’re going to get caught. They are testing you and they’re going to get you and then you lose your ability to make a living."

Many in the main stream media have categorized Mixed Martial Arts as a sport that is filled with men (and women) who are nothing but "beer drinking, steroid taking, buffoons."

White, and anyone who has done their research knows that this could not be further than the truth.

"If every Sunday those guys put their cleats on, ran out and played football, as soon as the game was over they were tested for steroids, there would be a lot less guys the next (expletive) Sunday. I can guarantee you that."

He also had a message for many who believe otherwise.

"Let me tell you this; if every other sport were under the same drug testing guidelines that we are, there would be no (expletive) football on Sunday, and there would be no baseball," stated White, with zero angst in his voice.