![]() We will see how it goes after this fight." I am not on it right now, I want to prove I don't need TRT to win a fight however, it does help me with my training. "I think the positive of it outweigh the negatives. I had taken such low amounts my doctor told me I wouldn't have elevated levels."Įven though TRT did cost him his spot in UFC, I asked Johnson whether the positives of the heavily-debated therapy o utweigh the obvious downfalls: "All the controversy going around it, I didn't want to look like I needed it, it is frowned upon. So why didn't he disclose the fact he was undergoing the TRT procedure to the California State Athletic Commission? ![]() But you never know, they are letting go of a lot of people." I don't think they would have let me go had I not tested positive. I was coming off of two losses, then the drug pop for the TRT because I didn't disclose it, so they let me go. "Schaub did what he had to do to win, even though he said he wanted to stand and bang, prove to the world he has a chin, he did not do that. While Kongo's situation is more vague and open to interpretation, "Big" made it clear earlier this week his release stemmed from the positive test for TRT post UFC 157 at the Honda Center in Anaheim, Calif., where he lost in a particularly frustrating fight against Brendan Schaub.Ī fight Johnson takes all the blame for, although Schaub didn't live up to his pre-fight promises. Bellator is Bellator, UFC is UFC - I was more confident with the project Bellator proposed, UFC had the better deal, but with what I was expecting from them I wasn't happy, so I chose Bellator." I said 'Yeah, why not?' Of course UFC is the good one, the best one, but as I think back, I didn't get what I was expecting. "Bellator came to me and proposed something. This eventually led to his deal with Viacom-owned promotion Bellator, the deal the two sides reached Kongo insists is for a "bunch of fights." I could say they take the good part of us, when we are doing very well, then they throw us in the trash when we make a mistake." They want something X-rated and crazy from the fighters. We are the munchkin model, in UFC's desk. "That's the UFC policy, of course I could probably be mad, be mad with the decision, I gave so much time to UFC but somewhere they should let us know what is going on. They are at peace with where they reside currently and acknowledge the fact that UFC has made a large amount of cuts lately. I had the opportunity to speak with both fighters prior to fighting in their new home and neither hold resentment toward their former employer. Both can relate to being cut from UFC due to positive tests. Mark Godbeer will fight to face the victor of the scrap on the other side of the table, a potential slugfest featuring Lavar Johnson against Vinicius Quieroz. On one side of the tournament bracket in the main event slot, Cheick Kongo vs. Featured prominently at the top of the card are two former Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight fighters making their debuts following their respective exits from ZUFFA after a couple losses and in one case, a positive test for testosterone replacement therapy, better known to the unwashed masses as TRT. 4, 2013) live on Spike TV from Visalia Convention Center in Visalia, CA. Bellator MMA continues its ninth season today (Oct.
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