{"id":103645,"date":"2014-07-02T15:05:15","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T22:05:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=103645"},"modified":"2022-02-06T09:55:27","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T17:55:27","slug":"robert-drysdale-explains-drug-test-failure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/robert-drysdale-explains-drug-test-failure\/","title":{"rendered":"Robert Drysdale Explains Drug Test Failure"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/robert-drysdale-denied-a-license-to-fight-at-ufc-167-due-to-elevated-testosterone-levels\/drysdalebwpng\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-72405\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/drysdalebwpng.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"drysdalebwpng\" width=\"390\" height=\"270\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-72405\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/drysdalebwpng.png 390w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/drysdalebwpng-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/drysdalebwpng-361x250.png 361w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 390px) 100vw, 390px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Robert Drysdale, a Jiu-Jitsu world champion, was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 167 against Cody Donovan.  Before the fight could happen however, Drysdale failed a drug test with a 19.4-to-1 Testosterone to Epitestosterone level, over three times the limit allowed by the commission at the time.  Now Drysdale will face Keith Berish at the TUF 19 finale this Sunday.  Drysdale spoke to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2014\/7\/2\/5864641\/robert-drysdale-explains-drug-test-failure-heading-into-ufc-debut\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MMAFighting.com<\/a> to discuss the misunderstanding that was his failed drug test.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;There was no dishonesty. As soon as I found out about it, I sent them my papers and cleared that up. I was never suspended, and the UFC didn\u2019t release me. I didn\u2019t suffer any punishment because I didn\u2019t do anything wrong. I couldn\u2019t fight earlier (this year) because I got injured, that\u2019s all.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;It\u2019s in the past. TRT is banned, and I\u2019m cool without it. I don\u2019t need it. I never needed it,&#8221; he said. &#8220;It was my doctor\u2019s decision, not mine.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you have a health issue, you\u2019ll talk to a doctor. I would never talk to a plumber if I had a health issue, and I wouldn\u2019t talk to a doctor if I had a plumbing issue. I won\u2019t pretend I\u2019m a specialist on this matter. I spoke to my doctors and heard their opinion. It\u2019s a complicated process.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I changed my diet and my life,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I think that my testosterone levels came back low because I trained so hard and never rested. I was obsessed with training. I believed that overtraining was a myth and rest was for lazy people, so I trained twice a day, seven days a week. I\u2019m taking care of myself now.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Heading into his bout this Sunday, Drysdale admits he doesn&#8217;t know much about his opponent.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I don\u2019t know him very much. I only know what I saw on the internet,&#8221; Drysdale said. &#8220;He\u2019s tough, undefeated. He\u2019s not a can. There\u2019s no easy fight in the UFC.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He has a predictable style,&#8221; he continued. &#8220;He\u2019s a jiu-jitsu brown belt, but I\u2019m used to train with the best black belts in the world so a brown belt won\u2019t surprise me on the ground. I\u2019ve been working on my striking game for years, so I\u2019m ready to fight standing if I have to.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I was never this calm before a fight, even in my jiu-jitsu days. And that\u2019s funny, because this might be the most important fight of my life. I\u2019m confident, well-trained. There is no doubt in my mind, I\u2019m ready for everything.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drysdale admits he himself might be predictable with such an accomplished grappling record.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Yes, that\u2019s true,&#8221; the grappling wizard agreed. &#8220;I can\u2019t hide it. I spent my whole life competing in jiu-jitsu. Even if I become a better striker than I am as a grappler in the future, which is unlikely, people will always fear going to the ground with me. It\u2019s part of the game. I may be predictable, but MMA is more complicated than that. Everybody knows GSP had a good striking and he would take you down, but nobody beat him. We all become predictable one day.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;I had a long career in jiu-jitsu and grappling, so it\u2019s like starting a whole new career now. I like being the beginner again,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I wouldn\u2019t feel complete if I hadn\u2019t started a career in MMA. Where I\u2019m going, I don\u2019t know. I want to be the best I can be, and I have high standards. I don\u2019t like to set goals like beating this guy or winning the title because goals limit you.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robert Drysdale, a Jiu-Jitsu world champion, was set to make his UFC debut at UFC 167 against Cody Donovan. Before the fight could happen however, Drysdale failed a drug test with a 19.4-to-1 Testosterone to Epitestosterone level, over three times the limit allowed by the commission at the time. 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