Post Tagged with: "steroids"

The problem with TRT in MMA

I was asked to write this piece by a friend of mine. We were firing a few banter filled tweets back and forth on Twitter (where else does one tweet?) and he suggested I write an article for the website he works on. It quickly turned out that he was tal…

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MMA Quick Hits 3/25/13: More PED testing in the UFC, Martin Kampmann vs. Nick Diaz

In an interview with MMAFighting.com, UFC Heavyweight Champion Cain Velasquez said he’s all in favor of better PED testing. “There’s rules out there. We all need to follow the same rules. Me, I’m a natural athlete. I think all my competitors sh…

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MMA Quick Hits 3/22/13: Antonio Silva very confident he’ll defeat Cain Velasquez, Matt Riddle rips Dana White

Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva told MMAFightCorner.com that he’s very confident that he’ll defeat Cain Velasquez this time around. “This is very big for me, very important for my career, for my family and I want this title. I want to win this title …

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MMA Quick Hits 3/20/13: Dana White vs. Vince McMahon, Daniel Cormier has no finishing ability

UFC President Dana White talked with Dennis Gauthier Jr. about a past Vince McMahon’s challenge for a “fight” either in the UFC or in the WWE. “Vince is too old, which he won’t think he is and he’ll go crazy (when he hear about this. He wan…

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MMA Quick Hits 3/15/13: Georges St-Pierre on steroids, Dana White wants TRT banned

Nick Diaz sat down for an interview with Sportsnet.ca’s Tim & Sid show, and at one point, accused UFC Welterweight Champion Georges St-Pierre of using steroids. “I believe that he’s on plenty of steroids and I don’t think they test around …

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MMA Quick Hits 3/13/13: Bonnar talks about his steroid use, Sonnen bashes Jones

Stephan Bonnar was a guest on The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani and finally spoke about is failed steroid test. “Believe it or not, there are some therapeutic uses to some of the banned substances. Bottom line, I wanted to get my strength back. I was v…

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MMA Quick Hits 3/6/13: Belfort not granted TRT usage, Silva vs. Weidman is official

A report from Brazil’s Tatame.com stated that the CABMMA medical director claimed that Vitor Belfort’s TRT approval was based off of medical tests done by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, that it was their approval that allowed Belfort to use …

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MMA Quick Hits 2/18/13: TRT users will be tested heavily, Chael Sonnen will defeat Jon Jones

After UFC on Fuel TV 7 concluded, UFC President Dana White told media members that he’s cracking down on all fighter’s who use TRT. “If you are using TRT in the UFC, we’re going to start testing the shit out of you for the entire camp. If you a…

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