UFC welterweight champ Georges St-Pierre welcomes Nevada ban on TRT

MONTREAL – Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre says it’s about time.

That’s his reaction to the decision by the Nevada Athletic Commission to ban mixed martial arts fighters from using testosterone replacement therapy.

The commission voted unanimously in Las Vegas on Thursday to quit granting therapeutic use exemptions for fighters undergoing the so-called TRT.

St-Pierre says it’s a move in the right direction, but adds more needs to be done.

He is even saying there should be drug testing by an organization that doesn’t have any interest in making money from MMA events.

St-Pierre made his comments to reporters at a promotional event in Montreal today.

The decision by the commission that regulates boxing and mixed martial arts in Nevada came several weeks after the Association of Ringside Physicians labelled so-called “unmerited testosterone” a health risk for athletes who practise combat sports.

UFC president Dana White said he also supported a ban.

Several UFC fighters have been granted exemptions in recent years to use testosterone before their bouts, ostensibly for medical reasons.

— With files from The Associated Press