UFC Owner Takes Firm Stance Against TRT, Wants Random Drug Testing

Quote :: Move over Human Growth Hormones, because it appears the next
generation of performance-enhancers is gaining momentum. While HGH might
be the prominent drug of choice for Major League Baseball players, the
hottest crave to hit the mixed martial arts market is Testosterone
Replacement Therapy.
Former UFC star Nate Marquardt was the most recent fighter to use the
controversial treatment as his excuse for triggering a failed drug
test. Prior to the 32-year-old’s confession, UFC middleweight Chael
Sonnen was busted for having high levels of testosterone in his system.
Although the drama took Sonnen nearly a year to clear up, he too fingered TRT for his flunked exam.
Sonnen was granted a second chance from the world’s premier MMA
promotion, while Marquardt was fired on the spot after failing his
second drug screening under the UFC’s watch.
“I think we came off with a pretty strong response to Nate Marquardt,
and kind of how we feel about TRT,” UFC co-owner Lorenzo Fertitta told
ESPNRadio in Las Vegas (transcribed by Yahoo). “Our stance is we’re working with commissions to say ‘Look, this whole thing has got to come to an end.’
“If you are going to have some kind of therapy, not only can you not
be at the top end of the range, you can’t be anywhere near
performance-enhancing.”
While Fertitta won’t deny TRT benefits many ailing people across the
globe, he just wants to ensure his athletes haven’t discovered a way to
circumvent the system. It appears Dana White’s boss already has a
thorough understanding of the loophole.
“What you can’t have are guys abusing this to the point where their
levels are at some super-human factor, giving them this performance
enhancement,” Fertitta expressed.
“It seems like, possibly, guys are getting outside the boundary while
they’re training and managing it down where once the week of the fight
[has arrived], they take the test and they’re fine. I think that there
needs to be this random testing to make sure no one’s abusing it.”

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Im all for random testing, the less cheating the better IMO. You know both Diaz Bros would fail a random and not for PEDs... I wonder how they would handle a drug of recreation situation with randoms...

Have you seen the size of Fertita's arms lately?

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