Earlier this week, UFC legend Donald “Cowboy” Cerrone acknowledged his plans to come out of retirement for 2 extra fights to succeed in the milestone of fifty fights beneath the Zuffa LLC banner (UFC and WEC). Cerrone retired in July 2022 with 48 mixed fights contained in the UFC and WEC octagons.
Within the two years away from competitors, Cerrone has admittedly used efficiency enhancing substances.
“I need to return and get two extra fights,” Cerrone stated in a video posted to Instagram. “Once I retired, I advised you I used to be getting my hair finished and get on steroids. The No. 50 has been sitting on my thoughts for some time. So, I have been working with Transcend for the final two years, taking TRT [testosterone-replacement therapy] and a bunch of peptides.
“Now, we have a protocol for all you those who, ‘Oh, what when you get on it, you possibly can’t ever come off it.’ Nicely, I now have to return off and piss clear, and combat in a couple of months. Watch this.”
Former two-division UFC champion Daniel Cormier noticed first hand how the usage of steroids affected Cerrone.
“I noticed Donald and he was simply so significantly better. However on the finish of the day, for years now, he is been brazenly utilizing steroids,” Cormier stated on his YouTube channel. “And after I noticed him, he advised me I ought to do it as a result of he stated he is by no means felt higher. He appeared happier. He had extra vitality. It appeared to me that Donald was doing nice.”
“Now, I discover out that outdoors of the films, as a result of keep in mind guys the films. He was doing all this stuff. He was actually beginning to construct his portfolio outdoors of blended martial arts. However throughout all of that he is been coaching,” Cormier continued. “Whenever you’re coaching, you begin to really feel higher. You begin to really feel like your self once more particularly with the assistance and also you go, ‘hell, I need to combat once more.’ However on the finish of the day, Cowboy’s been doing steroids brazenly.”
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Whereas individuals are free to make their very own decisions on what they put of their our bodies, there are anti-doping protocols and testing procedures. Cormier was uncomfortable with the ‘loophole’ Cerrone desires to make use of to return to the octagon.
“It would not matter how I really feel about him as an individual, as a buddy, or no matter it’s our relationship is at this time. I do not fairly know what it’s, however he has not been clear,” Cormier stated. “If he can come again, take assessments, move these assessments, for him to get again he needed to do all these issues, all these enhancers to permit for him to really feel like compete at that degree once more.
“So, he would take a look at clear, however is not that only a loophole? Is not it only a loophole like the blokes that after they get damage they get out of the testing pool, they recuperate from the harm then reenter the testing pool. It isn’t fallacious. It isn’t unlawful, however is it proper? Since you actually have been enhanced to get to the place you’re and the way you’re feeling.”
“To me, it would not really feel combat.”
