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UFC President Dana White celebrated the Nevada State Athletic Commission's decision to ban the use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) at events inspected by the entity.
This Thursday (27), members of the commission unanimously approved the proposal, which is in force immediately. This means, for example, that Vitor belfort You will not be able to use therapy in your fight against Chris Weidman, in Las Vegas, which will be worth the UFC middleweight belt.
Speaking to the North American website “MMA Fighting”, White stated that TRT will also be banned from events that will be inspected by the UFC itself. This usually happens in places that do not have an active Athletic Commission.
“We will follow Nevada,” said the UFC president. "I'm excited! I couldn’t wait for this rubbish to go away”, he added.
White is one of the biggest opponents of the practice of TRT. In addition to Belfort, other prominent fighters adopted the therapy, such as Dan Henderson, Chael Sonnen, and Frank mir.
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