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St-Pierre the perfect crusader to get ramped up drug testing in UFC

And let's see how the GSP story develops as well. In some ways, Georges is the perfect crusader, because he's never been known to make waves. So when he

Jeff Wagenheim

And let's see how the GSP story develops as well. In some ways, Georges is the perfect crusader, because he's never been known to make waves. So when he raises an issue, we don't immediately start peeling away the layers of discontent, looking for the gaudy self-interest to reveal itself. St-Pierre has credibility. Then again, he's now an outsider. Can he enlist the support of any of the sport's remaining high-profile greats in this effort to clean up the landscape? Jon Jones? Ronda Rousey? Someone?

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Jeff Wagenheim
JEFF WAGENHEIM

Paradoxically, Jeff Wagenheim considers himself a pacifist (except when driving in traffic) but nonetheless writes about mixed martial arts, the world's most combative sport (other than driving in traffic). As a veteran of three decades in magazines and newspapers, he's a bit grayer than most who attend UFC fights, even along press row. (A fan watching an MMA media panel show recently referred to him as "that crazy hippie uncle," to which Jeff responds, "Groovy, man!") Wagenheim also has tackled pro football for SI.com, and writes about sports and the arts for The Boston Globe. When he's not on the road chasing the UFC, Jeff spends Sunday afternoons spinning Sleepy LaBeef and Boozoo Chavis records for a popular (but not pop) radio show in western Massachusetts.

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