Drysdale, who was scheduled to meet light heavyweight Cody Donovan in the Nov. 16 event's first preliminary-card bout, was flagged with a 19.4-1 T/E ratio, which is more than three times the NSAC's 6-1 limit.
NSAC Executive Director Keith Kizer today confirmed the abnormal result with MMAjunkie.com and added that as of yet, Drysdale is not suspended or fined as the result of the failed test.
Drysdale's history with TRT could play a part in whether he faces any additional punishment. Less than a month before his scheduled UFC debut at UFC 163 against Ednaldo Oliveira earlier this year, he submitted paperwork to obtain a therapeutic-use exemption (TUE) to undergo testosterone-replacement therapy (TRT), according to documents MMAjunkie.com obtained through a public records request.
On his application, which is dated July 8, 2013, the 32-year-old Drysdale stated the TUE request was his first. He certified that he hadn't used or was currently using banned substances and had no previous positive tests. Also included in the paperwork was a letter from a Las Vegas-based anti-aging clinic, TrimBody M.D., that stated Drysdale was taking weekly testosterone injections at the clinic to treat hypogonadism.
Despite filing TUE paperwork, Drysdale did not receive an exemption, according to Kizer. On July 16, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported that Drysdale withdrew from UFC 163, which took place Aug. 3 in Rio de Janeiro and was overseen by the Brazilian Athletic Commission, due to a staph infection.
damn, bummer. If I get this correctly, he was prescribed trt by the doctors but the commissioner didn't not approve it? Any reason to why? Has he been caught with banned substances before?
Sam9104 - damn, bummer. If I get this correctly, he was prescribed trt by the doctors but the commissioner didn't not approve it? Any reason to why? Has he been caught with banned substances before?
I say as long as your ratio lands in approved levels, I don't care if it's natural, fake, gorilla or fucking mongoose test. But Drysdale tested over the limit, so it doesn't really matter anyway.
UGCTT Molsonmuscle360 - I say as long as your ratio lands in approved levels, I don't care if it's natural, fake, gorilla or fucking mongoose test. But Drysdale tested over the limit, so it doesn't really matter anyway.
Sport has no legitimacy because some are allowed to add substances to their bodies.
WHile others cannot.
Wins and legacies have been earned through TRT alone.
See chael. He was 16:1 IN a freakingbtitle fight. Not that it's any better but I bet drysdale would've reduced his use before the fight and not tested so high. But chael just didn't give a shit lol.
BlueDream - So does he have TUE? Becuase if he does then why the fuck do they care what his ratio is? His actual test level is what's important here..
From the article in the OP, "Despite filing TUE paperwork, Drysdale did not receive an exemption, according to Kizer.".
He doesn't have a TUE so they wouldn't even test his actual test level. His T/E ratio is the important figure in this situation because it shows that he was injecting synthetic test without any permission to do so.
having a high t/e ratio does not prove you are using synthetic test. only a CIR test would prove that.
