TRT, eller testosteronterapi på svenska, kommer upp på tapeten till och från inom MMA-världen. Detta är något som är tillåtet om man fått ett undantag beviljat av en idrottskommission. Fans anser att det är mer eller mindre fusk, och att många fighters lurar systemet för att maximera sin testosteron för att kunna prestera bättre.
UFCs VD Dana White däremot anser att det helt enkelt borde vara förbjudet.
”The bottom line is, the way that this TRT works, it’s absolutely 100% legal with … lemme explain one more thing – We’re regulated by the government,” säger White till ESPN. ”We’re really the only sport that’s regulated by the government. And the government allows these guys to do TRT. And basically, over the next ten years sports science keeps getting better and better and better. And the way that TRT works is, as you get older your testosterone levels drop and this is to replace it. The problem with it is, is you’ve got guys that are going if this much is good, then this much must be great. That’s the problem and you’ll find guys that will cheat even with the stuff that’s legal. So that’s what we’re trying to stop.
But you make a good point and Anderson Silva said it at the press conference the other day. Anderson Silva – the pound for pound best fighter in the world – has broke every record in the UFC and is the greatest fighter ever in mixed martial arts. He’s 38 years old, people don’t realize that, he’s not 28, he’s 38, and he’s not doing testosterone replacement therapy. This guy comes in 100% natural and he beats everybody. And something should be said for that. I don’t disagree. The guys who are using Testosterone Replacement Therapy, and going up against a guy that isn’t, and this guy is still the best in the world. So to me, the bottom line is you don’t need that junk. If you don’t abuse stuff younger in your career, you’ll never need to use that kind of junk.”
White fick slutligen även frågan om det var upp till honom, skulle TRT då vara illegalt? Detta var något som han svarade kort ”Yeah.”
