Chael Sonnen is never at a loss for words, which makes him the ultimate guest if you’re running a MMA-themed television or radio show.
Last night, Sonnen appeared as a special guest on Spike’s MMA Uncensored Live, and he was in rare form when discussing Rampage Jackson and his usage of testosterone replacement therapy, better known as TRT.
I like him. Look, he’s a crybaby, but I find it entertaining. I like it when he goes on his campaigns about entitlement and how he should be given easy fights.
I don’t agree with any of it, but, you gotta understand, everybody’s gonna stumble, at times, but to miss weight at a fight poorly, when you’re paid what he’s paid — he’s the second-highest paid fighter in the industry now that Brock Lesnar is retired — it kind of puts him in a different ballpark. A lot of things are expected of him, and he’s not quite delivering.
But as far as retirement talk, the guy ought to be able to have a bad performance here and there. Randy Couture, the greatest of all time, had bad performances, but he always came back.
If you’re gonna associate the guy with TRT, make sure you also associate the fact that it’s legal and it’s not banned. Second thing with TRT is people are really getting confused. They look at TRT and they’re missing the stuff that really is good.
TRT is eight, nine or ten on the list of things they could take to help their careers. Secondly, any time a person says ‘performance enhancer,’ stop talking to them, because they don’t have the intellect to debate with you.
TRT use in mixed martial arts became a hot topic after Sonnen’s testosterone levels came back high for his bout against Anderson Silva at UFC 117 nearly two years ago.
Craig Carton, the host of MMA Uncensored Live, got a good verbal dig in on Sonnen when he said “you tested positive for as much testosterone as an elephant when you fought Silva.”
Sonnen replied:
No, no, no. Absolutely not. Not only did I not take more of it, I was never even accused of that. Josh Gross, who’s incompetent beyond measure, went on ESPN and said that I did, so it became my reality and I went with it. I was never even accused of that.
Is it legal or is it not legal? If a person’s taking a legal substance, that’s the end of the conversation. You’re sounding a lot like Josh Gross.
Let’s clear up some of the reality distortion field here. Sonnen’s testosterone levels when he fought Silva were at 16.9:1. The average male testosterone ratio is 1:1. If you’re taking testosterone replacement therapy, you are still required to have testosterone levels within a reasonable limit. The California State Athletic Commission allows for up to 4:1.
Which means Sonnen had a testosterone limit of nearly 17 times that of a normal human, and over four times the allowable limit.
So yeah, he was accused of taking too much testosterone. But let’s not let that get in the way of a good story
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