News and notes from around the MMA world …

Steroids, steroids, and more steroids.

- Jake Rossen from Sherdog.com has an interesting take on steroids.

- Zach Arnold talks about steroids and the drug culture in his CBS Sportsline column.

- Sean Sherk is using Howard Jacobs to appeal his case to the California State Athletic Commision, according to Loretta Hunt of The Fight Network.

- Gregg Doyel of CBS Sportsline wants steroids out of the sport completely.

In non-steroid news …

- Sam Caplan talks to Tito Ortiz in his Five Ounces of Pain Q&A.

- Dear Don, I have a video game problem …

- Heavyweight contender Gabriel Gonzaga’s coach, Marco Alvan talks to the Boston Herald about Gonzaga’s Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Talking Points

The steroid talk is going to continue until the end of time. We are only at the beginning. As UFC becomes more and more popular, the new media attention will also bring negative or more intrusive attention. Dana White and company are in favor of steroid testing and working with the state athletic commissions. That’s definitely a good thing. And I’m sure there will be a far bigger star than Sean Sherk who will fail a steroid test. How the UFC follows that up will be even more important than what they are currently doing to try and prevent the problem.

I am going to do show recaps of The Ultimate Fighter Season 6 when it starts up in September. Rather than do them in column format, I’ll probably just write them here. The show features Matt Hughes and Matt Serra as coaches to build up their fight for Serra’s welterweight title which will take place more than likely in November.

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