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Two UFC 164 heavyweights, two histories and two opinions on TRT

BAD MMA News — Sat, 31 Aug 2013 20:00:00 +0000

More than a decade after their careers took divergent paths over peformance enhancers, UFC 164 opponents Frank Mir and Josh Barnett share different opinions on a controversial treatment used by a growing number of MMA fighters.

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Dana White: No Way I’d Let Vitor Belfort Fight in Brazil If He Was Cheating Down There (Video)

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 17:31:06 +0000

UFC president Dana White addresses the controversy surrounding Vitor Belfort ‘s TRT use and fighting in Brazil for the third time in-a-row on Nov. 9 against Dan Henderson. White explains the reasoning in putting the bout together and the real reason Belfort is fighting in Brazil

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UFC president: Vitor Belfort fights in Brazil due to Globo, not TRT

BAD MMA News — Fri, 30 Aug 2013 00:00:00 +0000

INDIANAPOLIS – According to UFC President Dana White, the biggest reason Vitor Belfort keeps fighting in Brazil is TV network Globo – not because of his testosterone-replacement therapy.

UFC president: Vitor Belfort fights in Brazil due to Globo, not TRT – MMA Junkie

In Deep with The Count: Michael Bisping on Mark Munoz, Anderson Silva, TRT and More

BAD MMA News — Sun, 25 Aug 2013 15:01:37 +0000

Since debuting as a contestant on The Ultimate Fighter Season 3 in 2006, Manchester, England’s Michael “The Count” Bisping has managed one of the longest continuous runs in the UFC’s almost 20-year history. Debuting as a light heavyweight, Bisping has been a staple in the middleweight division since making the switch in late-2007. Over his lengthy tenure as the resident “brash Brit,” Bisping has fought a who’s who list of UFC stalwarts, and become one of the most controversial, and yet at the same time, fan-friendly fighters of the last decade. In this interview with MMAWeekly.com staff writer Ryan McKinnell, Bisping goes in-depth on his UFC career, his legacy, not getting to fight Anderson Silva , and much more.

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Twitter Mailbag: Ben Askren’s future, all-TRT headliner, Stefan Struve’s heart

BAD MMA News — Fri, 23 Aug 2013 00:30:00 +0000

This week’s Twitter Mailbag does its best to unpack some of the action from this past weekend’s UFC Fight Night 26 event while also taking time to wonder what will become of Bellator welterweight champ Ben Askren.

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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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UFC President Dana White Sours on Boston, “Great to Hang Out, Not a Great Place to Put on Fights”

BAD MMA News — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 01:23:29 +0000

UFC president Dana White loves Boston, but following Saturday’s UFC Fight Night 26: Shogun vs. Sonnen event at the TD Gardens, it may be a while before he signs off on returning to the market.

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UFC President Dana White Sours on Boston, “Great to Hang Out, Not a Great Place to Put on Fights” – MMA Junkie

Chael Sonnen Faces Stipulations Related to TRT to Fight in Boston; Union Files Complaint to Deny Him

BAD MMA News — Thu, 08 Aug 2013 02:34:04 +0000

UFC Fight Night 26 main eventer Chael Sonnen has yet to be granted a fight license for the Aug. 17 event, which serves as prime time launch programming for the new Fox Sports 1 network. Sonnen is slated to face Mauricio “Shogun” Rua in a five-round lightweight bout to top the fight card. The Massachusetts State Athletic Commission has, however, preliminarily agreed to allow Sonnen to fight. The debate swirling around Sonnen stems from his testosterone replacement therapy regimen, and the MSAC’s lack of experience dealing with the issue

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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