Roy Nelson on PED's in MMA: 'It's a Very Small World'

Cat--Smasher · 02-01-2012, 09:46 AM

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"If I can compete with them, and they’re using, it just means I’m a better athlete," Nelson said. "That’s all it means to me."

Nelson, who takes on Fabricio Werdum at UFC 143 on Saturday night, said he was sure he’d fought juiced opponents "a couple of times" in his career, whether it showed up on the post-fight drug screening or not.

"You just know," he said. "You know by straight-out asking them. You can do it that way. Or you can go through their coaches or training partners. It’s a very small world."

And yes, Nelson insists that he has asked opponents to their faces if they were on some kind of performance-enhancing drug, and he claims he’s even gotten some to admit it before or after the fight.

"There’s some verbal combat involved," he explained. "You have to trick them into coming clean, but it does happen."

You might think this is one of the benefits of walking around with Nelson’s distinctive physique. People see a mountain of muscle like Alistair Overeem, and many will never believe he’s all-natural now matter how many drug tests he takes.

But Nelson, who bears a much stronger resemblance to the ‘before’ rather than the ‘after’ picture in a supplement ad, has no such problem. People can look at him and feel reasonably confident that he’s clean. Though this, too, comes with some baggage, according to "Big Country."

"I’ve probably been tested for steroids probably more than any other fighter that’s ever fought," he said. "...It’s like a football program. There’s always going to be some guys where it’s like, yeah, you’re the one we’ve got to test, because then the program looks clean."

Roy Nelson on PED's in MMA: 'It's a Very Small World' - MMA Fighting

disposableassassin · 02-01-2012, 11:08 AM

he makes some good points. gotta love big country

GangGreenWarrior · 02-01-2012, 11:29 AM

Imagine the mass confusion that would follow if Big Country failed a test for PEDs.

JPeezy · 02-01-2012, 12:11 PM

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Originally Posted by GangGreenWarrior

Imagine the mass confusion that would follow if Big Country failed a test for PEDs.

Tainted Twinkie supplements?

Pasha K · 02-01-2012, 12:24 PM

It would not be a surprise if he failed a drug test.
There are many different kind of drugs, not all of them will make you look like Overeem.

Nelson has an amazing cardio considering his belly, most of the people with that belly would be exhausted after 2 minutes of fighting. So some people may think that he is taking something illegal.

CRisCO · 02-01-2012, 12:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Rocky>Fedor

It would not be a surprise if he failed a drug test.
There are many different kind of drugs, not all of them will make you look like Overeem.

Nelson has an amazing cardio considering his belly, most of the people with that belly would be exhausted after 2 minutes of fighting. So some people may think that he is taking something illegal.

What is this cardio drug?

I'd like some.