Reigning ONE submission grappling world champion Mikey Musumeci plans to undergo regular voluntary drug testing. Mikey Musumeci has long been a vocal critic of steroids and PEDs in jiu-jitsu. He is now taking that stance a step further and has announced plans to take regular, voluntary drug tests to prove
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The UK-based grappling promotion Polaris will ban athletes who are currently serving suspensions for PED usage. The UK-based promotion Polaris has released an official policy on the use of PEDs, making it the first major professional grappling organization to take a public stance on the topic. Polaris posted the statement
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On a recent episode of The MMA Hour, Bellator MMA champion Johnny Eblen criticized Gordon Ryan for his pro-PED stance. Current Bellator MMA middleweight champion Johnny Eblen is staunchly opposed to steroids and PEDs in sports – a view that puts him in direct opposition to multiple-time ADCC champion and
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Gordon Ryan recently spoke about steroids and PEDs in grappling and how USADA testing would change the sport. Steroids and PEDs remain a hot topic in professional grappling. Recently, Gordon Ryan – the sport’s most widely known active competitor – spoke frankly about PEDs and drug testing in grappling. Ryan
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ONE submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo spoke about why he and his brother want an end to steroids in BJJ. Reigning 77kg ADCC champion and ONE lightweight submission grappling world champion Kade Ruotolo refuses to remain silent on issues that matter to him the most. Now just one day
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Mikey Musumeci posts proof on Instagram, that he is amongst the top-level jiu jitsu athletes who don’t take performance enhancing drugs (PED’s). Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu is known for being pretty relaxed towards PED’s, due to the fact it isn’t strictly regulated in the sport, and despite the sport growing – it
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The two-time ADCC silver medalist recently took a blood test to prove his status as a steroid-free competitor.
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“Cyborg” Abreu and Vagner Rocha are among the five competitors to accept a three-year ban from IBJJF competition.
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Gordon Ryan has agreed to pay to randomly drug test Nick Rodriguez. The animosity between former Danaher Death Squad teammates Nick Rodriguez and Gordon Ryan has been mounting over the past few days, spurred on by recent comments Rodriguez made about Ryan’s steroid use. While Ryan essentially admits to using
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Nick Rodriguez recently spoke about Gordon Ryan’s use of steroids. Former teammates turned rivals Nick Rodriguez and Gordon Ryan are waging a war of words. In December 2022, the two top no-gi competitors squared off in an EBI-rules match at the UFC Fight Pass Invitational 3 – a rematch of
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