As the rash of performance-enhancing drug related headlines continue to ravage the daily MMA newscycle, it’s easy to remember that Georges St-Pierre effectively called his shot on the issue, championing a push for increased drug-testing in the UFC long before USADA ever entered the picture and often in a way that was at odds with the promotion itself.
Back in 2013, St-Pierre went to great lengths to attempt to secure drug-testing overseen by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association (VADA) for his UFC 167 defense of the welterweight title against Johny Hendricks. The attempt ended up failing for myriad reasons, and UFC president Dana White was quoted at the time as saying both St-Pierre and Hendricks looked “stupid” as a result of St-Pierre’s quest to ensure increased drug-screening for the bout.