{"id":88463,"date":"2014-03-04T22:10:38","date_gmt":"2014-03-05T06:10:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=88463"},"modified":"2022-02-06T11:59:59","modified_gmt":"2022-02-06T19:59:59","slug":"chael-sonnen-on-the-trt-ban-we-finally-have-some-clarity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/chael-sonnen-on-the-trt-ban-we-finally-have-some-clarity\/","title":{"rendered":"Chael Sonnen On The TRT Ban: &#8220;We finally have some clarity&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufc-167-results-evans-earns-tko-victory-finishes-sonnen-in-first-round\/chael-sonnen-wins\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-74890\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-74890\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/CHAEL-SONNEN-WINS-300x207.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/CHAEL-SONNEN-WINS-300x207.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/CHAEL-SONNEN-WINS-361x250.png 361w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/CHAEL-SONNEN-WINS.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hey remember when the Nevada State Athletic Commission banned TRT and everyone went nuts? Yes, the internet exploded with reactions and news stories about other commissions following the ruling and the UFC saying that they were also banning TRT. Then we had the big news that Vitor Belfort was no longer fighting for the title against Chris Weidman; man, it was a firestorm of testosterone packed news stories. Now ladies and gentleman, I bring you another one.<\/p>\n<p>Chael Sonnen is a known TRT user and in an interview on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.f4wonline.com\/component\/content\/article\/112-wrestling-observer\/35753-mar-4-observer-radio-bryan-alvarez-and-dave-meltzer-talk-to-chael-sonnen-about-tuf-brazil-fight-with-wanderlei-silvas-record-in-japan-trt-and-more\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wrestling Observer Radio<\/a>, he gave his thoughts on the ban and what it means for the MMA world,<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;We finally have some clarity. I can tell you that. When I went through my deal in California, they\u2019re telling me,&#8221;Hey you have testosterone&#8221; and I\u2019m going, &#8220;So you\u2019re telling me I tested positive for a legal substance, why are we having this discussion?&#8221; And they said, &#8220;Alright fine, it is legal but you didn&#8217;t disclose it properly.&#8221; And I\u2019m saying, &#8220;Well just a second, I most certainly did, per your rules.&#8221; And then they sat there and said, &#8220;Well we don\u2019t really have a disclosure process in place, so therefore you couldn&#8217;t have disclosed it properly.&#8221; And I\u2019m scratching my head going, &#8220;You\u2019re the government, it doesn&#8217;t work that way.&#8221; Anyway, the point is we now have clarity and it\u2019s going to be a problem for some certain guys, but, so what? We now have clarity. At least in Nevada. And I think you\u2019re right, I think it is going to follow suit and I think it\u2019s going to spread throughout the entire nation and the world as you put it. But at least it\u2019s clear and that message is real simple, testosterone is out, that\u2019s it.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>By: <a href=\"staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/author\/ryan-miller\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ryan C. Miller<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hey remember when the Nevada State Athletic Commission banned TRT and everyone went nuts? Yes, the internet exploded with reactions and news stories about other commissions following the ruling and the UFC saying that they were also banning TRT. 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