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Do you think he's telling the truth?

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Source: mmaweekly.com

Pride and UFC veteran Vitor Belfort has responded to the Nevada State Athletic Commission's charges that he had anabolic steroids in his system when he fought on Pride's October 21st card in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Belfort, who lost by unanimous decision to Dan Henderson on the card, tested positive for 4-hydroxytestosterone, which is legally defined as an anabolic steroid and is also banned in Major League Baseball and other sports.

Belfort's case is still pending in front of the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and at some point there will be a disciplinary hearing at which Belfort could be fined or suspended.

Here is a transcript of the letter that Belfort sent to the NSAC:

"In regard of the disciplinary complaint against myself about having violated section 467.850 of the Commission Regulations, all I have to say is that I bought a supplement called 'Max Tribostak' at Max Muscle in La Habra, California, which contains 4-Hydroxytestosterone. I had no idea that a supplement bought over the counter at a vitamin store would contain a substance that is illegal in the state of Nevada. This lack of knowledge is costing me a great deal, hurting my image throughout every newspaper in Brazil, which caused me to lose some of my sponsors, and most of all the risk of being suspended by the Nevada State Athletic Commission. I hope you consider my letter before taking any formal disciplinary actions.
 
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cabby said:
Both Steroids and the other supps that I have mentioned to be just like the "juice" are bad for you. In capsule form they are harder on your liver because of the breaking down of the drug. Injectables have little effect on the liver compared to orally taking something. Both can give the side effect that you hear about that are associated with steroids. Gyno, shrunken nads, hair loss, heart problems, etc. Many people use milk thistle and other herbal supplements to keep the organs healthy while on something but all in all its bad either way. If someone continaully uses their entire life they proabably won't see 60. Alot of people who used frequently now have to be on Steroids prescribed by a doctor just to keep them normal. In some cases when you reach 50's or so and have been using alot in your life you can have the test level of a 13 year old girl(just for example)
So, why is one legal and the other not? sorry if its like 3rd time i ask the same thing, but i dont understand how 2 things, both dangerous for the body, can be legal and illegal and the same time
 
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Split said:
So, why is one legal and the other not? sorry if its like 3rd time i ask the same thing, but i dont understand how 2 things, both dangerous for the body, can be legal and illegal and the same time
Well of course we all know steroids are illegal in most places around the world. The supplements that I have been talking about are just as strong as some steroids but the chemical equation is changed a bit so they are sold just like any other supplement you can buy. I dunno how they do it or how they get away with it but they do. They must change a compound in the drug or something:dunno: They are not sold in GNC or a sports supplement store. You get them off the net or directly from a company that manufactures them. So pretty much if someone wants to use steroids they can legally, of course in all sports you can't use anything like that. But people get the same effect off some of these designer drugs the same as if they were using straight up test.
 
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cabby said:
Well of course we all know steroids are illegal in most places around the world. The supplements that I have been talking about are just as strong as some steroids but the chemical equation is changed a bit so they are sold just like any other supplement you can buy. I dunno how they do it or how they get away with it but they do. They must change a compound in the drug or something:dunno: They are not sold in GNC or a sports supplement store. You get them off the net or directly from a company that manufactures them. So pretty much if someone wants to use steroids they can legally, of course in all sports you can't use anything like that. But people get the same effect off some of these designer drugs the same as if they were using straight up test.

o i c.. thx, i get what u were trying to say earlier
 
#32 ·
Split said:
why? i dont think theres a number of "allowed" steroids, so how can the nevada commission say its ok? Its not because u can buy it at a store that it makes what he did ok...Unless the product(4-hydroxytestosteronoe whatever) was not written on the box, theres no reason for Belfort not to get at least suspended for a few years. U can buy that stuff on the net btw, so i know for sure that 4-hydroxy whatever products are not illegal in itself, its just illegal in sports.. so the store is definatly allowed to sell it, its belfort's problem.


EXACTLY.
If you are an MMA fighter, you should know the rules.
Just like ANY OTHER SPORT!!!!

If you didn't look into whats ok, and what isn't I think it is your own moronic fault.
ESP someone coming from Pride, it should have even more made him really look into Nevada's rules.
 
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