BJ Penn loves the stricter drug testing in MMA

BJ Penn has suspected that many of his opponents over the years, from GSP to some of his opponents when he was coming up in the dark days of the UFC. WIth the UFC now testing for HGH and EPO, he sees the sport finally getting cleaned up in a way he’s wanted for years.

And you know what? What makes BJ happy makes me happy.

This is what he told MMAFighting:

“I’m really excited that they can test for the HGH and the EPO,” Penn said. “I’ve always suspected that people were doing those things and not just a steroid. So it’s very exciting and very gratifying to finally see that they playing field is…people are going to start thinking twice about what they put in their bodies, and the playing field will be much more equal. And that’s just huge.”