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Nevada Athletic Commission bans TRT, UFC follows suit
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March 1, 2014
Doctor: Belfort needs 90 days without TRT
According to his doctor, Vitor Belfort needs 90 days to adapt to his "extremely hard training routine" without TRT.
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February 28, 2014
Henderson disagrees with Nevada's TRT ban
Count veteran Dan Henderson among those who aren't all that supportive of the Nevada Athletic Commission's decision to ban therapeutic use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy outright.
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February 28, 2014
TRT ban isn't as black and white as it seems
The elimination of testosterone replacement therapy from MMA would be a positive in most cases. But at the Nevada hearings, and in most coverage of the story, the rare exceptions were not even discussed.
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February 28, 2014
Vitor Belfort: I didn't withdraw from UFC 173
Vitor Belfort announces it was not his decision to pull out from UFC 173, expects to fight the winner of Chris Weidman vs. Lyoto Machida next.
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February 28, 2014
Brazilian commission follows Nevada with TRT ban
Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission decides to follow the NSAC and ban the therapeutic use of testosterone in MMA, but it will grant an exemption to Dan Henderson for his five-round fight with Mauricio Rua.
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February 28, 2014
NJ not ready to ban TRT, but reviewing NV decision
In the wake of the decision by the Nevada Athletic Commission to ban TRT, New Jersey's commission tells MMA Fighting it's not yet ready to follow their lead, but is reviewing yesterday's historic decision.
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February 27, 2014
Pros react to TRT ban in Nevada
Check out how professional MMA fighters reacted to the TRT ban in Nevada.
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February 27, 2014
Alex Davis: TRT ban ‘is not the solution’
'Bigfoot' Silva’s manager says that banning TRT won’t make fighters stop cheating in MMA: "We need better testing. There are a lot of PEDs that we don’t even know yet, but people are using it."
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February 27, 2014
Weidman hails TRT ban as 'amazing day' for MMA
You can count Chris Weidman among those who are excited about the news that the Nevada State Athletic Commission has banned therapeutic use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy effective immediately.
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February 27, 2014
Henderson will likely get TRT exemption in Brazil
Brazilian MMA Athletic Commission plans to discuss the use of testosterone replacement therapy, but won’t ban it just because Nevada State Athletic Commission did.
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February 27, 2014
Dana White: UFC will no longer allow TRT
Minutes after the Nevada State Athletic Commission unanimously approved a motion to ban the practice of awarding fighters a therapeutic use exemption (TUE) for testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) in the state of Nevada, the UFC followed suit.
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February 27, 2014
NSAC bans TRT in Nevada
In a landmark decision, the NSAC unanimously approved a motion to ban the practice of awarding therapeutic use exemptions for testosterone replacement therapy in the state of Nevada on Thursday.