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Frank Mir and Ben Rothwell receive TRT exemptions for UFC 164

BAD MMA News — Thu, 22 Aug 2013 22:00:00 +0000

A new fighter has been added to the list of MMA competitors with permission to use testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT).

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Washington commission: No TUEs filed for UFC on FOX 8

BAD MMA News — Thu, 25 Jul 2013 05:10:00 +0000

None of the 24 fighters competing at Saturday’s UFC on FOX 8 card applied for therapeutic use exemptions. MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) received the news on Tuesday after filing a public records request with the Washington State Department of Licensing, which oversees the state’s combative sports program. UFC on FOX 8 takes place Saturday at Seattle’s KeyArena. The event’s main card airs live on FOX following prelims on FX and Facebook. Although exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy are the most common to MMA, others are granted for fighters who can demonstrate a medical necessity for substances that aren’t allowed by state athletic commissions. Recently, the Nevada State Athletic Commission granted UFC middleweight Chris Leben an exemption for prescription opioid medication Suboxone, which typically is used as a replacement therapy for people with narcotic dependency. None of the fighters on UFC on FOX 8 are known to have used TRT or other banned substances.

Dan Henderson withdrew TUE request, discontinued TRT ahead of UFC 161

BAD MMA News — Fri, 19 Jul 2013 00:00:00 +0000

When the Manitoba Combative Sports Commission recently revealed it didn’t grant any therapeutic-use exemptions for June’s UFC 161 event, it raised more than a few eyebrows. After all, shouldn’t have MMA legend Dan Henderson ‘s name appeared on the list? Henderson (29-9 MMA, 6-3 UFC), who has been granted exemptions (TUEs) for his use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) since 2007, said there’s a simple explanation for why he didn’t receive an exemption for the event: He pulled his application when it seemed the Manitoba commission wasn’t likely to approve it. “It didn’t look like they would approve it, so I just quit taking the testosterone,” Henderson told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “I stopped about six to eight weeks out. I was told by my doctor that wouldn’t be a problem at all. I wasn’t using that much, anyway.” Henderson fought in the main event of UFC 161, which took place June 15 in Winnipeg.

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NSAC: No TRT permits at 162, Leben first to receive exemption for painkiller sub

BAD MMA News — Tue, 09 Jul 2013 00:15:00 +0000

The Nevada State Athletic Commission issued no new therapeutic-use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy at UFC 162 but did give UFC middleweight Chris Leben permission to use the prescription opioid medication Suboxone. Leben (22-10 MMA, 12-9 UFC), who lost a split decision to Andrew Craig (9-1 MMA, 3-1 UFC) at this past Saturday’s event, is the first fighter to receive an exemption for the drug, which typically is used as a replacement therapy for people with narcotic dependency. NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer confirmed the news today with MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). Leben was unreachable for comment. The veteran fighter’s exemption offers proof of his efforts to get clean following a well-documented struggle with drugs. In November 2011, he tested positive for oxycodone and oxymorphone following a loss to Mark Munoz at UFC 138 and was suspended by the UFC for one year.

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UFC’s Vitor Belfort on TRT: ‘I just want people to know I have a conscience’

BAD MMA News — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 21:15:00 +0000

Vitor Belfort believes it’s important to live a life with no regrets. For that reason alone, he’s finally ready to open up about his use of testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT). “I want to leave a legacy, and the first legacy I leave is myself,” Belfort told MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com). “If I can live with myself, I can give this to my kids. Nothing is worse than to go home and have to sell yourself to your family, to make up a whole different history of what you did, of how you lived your private life. That’s no way to live. “The TRT is my private life, but it’s become public, and it’s now a big, big thing. I believe that all the good things I’m doing, people kind of forget it and have a tendency to not pay attention or give credit for the way I’m winning fights, the way I’m working, the way I’m being an example for my Blackzilian teammates.

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