Dana White, the outspoken President of Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), is more worried about mixed martial artists testing positive for marijuana than he is about anabolic steroids. In most anti-doping programs, the use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) and recreational drugs result in the same penalties e.g. suspension from competition. [Read more…]
Chael Sonnen Thinks Steroids Caused Juan Manuel Marquez to Go Through Second Puberty
Chael Sonnen, the UFC light-heavyweight contender, thinks anabolic steroids may have caused boxer Juan Manuel Marquez to go through a second puberty. Jim Rome asked Sonnen for his thoughts on the recent Marquez versus Manny Pacquiao bout. [Read more…]
MMA Fighter Stephan Bonnar Used Steroids to Become a Professional Wrestler
Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar may have been taking anabolic steroids to bulk up for a post-MMA career as a professional wrestler. This may be the explanation for Bonnar’s positive steroid test at UFC 153 in Rio de Janeiro according to UFC President Dana White. [Read more…]
Alistair Overeem’s Opponents Think He is a Long-Time Steroid User
Alistair “The Demolition Man” Overeem, a heavyweight mixed martial artist from the Netherlands, will finish serving his steroid-related suspension later this month. He is set to return to the MMA octagon at UFC 156 where he is scheduled to fight Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva. However, Overeem’s opponents don’t seem to think Overeem learned his lesson from the steroid suspension.
Several heavyweight MMA fighters are convinced Overeem will continue to use steroids. Furthermore, they believe he had used anabolic steroids long before he tested positive during a fight against Brock Lesnar on December 30, 2011 at UFC 141. [Read more…]
Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar Tested Positive for Masteron Steroid Metabolites
Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar tested positive for the anabolic steroid drostanolone in an anti-doping urinalysis administered after a fight on October 13, 2012. Drostanolone propionate is an esterified version of drostanolone found in the popular steroid known as Masteron. Bonnar accepted the steroid positive and acknowledged using a banned substance according to a statement released by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). [Read more…]
Ronda Rousey Trash Talking Steroids and Cyborg Santos
Ronda Rousey’s trash-talking style has made the sport of women’s mixed martial arts (MMA) much more entertaining. Rousey continues to harp on the fact that Cristiane “Cyborg” Santos is a “cheater” who was caught using anabolic steroids. Rousey even expressed concern that Santos will continue to use anabolic steroids once Santos returns early next year from a one-year steroid suspension. [Read more…]
Ronda Rousey Would Fight Cyborg Santos Even If She Injected Steroids and Horse Semen
Ronda “The Arm Collector” Rousey would still be willing to fight Chris “Cyborg” Santos even if Santos was juiced up with anabolic steroids. Santos was suspended after she tested positive for steroids last year. Rousey’s only condition is that Santos fight at the 135-pound category. In an appearance on “The MMA Report with John Pollock”, Rousey said she believew it would be difficult for Santos to lose weight if she continues to use steroids. [Read more…]
Randy Couture Talks Steroids and TRT in MMA
Randy Couture has expressed his support of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) for athletes participating in mixed-martial arts (MMA) competition in an interview with Steph Daniels for the ‘Bloody Elbow’ website. The use of TRT in MMA has caused considerable controversy. After all, testosterone is an anabolic steroid and steroids are banned in most sports due to their well-established muscle-building and performance-enhancing effects. Several MMA athletes have admitted using testosterone as part of a medically-supervised treatment for hypogonadism. [Read more…]
MMA Fighter Chael Sonnen Permitted to Use Anabolic Steroids
Mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter Chael Sonnen has been given permission to use the anabolic steroid testosterone by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC). Dr. Timothy Trainor, the NAC consulting physician, determined that Sonnen suffered from a legitimate medical condition identified as hypogonadism. Hypogonadism is a condition in which the body fails to produce adequate amounts of testosterone. Testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) is a medically-accepted and recognized treatment for hypogonadism. [Read more…]
Phil Baroni Supports Steroid Use in Mixed Martial Arts (MMA)
Phil “The New York Badass” Baroni has expressed his full support of the use of anabolic steroids in mixed martial arts (MMA) competitions. Baroni discussed steroids during an open and candid interview with Fight Sport Asia. He told the Asia MMA website that performance was all that mattered; athletes should be allowed to use any performance-enhancing drug necessary to be the best. [Read more…]