I hate to say it, but I don't know what can be done. More stringent testing costs a lot of $$$. Who's going to fit the bill? The promoters won't. Neither will the fighters. And even if you do shell out the extra $$$, the more stringent testing can still be cheated.

I feel like it's a losing battle. It's like alcohol prohibition early last century. Athletes want to use PEDs, and they'll continue to use them and avail of all the latest tricks to circumvent the testing. There's no "magic bullet" solution. People will get caught, sure, and examples will be made of those caught, but in reality that's just the tip of the iceberg.

I don't believe for a second that PED usage is some kind of epidemic that just popped up over the last few years. It's recieving a lot more attention, sure, but PEDs have been around for many years, and I'm sure there are plenty of our favorite fighters, legends even, who used but didn't get caught do to lax testing back in the day.

And that's not even getting into the issue of hormone replacement therapy. You can go to a doctor, tell him you feel tired all the time, and boom you have a legal perscription to inject testosterone, which is fine with any Athletic Commision as long as you show them your perscription and get an exemption.

I just don't see how you can stamp it out.