UFC on FX 8 headliners Vitor Belfort and Luke Rockhold, along with co-headliners Ronaldo "Jacare" Souza and Chris Camozzi participated in a pre-fight press conference Thursday in Jaraguá do Sul, Brazil. Read More »
Tag Archives: Testosterone Replacement Therapy
Feed SubscriptionGeorges St-Pierre on being accused of using steroids: ‘I take that as a compliment’
UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre took a moment to respond to Nick Diaz's allegations of steroid use and give his opinion on Testosterone Replacement Therapy at the UFC 158 post-fight press conference on Saturday night. Read More »
Shah Bobonis Blog: PED Problems in MMA
It seems a month doesn’t go by where we don’t hear of at least one positive test for banned substances in Mixed Martial Arts. Lots of different opinions on what needs to be done to clean the sport up float around but not much gets done in the way of change to the current norms. Read More »
Dana White: ‘If you are using TRT in the UFC, we’re going to start testing the s**t out of you’
This past weekend at the UFC on FUEL TV 7 post-fight press conference UFC president Dana White gave his thoughts on the use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT). Dana explained that he is against the use of TRT and that he thinks that some fighters may be using it to gain an unfair advantage. Read More »
UFC ON FUEL TV 7 Breakdown, McDonald’s Surgery, Belfort’s TRT Exemption and More on UFC TONIGHT
Rousey-Carmouche Promo Shoot, Poirier’s Training and Bisping’s UK on UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER UFC TONIGHT Airs Tuesdays at 10:00 PM ET; UFC ULTIMATE INSIDER Begins at 10:30 PM ET LOS ANGELES, CA – On this week’s UFC TONIGHT, we get you ... Read More »
Bisping releases statement regarding Belfort’s TRT use
Michael Bisping suffered a second round TKO loss to Vitor Belfort at UFC on FX 7 last month. It was revealed after the fight that Belfort had received a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) before the fight. Read More »
Pandemonium Blog: Lance Armstrong, Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens and MMA
The headlines these days are covered with stories about Lance Armstrong’s massive cover up over his extensive performance–enhancing drugs (“PED”) use. MMA has an interesting dilemma when it comes to PEDs. It has had some very high profile fighters, including Chael Sonnen, Dan Henderson, Nate Marquardt and Quinton Jackson, admit to a legal form of steroid use, Testosterone Replacement Therapy (“TRT”). Read More »
Tito Ortiz on TRT: ‘I think we’re sending the wrong message to fans’
UFC Hall of Famer Tito Oritz is not happy. His final fight inside the Octagon was a rubber match against Forrest Griffin at UFC 148. It was a close fight, Tito dropped Forrest a couple times, but in the end the judges awarded Forrest the decision. After the fight however, it came out that Forrest is yet another fighter that has received a Therapeutic Use Exemption (TUE) for Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) from the Nevada State Athletic Commission. Read More »
Randy Couture not a fan of TRT; talks Junior Dos Santos, The Expendables 2
UFC Hall of Famer Randy Couture fought well past the age most fighters ever will. But he is not a fan of Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) and feels there are natural ways you can jump start your body into creating more testosterone as opposed to bringing in an external source, which he says can compound the problems one is already having. Read More »
Video: Ed O’Neill and Dana White talk UFC on Fox Sports’ Barfly
Gracie black belt Ed O'Neill of Married with Children fame and UFC President Dana White joined sports writer Mark Kriegel on the Fox Sports show "Barfly" this week to discuss a myriad of MMA and UFC-related topics. Read More »
Interview: Rampage Jackson wants out of the UFC
In this interview Quinton "Rampage" Jackson talks with Inside MMA's Bas Rutten about his use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy prior to the Ryan Bader fight and his desire to leave the UFC once and for all. Read More »
Rampage Jackson prescribed Testosterone Replacement Therapy prior to UFC 144
Although Quinton Jackson says Testosterone Replacement Therapy added to his weight issues at UFC 144, he says he feels 25 again, no longer wants to retire and his sex life has improved. Read More »
Q&A with Joe Rogan and Mike Goldberg *VIDEO*
The UFC commentators participated in a fan Q&A prior to UFC 136 this past weekend in Houston. The guys expound on numerous topics including MMA rules, TRT, Fear Factor and youth in MMA. Read More »
Nate Marquardt: “My testicles work”
Former UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt spoke with Inside MMA's Ron Kruck this week about his release from the UFC, his use of Testosterone Replacement Therapy, his critics and where he goes from here. Read More »
Nate Marquardt signs with BAMMA
Following his release from the UFC, former number one UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt (31-10-2) has signed on with the British Association of Mixed Martial Arts (BAMMA). Read More »
Nate Marquardt fires back at his critics
Former UFC middleweight contender Nate Marquardt has taken a slew of criticism from his fellow fighters and others following his recent release from the UFC. Now Marquardt is firing back. Read More »