Rampage Jackson admits TRT usage, claims his doctor works for UFC

[SHOGUN]

Basically, Rampage admits that a UFC doctor pushed him to getting TRT and that they prescribe it to fighters all the time. IF the MMA media picks up on this (they should because this is a BIG deal if true), things could get interesting. The full interview is HERE, but here are the juicy bits.

Elbow’s hurt, shoulder’s fucked up, wrist’s fucked up, both my knees fucked up, ankle problems. I fucked my jaw up before I fought Wanderlei and after a while its like man, I am training hard for these fights and I’ve got these injuries and at the back of my mind I’m thinking ‘I just want to retire.’

I never had surgery in my life. But I hurt this knee back in college, I hurt it before I fought Rashad and so I knew it was the same injury… a lot of fights when I am injured I don’t tell anybody but the UFC knew this time because my doctor works for the UFC. Its good that the UFC knew because they look after you, they take care of you even if its just in training. Pride didn’t do that.

I almost pulled out but then I went to see the doctor and he told me to talk to an age-management doctor. So I went and talked to them and they tested me and said my testosterone was low; they prescribed me testosterone, to bring my testosterone levels back up to levels where I can be like… so that I am the same as young people, like when I was 25, and it would help build my knee up. I hurt my knee like a month ago and I only did three shots of testosterone but it put a lot of weight on me, a lot of muscle on me but it healed me knee up good enough to where I could fight.

It was hard for me to train, it takes time to heal, I couldn’t do certain things, but this was my first time ever using testosterone. I took what the doctor prescribed to me and I went to the pharmacy… I gave myself small doses and that shit immediately changed me, that’s why I am saying now I am not going to retire. I am not gonna retire no time soon, its just unfortunate that I got this injury.

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So I spoke to the UFC and they were like ‘yeah, a lot of fighters are probably doing it but not telling anyone.’ Me, I keep it real, I am not doing anything wrong. Its legal and I am not abusing it and I am not going over certain levels. From what I learned about it, when I got tested my levels my levels were really low and the doctor was telling me that athletes can burn testosterone.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

The problem with TRT, is that every body responds differently, and does not respond consistently, so it is entirely possible that Jackson or anybody else can come up with acceptable levels for one fight, or ten fights, but then on the eleventh fight come up elevated and fail.

Then, of course, they get suspended, and the UFC isn't going to say "our bad!".

 

[JeremyHight]

It is perfectly legal and acceptable to have TRT to bring your levels up to an acceptable limit by a medical physician. There are people who try to get say 10+ times the acceptable amount of testosterone (like Floyd Landis) and that is the problem.

I am not going to claim to know the exact specifics of TRT and how the body works, but I think a trained physician with experience in TRT would be able to easily work within the 4 times the normal amount limit that is acceptable by the US Anti-Doping Agency. This is why guys like Rampage have been on TRT for years and never gotten busted, but people who have been shown to lie even while in a hearing like Chael Sonnen get busted for being nearly 17 times the normal level.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Men get older and produce less testo. Thats how life works. TRT is loophole PED usage and should probably be banned from the sport. Most of the guys on TRT legally are on it because of prior PED use that stunted their natural testo production. Its a farce.

If you want to use TRT, fine, but you should have to trade that higher quality boner for your fight career.

 

[SHOGUN]

They need to ban TRT all together in MMA.

 

[EmpireWF]

They need to ban TRT all together in MMA.

That's never gonna happen, Lance.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

That's never gonna happen, Lance.

if I can be serious for a minute, inside reference is inside

 

[Tailback U]

I find it hard to believe that Rampage's normal
Test levels were low. Obviously, they are lower than when he was 25, but compared to the average male I'm sure he is probably within the normal
Range - which is a huge range, btw.

I forget the unit of measurement but normal
Test ranges from like 200-700. I got bloodwork done a couple years ago and I was at like 300 at 24 years old, I could say my test levels are low and that I need TRT technically. It's all relative.

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Rampages testo is probably low because he likely did steroids for a decade.

 

[RainboUnicorn]

It doesn't bother me if he takes them. Let them all take steroids/testosterone. Most of the time its athletes who want to overcome injury.

 

[EmpireWF]

Rampages testo is probably low because he likely did steroids for a decade.

Isn't it possible guys testo levels drop in their mid30s?

The only reason testo levels drop in athletes can't be b/c they all juiced. Did Hendo juice? (wasn't he on TRT at one point?)

 

[Warner2BruceTD]

Isn't it possible guys testo levels drop in their mid30s?

The only reason testo levels drop in athletes can't be b/c they all juiced. Did Hendo juice? (wasn't he on TRT at one point?)

Of course it's possible.

But i'd be pretty confident in a wager that Rampage was partaking in some PED's in the PRIDE days. Same for Henderson, who is STILL on TRT, and who most people widely speculate was heavily juicing a decade ago.