Former BALCO boss Victor Conte estimates 50 percent of MMA fighters using PEDs

Former doping specialist turned anti-doping crusader Victor Conte has a potentially sobering view of mixed martial arts.

During a recent appearance on UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Conte said he estimates aro…

Former doping specialist turned anti-doping crusader Victor Conte has a potentially sobering view of mixed martial arts.

During a recent appearance on UFC broadcaster Joe Rogan’s popular podcast, “The Joe Rogan Experience,” Conte said he estimates around half of all current MMA fighters are using some type of performance-enhancing drug.

“From total of all performance-enhancing drugs, it’s in the neighborhood of 50 percent,” Conte told Rogan.