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Royce Gracie Talks About His Positive Steroid Test For First Time

Posted By: Bruno Published in Fight Videos, Fighter Talk

May

Royce Gracie talks for the first time on video about the steroid scandal that ended his comeback, saying that he has no idea where the positive test result came from.

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The AnkleBiter Says, in 5-29-2009 at 20:46:46 from 70.118.93.126

Its true though, those tests are not 100% accurate. Sometimes they have false positives and I feel in this case, they did…

Tim Says, in 5-29-2009 at 20:55:56 from 24.138.29.113

Yes, obviously the 170-180lb hulk of Royce Gracie is on steroids.

Tsk.

Steve Jennum Says, in 5-29-2009 at 21:27:00 from 99.48.26.7

Not all steroids add weight. You gain weight if you are eating to gain weight. Its very possible he was on something to help him with his recovery and stamina. He wasn’t trying to look like Baroni in Pride…

DeLaSeoul87 Says, in 5-29-2009 at 21:36:23 from 69.47.53.212

yeah… I find it hard to believe he did steroids. Does the athletic commission double test to avoid false positives?

Steve Jennum Says, in 5-29-2009 at 22:34:31 from 99.48.26.7

After watching it I should amend my above comment cuz nandrolone is definitely used as a mass-builder…generally. It is also used by athletes with bad joints as it sort-of “lubes” your joints and allows you to keep training hard. Who knows? Juice is legal in Brazil and Royce has been getting joint-locked since he was a kid. I’m sure he could benefit from some deca to limit his pain. He just wouldn’t take enough or eat enough to get bigger.

dragonslayermma Says, in 5-29-2009 at 23:22:06 from 67.167.37.242

morons the excuses u people will believe.n im not even against roids but the fact of how much u guys believe every excuse every guy has when he gets caught is pathetic.a little roids doesnt make people huge alot of guys take em n u wouldnt even know

Jables Says, in 5-29-2009 at 23:27:42 from 68.146.99.57

This could go either way, We know the Gracie’s are sick with Jujitsu, But do we really know how good they are at lying? i dunno. He could of used it for a recovery of an injury, maybe his endurance was to shitty, maybe he didn’t do it on purpose! (some supplements are not clean) or possibly a false positive.. But Royce is definitely not going to be a repeat offender here. what ever happened was a one time thing, Don’t drink, don’t smoke… If he is telling the truth i believe he did not take steroids either.

wow Says, in 5-29-2009 at 23:52:25 from 97.91.125.162

Like Jennum said. Read up on your drugs dudes, how else are you going to be world class if you don’t know what you can take?

melo_104 Says, in 5-29-2009 at 23:58:16 from 207.210.20.20

there is no way royce took steroids..but what i like most about this video is how he didn’t eve answer the question they asked him about older fighters keeping their bodies going lol..he just basically said shamrocks a juice monkey hah

syn Says, in 5-30-2009 at 00:28:30 from 99.6.118.129

Does a cat’s ass smell?

Denova Says, in 5-30-2009 at 00:29:24 from 201.172.8.18

The body of Royce Gracie look a lot better in the second Sakuraba Fight than before, it looks like he was on steroids ( not for bulking a lot, but for strenght and stamina), if he was not, then why wait for a year to talk about it?, why he didn´t go to the authorities in that moment to do a second blood or urine test?

Robert Says, in 5-30-2009 at 00:39:41 from 68.229.23.92

i think Royce Gracie dont even know he was getting steroids in the first place. he can get the steroids for food supplements and he cant even know. there are some poducts that use some kinda steroids in small portions to give some results and i mean he sould know that he will have to do some steroids tests.

tilegendit Says, in 5-30-2009 at 00:54:48 from 99.227.204.249

Doesn’t matter about the size. It’ll give him greater recovery and better muscular endurance when training. He is getting old so I can understand why he would do it.

bullish Says, in 5-30-2009 at 01:09:44 from 71.17.92.121

he did roids, old ass was tired of gettin owned, he cant learn new mma moves so he just goes out and does this shit to get better at bjj lol. I think he did build the house of ufc but he did not evolve and never did.

WeDaBest Says, in 5-30-2009 at 01:26:12 from 74.193.206.7

I always thought he used steriods. That’s why he was so good at knocking people out.

JohnnyMMA Says, in 5-30-2009 at 06:34:24 from 75.54.235.204

Who cares. Without Royce Gracie there’s no MMA at all. The dude should be able to do whatever he wants.

oasisluke Says, in 5-30-2009 at 07:26:51 from 86.29.162.255

Alot of the guys who have been in the pro wrestling circuit have clearly taken steroids -just look at Lesnar and Lashley. I would say shamrock has taken them before but im not having that royce is a juicer

gunnyhighway99 Says, in 5-30-2009 at 07:33:43 from 97.92.190.84

I remember reading an interview with Royce about seven or eight years ago, and he was ripping on Vitor Belfort for gassing in a fight and getting stopped due to Vitor being on steroids. Personally, I don’t think Royce’s game requires him to be on steroids, and one just has to look at his regular physique to attest to that.

BrownGerbil1 Says, in 5-30-2009 at 08:24:40 from 69.226.53.69

ah, good ol royds gracie!

rocco55 Says, in 5-30-2009 at 08:45:12 from 24.128.245.157

Steroids have nothing to do with weight gain. Just ask Ben Johnson, who took them for speed and power and won a gold medal…..at the same weight

030988 Says, in 5-30-2009 at 10:30:38 from 129.115.38.60

royce didnt build MMA lol

hldn1977 Says, in 5-30-2009 at 12:56:25 from 67.189.1.243

I said this before when Sherk tried to explain away his failed test and I’ll say it again here. These guys are top notch athletes. They train harder than most people could possibly dream of and they watch everything that goes into their body in order to perform at peak level. There is no way that any of these fighters who provide positive tests would not know what they were taking. I just don’t believe that. Considering how much they have on the line, why would they leave anything to chance?

As a few people mentioned, you can cycle on and off of steroids and you can use more moderate amounts. Not everyone who uses them is trying to bulk out, it can definitely enhance body repair, which I think is what Bonnar was caught taking trying to recover from an injury.

edu Says, in 5-30-2009 at 17:49:11 from 24.63.199.117

respect the legend
this man does not need to explain anything
he is royce gracie

Greatwhite Says, in 5-30-2009 at 18:25:45 from 66.183.110.184

I love it how people just say “well you know he didn’t know what substance he was taking so give the guy a break” and they turn a blind eye.

I’m not taking away the fact that these guys, and girls are total athletes in ever sense of the word.

Don’t get me wrong I’m not against controlled steroid use – seeing as NO ONE has EVER proven they there harmful in any way or form.

But you have to put these athletes on equal ground if they’re going to compete against each other or it’s an unfair bout.

If anything everyone should stop hiding behind the government controlled mass media’s lies and make steroids legal.

Or well it’s a sunny day I’m off out to enjoy the rays.

danawhitedonkingthenextjoeweider Says, in 5-30-2009 at 18:28:28 from 71.188.149.227

hey stupid ass retards u wont be the biggest guy if u take steroids u can weigh only 168 and only gain two pounds theres different kinds of steroids that make u gain weight or just get ripped and immensly stronger look at what he got caught for………. go watch ur 80s propeganda videos retard

BigStaff Says, in 5-30-2009 at 20:05:46 from 75.40.27.237

Love Royce. I give a shit less if he was on steroids or not….

Just Me Says, in 5-31-2009 at 02:56:33 from 98.215.167.143

Professional athletes cannot take many suplements because a large percentage have banned substances in them. Supplements are not really regulated here in the states, so who knows what he was getting in the protien shakes. Plus many of the bulk ingredients are made in foriegn coutries. So basically you have to trust the foriegn manufacturer, the supplier and the seller to look out for your safety and not their profits.

paddedummy Says, in 5-31-2009 at 03:32:09 from 70.51.17.206

Hey Greatwhite, be sure to wear baggy shorts so people don’t see yout tiny shrivelled balls from those harmless roids. The gracies are so honest that hey claimed to invent newaza. The first UFC was a total work. Old Roids Gracie’s big brother promoted it and handpicked all of this juicer’s opponents to look scary but fight like shit so the Gracie clan could make money from franchising Mcdojos and selling instructional videos and T-shirts.

leons26 Says, in 5-31-2009 at 08:25:00 from 69.171.164.26

Let me say first off that I think Royce is a superstar of fighting. That being said. Steroids aid in your recovery so you can train longer. Most atletes that use are using for the recovery. Little injuries and such. Just like A Rod was the poster boy for clean players in baseball because he wasn’t getting huge. I still respect Royce for what he has done. Steroids doesn’t make you a good fighter. Steroids don’t get your hand eye coordination to the point to hit a ball coming at 90mph. Also, it isn’t cheating if everyone is doing it.