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“People Are Going To Cry ‘D*ugs’ on Me”: Ronda Rousey Gave an Outspoken Take on PEDs During Her Time With the UFC

Published 12/10/2022, 11:15 AM EST

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The UFC world is rife with controversies regarding the use of performance-enhancing chemicals. Although readily available in the market, these compounds are prohibited from being used by sportspersons. The use of these substances can be considered a form of cheating. However, the accusations of the use of such narcotics can land on anyone with a great physique. Such was the case with Ronda Rousey.

‘Rowdy’ had to be tested by the USADA multiple times. Surprisingly, she wasn’t even spared when she was 14. Furthermore, many other celebrities have faced issues regarding illegal drug use.

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Ronda Rousey came out clean

Back in 2015, Ronda Rousey was accused of using performance-enhancing substances. However, the first woman to enter the UFC Hall of Fame took it positively. The UFC once hired the famed PEDs investigator, Jeff Novitzky, to carry out the tests on fighters. But Rousey surprised the world with her words.

She said, “I encourage it all the time. I am so successful that people are going to cry ‘d*ugs’ on me.” She continued, “I get in better shape and my body is better than ever. I want those opportunities to (show) I’m clean all the time.”

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However, this was not the only time she was asked to be tested on suspicion of using PEDs. She once claimed that during her time as a rising judoka, she was asked to produce urine samples right in front of the testing officer.

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She further said, “I don’t think they should be testing for weed at all. It has nothing to do with sports.”

However, recently, a huge name confessed he was using substances.

The Liver King’s unnaturalistic body

The viral raw meat eater, Liver King, once boasted his superior physique as he claimed it was all natural. Surprisingly, Brian Johnson was handed a warhead as he got exposed. Recently, it was revealed that Johnson was, in fact, using performance enhancers. 

After a fitness enthusiast exposed Liver King, he confessed. He spoke on the camera, “I lied, and I misled a lot of people. Yes, I’ve done steroids and, yes, I’m on steroids.”

Joe Rogan targeted celebrities

The world has become a place where accusations can rise at any given moment. Recently, Joe Rogan accused Dwayne Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, and Hugh Jackman of having unnatural physiques.

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While talking about ‘The Rock’, he said, “There’s not a f**king chance in hell he’s clean. Not a chance in hell. As big as the Rock is, at 50?… He’s so massive, and he’s so different from when he was 30.”

Furthermore, the UFC commentator also claimed that the TV interviewers let the celebrities off the hook. Additionally, he believed that Chris Hemsworth and Hugh Jackman were not clean, either.

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Krushna Prasad Pattnaik

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Krushna Pattnaik is a UFC writer at EssentiallySports. Coming from a pharmaceutical background with a master's degree in the same and multiple scientific publications, his passion for combat sports and writing brought him to EssentiallySports, where both of his passions met in a beautiful collaboration. He is an instrumentalist and has a profound love for books.
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