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[Cat--Smasher]

Condit: TRT 'muddies the water' of MMA

“I think it’s a slippery slope, you know what I mean? You let guys start using testosterone and it’s – where does it end? You know what I mean? I wonder, especially for younger guys, I know Frank Mir’s a little bit older and of course your testosterone levels kind of dip as you get older, but some of these younger guys, you know, guys maybe in their late twenties and thirties using testosterone replacement therapy, I wonder, I wonder why is there testosterone low in the first place? And I, my theory is they may have been using something in the past, because when you use steroids, your body, after you get off has a hard time bringing yourself up to natural levels. I don’t know man. I’m not going to judge anybody, but that’s just, that’s not – I got to where I am without ever ever using any performance enhancing drugs.

I love MMA because of the purity of the sport and I think it just muddies the water when you start throwing stuff like that in there. And ultimately, it’s not up for me to decide. That’s for Athletic Commissions and I guess Dana White and the UFC brass to figure out what they’re going to do with that. But, you know, personally, that’s just, I have to just, you know, continue with what’s worked for me, and that’s just being clean.”

Condit: TRT 'muddies the water' of MMA - Mixed Martial Arts News

[Qball1974]

Seems to be little purity in MMA which makes me sad.

[Cat--Smasher]

[carbondioxide830]

i like that analogy...muddying the water.

[rivethead]

he's right.

It's making a PED-riddled system even worse, and it's not doing anything to address the root cause of low testosterone due to stupid weight cuts in the first place.

rh

[KevoOnTheRadio]

Once we get robot fighting, this will be a non-issue. Unless they figure out a way to give robots TRT. Which I'm cool with, for the record.

[GangGreenWarrior]

The UFC quickly needs to adopt an official policy on TRT. The time to control this issue is now when it's relatively small. Once it starts becoming more and more common, you'll have lost your chance to effectively regulate it. I would love for the UFC to get together with a group of endocrinologists, etc. and set there own standards and levels on when you can get TRT. Perhaps limit TRT to only those fighters over 35 and only allow them 5 more years of fighting or something like that. Also set up documentation standards where you have to show 3 low T lab results in a 6 month period before you can start. Think of it like cell phones and driving. If they had come out 5 years ago and said no cell phones while driving, we wouldn't have all the issues we have today, but the cat is already out of the bag.

[Fear My Hammer Fist]

I agree completely that the time to take control of the situation is now.

I don't see TRT in itself as a problem and still believe it could work with proper prescription use and stringent monitoring. The monitoring that I think would work though is likely too severe for the UFC to enact.

[rivethead]

you are all assuming that Zuffa actually cares about PED's.


I think they care when they impact shows--like when someone tests hot--but other than that, meh.

rh

[Sniggles]

Originally Posted by rivethead

he's right.

It's making a PED-riddled system even worse, and it's not doing anything to address the root cause of low testosterone due to stupid weight cuts in the first place.

rh

My my my... what could the cause of low testosterone be? It must be Dana White.