Is that a reference to the fact that it would mean a large percentage of NFL players would NEVER be tested (not rarely, but never) if their drug testing was like MMA’s?

Is that a reference to the fact that it would mean that NFL players would not have any year-round or out-of-competition drug testing if their program was like MMA’s?

Or was that a reference to the fact that NFL players would always know exactly when they would be drug tested (on the day of an event) if their drug testing was like MMA’s?

In fact, it was not just Gary Shaw and Vera’s old manager who made public statements about that situation. In a December 2006 L.A. Times article, Vera said that he has one fight remaining on his UFC contract, and that he wants his next contract to be with “whoever wants to take care of me the best.”

Around the same timeframe, Vera said the following to the Orange County Register at a time when Zuffa was buying MMA promotions left and right: “How long have McDonald’s and Burger King been around? Yesh, hell yeah, competition is definitely good. It helps the fighters in more ways than one. It helps us get paid better. You know, we can ask for more money, we can ask for more promotional stuff. By having competition out there, it’s good for everybody, I believe… [it's good for] the companies because it creates more awareness of MMA, and [it's good for] the fighters because it gives us leverage a little bit… a little bit (laughs). It doesn’t give us a lot of leverage, but it gives us some.”