{"id":199801,"date":"2016-07-28T19:25:24","date_gmt":"2016-07-29T02:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=199801"},"modified":"2016-07-28T19:25:24","modified_gmt":"2016-07-29T02:25:24","slug":"chad-mendes-breaks-silence-banned-substance-use-two-year-suspension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/chad-mendes\/chad-mendes-breaks-silence-banned-substance-use-two-year-suspension\/","title":{"rendered":"Chad Mendes breaks his silence on banned substance use and two-year suspension"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chad Mendes was suspended for two years<\/a> on July 20 following his positive test for the growth-hormone releasing peptide, GHRP-17.<\/p>\n

Mendes finally opened to KHTK Radio on Thursday about what exactly happened that has sidelined the former UFC featherweight title contender for a couple of years.<\/p>\n

“It was GHRP-6. Before all this stuff came out I had no idea what that was. I don\u2019t even know what that is and I started doing a bunch of research. This isn\u2019t even a steroid, it\u2019s a peptide. It\u2019s basically an anti-aging type peptide,” Mendes said (transcribed by Bloody Elbow<\/a>).<\/p>\n

A source told<\/a> Bloody Elbow<\/a> a week ago that the banned substance was in a skin cream that Mendes used to treat a lifelong skin condition.<\/p>\n

“I have suffered from plaque psoriasis my entire life. I\u2019ve had that since I can even remember. I remember getting on the wrestling mat as a kid and people saying, \u2018Ah you have a giant ringworm!\u2019. It\u2019s itchy all the damn time.”<\/p>\n

Unfortunately for Mendes, he was unaware the banned substance was in a skin lotion that he started using to treat his skin condition.<\/p>\n

“I broke the rules. Did I use it? Of course. I didn\u2019t go to USADA and make some BS story. The only other thing that I started using that was new was the lotion, and sure enough GHRP-6 was one of the damn ingredients. Whether it\u2019s intentional or not, that\u2019s breaking the rules. I basically said, “alright I broke the rules.\u2019”<\/p>\n

Mendes said that he is embarrassed by the situation and never intentionally used the product to get ahead of his competition.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s embarrassing to be honest, this is another reason why I haven\u2019t talked about it. For this to come out and to be labelled a ‘juice head.’ I don\u2019t ever want to be labelled a guy that\u2019s cheating and taking steroids. It really is embarrassing to me. I\u2019ve been trying to avoid it but it\u2019s something that needs to get out cause I owe it to my true fans and I just feel horrible for them.”<\/p>\n

While Mendes said his true fans are sticking by his side, he voiced his displeasure for the people uneducated about his situation.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s been rough man, you get a lot of ignorant people in the comments and people in the media writing stuff that isn\u2019t true and then headlines coming out and then people believe whatever they read.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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