Brock Lesnar’s first run in the UFC
While UFC’s partnership with USADA started last year, the State Athletic Commissions used to take care of the drug tests in the pre - USADA era. Elvis Sinosic, a former UFC Light Heavyweight fighter turned analyst delved into the rampant use of PEDs in the sport in the pre - USADA era, and how the fighters got away while using steroids.
In short, Elvis stated that the drug tests were mostly done for recreational drugs, considering a more comprehensive drug testing would need a lot of finance – something that the sport (or the Athletic Commissions) did not have. Elvis went on to claim that almost all the fighters were taking steroids - an allegation which, unfortunately, keeps rearing its ugly head even today.
While this doesn’t mean Lesnar was ‘juicing’ during his first run in the UFC, there was a definite possibility of the fighters taking steroids, and getting away with it. A look into Vitor Belfort’s pre - USADA and post - USADA performances paints a complete picture, about how PEDs/TRT can boost a fighter’s chances in hand to hand combat.
