IRVINE, Calif. -- Prior to Bellator 136, California State Athletic Commission (CSAC) executive officer Andy Foster invited a small group of writers to take part in its first media day.
With the goal to promote transparency in how the commission operates, the group spent the day gaining an insider's perspective on the issues regulating the young sport.
Before the media underwent an MMA judging training seminar with John McCarthy and sat cage-side to submit scorecards shadowing commission judges, Foster laid out ambitious plans to further combat the use of performance-enhancing drugs through increased testing.
Short of collecting urine and blood samples, Foster walked the media through the entire chain of custody a sample goes through.