According to Bloodstain Lane, the leading purveyor of the scientific study of machismo, Ubereem's machismo levels were running at an all-time high going into his fight against Bigfoot Silva at UFC 156. Unfortunately machismo does not necessarily equate to testosterone, which Alistair Overeem severely lacked. According to an article written by Dave Meltzer of MMA Fighting, Overeem's testosterone levels were dangerously low going into UFC 156, which would make him not perform at his athletic peak.

Overeem, the 262-pound heavyweight with the Herculean physique came back with a blood testosterone level reading of 179 nanograms per deciliter, a figure that would be considered dangerously low for a competitive athlete.

Overeem's test, taken the morning after the fight, was low enough that most doctors would recommend him to be on a testosterone replacement plan even if he was not an athlete, and would at least in theory, make it very difficult to have the energy to get through a productive training camp or fight at peak efficiency.

It's also important to note that if you're a convicted user of steroids, then being granted a license to use TRT would be impossible. Of course, it's also important to note that the Reem never tested positive for steroids -- just an elevated level of testosterone leading up to his title fight against Junior dos Santos back in 2011.

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-8 # Better Dan 2013-02-28 09:15

He never truly tested positive, but he freely admitted to using testosterone, albeit "unknowingly." Thus, the test failure could be considered a steroid failure.

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+17 # Shmee 2013-02-28 12:45

apples are red.
thus, you're a cock goblin.

See how it doesn't make sense to compare 2 things sometimes?

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+5 # Sambro 2013-02-28 18:44

LOL! My 10 yo nephew has a higher t-level than the Reem. An athlete like the Reem should have t-levels in the 800s.

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-1 # lol 2013-03-01 13:46

ok mr knowitall, how high was Lance Armstrongs t-levels when he competed?

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+40 # joesumo26 2013-02-28 09:16

Theirs really only two types of guys who have dangerously low testosterone. Older men and recent or ex-STEROID users!

I dont want to hear a pitty party about this guys low T count. Their is a reason for it.

Karma is a bitch

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+17 # han solo 2013-02-28 09:32

that's a fact.
now we know who will be the next ufc fighter to use the TRT bullsh*t to fight.

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+11 # coltrane 2013-02-28 13:50

years of weight-cutting also causes low testosterone.
Other stuff too, so relax with your harsh opinion and inform yourself.

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+6 # Come On Now 2013-02-28 16:23

Head trauma is also a key factor in testosterone depletion. Take a look at some of Overeem's early fights, he's taken some terrible damage. Shogun x2, Liddel, Arona, Kharitonov x2

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-7 # joesumo26 2013-02-28 16:51

Oh my bad your right. Fighters naturally go from LHW to the heaviest u can be for HW. Im informed and I have eyes. Open yours

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+7 # asstard 2013-02-28 19:56

He was 230+ (and 6'5) at LHW.

and that was 8 fucking years ago. He went up because he was HUGE at LHW and the cut was killing his cardio, inform yourself fool.

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+5 # farscope 2013-02-28 22:50

people forget that they think he was 205 one day and ended 262 (with pants on) the next day.

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+21 # whatwhat 2013-02-28 09:31

I smell another, deservedly or not, TRT exemption coming up

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+7 # wELL 2013-02-28 09:32

Okay, so we're going to accept Bloodstain Lane as a credible source now. Cool, man.

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+82 # rippie74 2013-02-28 09:47

Turns out there were 2 things that were dangerously low, his T levels & his hands.

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+11 # amature 2013-02-28 15:00

Quoting rippie74:

Turns out there were 2 things that were dangerously low, his T levels & his hands.

awesome

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+5 # 101 2013-02-28 18:31

I don't care if there's no contest on give that man a shirt

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+5 # Sambro 2013-02-28 18:35

Zeus you dirty whore! Give rippie a free-shirt.

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+4 # asstard 2013-02-28 19:57

comment of the year right there.

Somebody give this man a shirt.

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+1 # Maigo 2013-03-01 08:11

I'd suggest somebody actually just puts the quote on a shirt.

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-2 # AkuraIchiban 2013-02-28 09:50

I'm naturally more of a man than he is. All those years of PED abuse comes to bite him in the ass (or the bollocks :D). No TRT for Overeem. Once your testosterone levels get too low to be competitive, it's time to hang'em up. NEXT!

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+11 # TheTruth 2013-02-28 09:54

I would eat nuts and live in a cave for a whole year just to put my finger inside Alistairs girl and sniff her hair

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+5 # WhatReallyHappened 2013-02-28 12:44

all girls in europe looks like that

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-1 # Maigo 2013-03-01 08:12

From someone living in the UK I can assure that is simply not true. Not even slightly.

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+14 # Elvis Pretzel 2013-02-28 10:05

Now he can get on TRT and cheat legally.

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+9 # mestregruber 2013-02-28 10:06

Synthetic testosterone IS a steroid. And TRT exemptions can be (and have been) granted to fighters who have tested positive in the past. Vitor Belfort, for example.

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+6 # jt33 2013-02-28 10:18

its always something with overeem..and most of the time its stuff outside the cage. tired of hearing about him now..to much hype not enough production lately

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+6 # tremor100 2013-02-28 10:25

today i learned that having low testosterone means keeping your hands down an entire fight.. nice excuse.

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-2 # Gideon 2013-02-28 10:45

"Some men use anabolic steroids to bulk up their muscle mass, reduce their percentage of body fat and get bigger physically. What they do not realize is that prolonged steroid use can cause some serious health complications in the body. When your body is getting testosterone from an external source, it produces less of its own, so when you stop, your body does not produce enough sex hormones to keep it functioning normally. "

"Because the body starts to depend on this external source of hormones, it ceases making its own, and some men experience severe withdrawal when they stop."

http://www.mensfocuslasvegas.com/articles/anabolic-steroids-and-testosterone-production.html

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-2 # RearNakedAsshole 2013-02-28 10:49

No wonder he looked fuckin fat

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+5 # BigNamek 2013-02-28 12:43

Does being knocked unconscious have any affect on one's levels?

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+2 # asstard 2013-02-28 19:58

it does, especially when it happens repeatedly.

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-1 # KennyNuncaMuere 2013-02-28 13:04

If Cyborg lose her next fight will she qualify for TRT too? Just liking. I actually like Cyborg.

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0 # KennyNuncaMuere 2013-02-28 13:05

i meant joking not liking

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+4 # Faggity 2013-02-28 14:51

U misspelled Rhonda Rousy

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0 # gspdiaz209 2013-03-01 02:25

Using steroids in the first place will caused a testosterone deficit.

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0 # fuckandersonsilva 2013-03-01 11:20

he needs the roids. he IS the roids

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0 # Johns 2013-03-08 18:41

Completely untrue. Vitor Belfort tested positive for steroids and was suspended by the Nevada Commission for the positive test, and has been approved and used TRT for his fight with Bisping.

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