Tito Ortiz sounds off against TRT: Now I know why Forrest Griffin reacted the way he did after the fight
Posted on July 17, 2012, 08:31 AM by Anton GurevichFormer UFC Light Heavyweight champion, "The Huntington Beach Bad Boy" Tito Ortiz, shared his thoughts about the recent TRT trend in the world of Mixed Martial Arts. According to Ortiz, being on testosterone replacement therapy is a bad example for fans, and young up-and-coming fighters. Ortiz also hinted at TRT as the main reason for Forrest Griffin's bizarre post-fight behavior at UFC 148:
"If they’re not able to compete on an even field, now they’re able to use some kind of supplement to enhance them to become on a higher level. They’re able to push themselves, able to recover faster, able to push themselves harder during the fight. Now, what happens to their mind? What happens to their body? Now I look at it, I look at the way Forrest reacted after the fight, now I know why he reacted the way he did. So, it’s just too bad that this epidemic is starting to happen.”
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The way Tito is going on about TRT makes it sound like every fighter is abusing alcohol and crashing cars. And I'm sure every teenager who wants to fight MMA is only doing it so they can use TRT.
Adda boy Tito.
Tito knows whats going on and I have seen many fighters make statements saing more tha half the fightes out there are juicing, hell I heard just about eveyone at Grudge was on the juice a few years ago.
....Tito - do you think it is also a good idea to have babies once you have been a porn star?
just like chael trt sonnen!
being over then normal for some it is just the way there body is man testosterone is tricky a really low % should need it I dont know enough to say chit cause ppls bodies are different and as you get older some lose alot and overtraining can cause problems..... if it is use medically it should be well documented I mean everything written down just like if you were researching how a new med works
hey that was a fair comment
yeah tottally off topic but soo truee. And people need to realize that This is a major problem in MMA.... the Drugs Not the Porno star
Look at the way this guy's head has changed over the last decade. He has clearly been using HGH. I am not saying juicing isn't a problem but Tito has no room to talk.
Clearly he was never caught using it, or clearly ever admitted to it. So clearly there is no clear proof of him clearly using HGH, clearly.
? People have been making fun of how big his head is since the Wanderlei Silva fight a decade ago.
His jaw used to be somewhat proportionate to the rest of his face. He looks like a cartoon character now.
@mousasi; exactly.
Hunter, you clearly have an unclear understanding of when it's clearly fair to accuse fighters who quite clearly have abused PED's, clearly.
Swagger jacker
Clearly
He is right though.
clearly
So... at the end... and it's early... not fully awake.... but... did Tito just say the he now understands why Forrest acted the way he did at the end of the fight.... implying Forrest was/is using TRT?
Please tell me this isn't how he is going to keep himself in the spotlight..... Tito's anti TRT campaign....
He did say he wants a job in the UFC, maybe he can be the head of some anti doping campaign.
The Head, get it?!?!!?!?
Somebody pour this guy another drink on me! What a legend :D
The only epidemic in MMA is Tito Ortiz's mouth. Can the guy just stop yapping and give us a break ?
LOL@ one particular comment you made which i can't directly quote, unfortunately.
Tito may be a legend but he is extremely unsporting in defeat, always has to try to take away from the opponent's win one way or another.
If TRT can be kept it check and is used for only making the testosterone levels equal to the opponent, as long as it is harmless to the fighter then I think there's nothing wrong with it.
and just in case people get the wrong idea, I am BJ Penn style 100% against steroids and any sort of cheating.
If your testosterone level is lower than the other guys, deal with it, thats life. If my level of testosterone is at full legal limit naturally and the dude across from me is on TRT to match my levels, is that fair. No. Because I naturally have a higher level, it is an advantage, but a natural advantage. I don't see people arguing against JJ arm reach, i say they should strap his arms so they can only extend as far as their opponent's reach, same with his legs, take away his born/natural gifts and even the playing field.
very great point!
Difference is though, jones was born with that gift. that's literally in his DNA to be grown that way.
Guys on TRT on the other hand, are just guys that used steroids like nuts(no pun intended) during their earlier years and now they don't work properly, so it's like a cheaters second chance.
Funny thing is, the nutless guys have the most nuthuggers, so their fans have to stay down there awhile
Well reasoned point Keith but I gotta go with the "ball juice" comment. Ha Ha.
"if you can't make your own ball juice thats your doing you don't need to be fighting".
The logic in that in infallable!
Tito please shut the hell up...
I just can't believe Tito forgot to tell us about his spine surgery!! He could have done all the trt he wanted and still would have lost! But he's got heart and soul lol
cant believe im actually gonna say this, but tito is right
Dana is going to do something about the trt ... Yeah right..... One of the biggest cashcows ever in the UFC was so because of roids. Brock Lesnar. Any one who thinks he was clean has no understanding of how the human body works. For the love of God, that man is the poster boy for roids.
Lol they don't call you captain paranoid for nothing
i was going to write a comment but im to lazy, bye
im back got a trt injecton and now im full of energy
lol, well done
All Tito has done for Dana's New UFC is complain, complain, complain and... yes complain... maybe that's what fighters need to do in order to get into the hall of fame...
1) Tito has been fighting guys on roids his whole career. It's not happning "all of a sudden." See Shamrock, Ken.
2) Yes, Tito has always had a big head, but his jaw didn't used to be twice as wide as his forehead. He may never have tested positive, but he sure as hell doesn't look like the posterboy for not using TRT. Look at his early fights, his face and head look completely different.
I'm not saying you're wrong because really every single person in MMA history could have been on roids at one point or another (and Tito has always been big and in great shape). However, his head and jaw structure haven't changed that much. Even if you look at a picture of him with the belt (his wiki pic) compared to one now the most notable differences can be attributed to aging.
But as I said you could be right, crazier shit has become fact in MMA.
Well Evan, I don't want to get into an argument with you over the bone structure of a man's face, so we're going to have to agree to disagree there.
No argument. Agree to disagree.
3) I can understand why Tito is so concerned with the message being sent to the "youths" watching MMA. I remember him as the guy who always showed class in defeat by never making excuses, and was even classier in victory, showing the ultimate respect for his opponents by digging them a grave. He also promoted his fights with great class, being careful to never insult anyone, and he always kept his language PG.