How prevalent was roid-use in Pride vs. old UFC days?

[FrankDux]

Was it really that rampant in both leagues? What % of fighters were roided in the old Pride vs UFC days?

 

[Reach4theSky]

100%

 

[Bacco]

Pride got more roids

 

[joeyjoejoe]

Like we would know lol

 

[FrankDux]

100%? Both leagues? Seems like there were quite a few that didn't appear roided. Sakuraba, Henderson...

 

[Joseph_McBride]

UFC was clean and Pride guys couldn't have been more juiced. UFC fighters didn't start taking PEDs until Usada came into play

 

[Typrune Goatley]

It was in both orgs. UFC testing was a joke as well

 

[PlatinumAmerican]

Lol I’d rather know which joker wasn’t on the roids. You know there had to be a couple.

 

[Erocthadon]

All of them

 

[Ares Black]

It was actively encouraged in Pride, and rampant in both leagues. Maybe not 100%, but up there.

 

[joeyjoejoe]

Lol I’d rather know which joker wasn’t on the roids. You know there had to be a couple.

You gotta be crazy to not be on drugs while being a cage fighter, shit is crazy dangerous lol.

 

[laleggenda27]

It's impossible to put a number or percentage on it. Anecdotally, it seems like PEDs were quite prevalent. People on here will say ridiculous things like "everybody was and is on them," but they're just talking out of their rear ends.

It's trendy on Sherdog to say that Pride had more steroid abuse, but there's really no evidence to suggest that UFC fighters weren't just as juiced. While Pride had no intention of regulating PED use, the testing in the UFC was a sham in its own right.

 

[Erratic]

Lol I’d rather know which joker wasn’t on the roids. You know there had to be a couple.

Me too man. Would be really cool to hit a button and see the top 5 best natural fighters ever.

 

[ThunderL1ps]

Why keep bringing up PRIDE like they somehow have more guys on the sauce when the UFC fighters have been busted time and time again?

 

[PlatinumAmerican]

You gotta be crazy to not be on drugs while being a cage fighter, shit is crazy dangerous lol.

Seriously lol, especially when you don’t get paid hardly, what are they gonna do??? Not give you 500-1000$? Didn’t that happen to fighters all the time regardless, back in the day? Lol I bet even in peak physical condition for me (I’m 6’4” shredded by the way) I couldn’t even last a week or two with just the training and sparring lolol

 

[mmacasualviewer]

They had Super HW fights in pride.

 

[loisestrad]

94.8 %.

Common knowledge, n00b ...

 

[ThunderL1ps]

They had Super HW fights in pride.

And UFC didn't?

 

[PEDS Help me Post]

Most of the biggest roiders in Pride were actually Americans.

So there's that.

 

[ThunderL1ps]

Most of the biggest roiders in Pride were actually Americans.

So there's that.

Are you implying Hammer Houseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee ?