(If it weren't for Lou Ferrigno, Phil would've never had to deal with this MMA drug testing bullshit.) Phil Baroni has never been afraid to speak his mind. Whether he's dishing on pre-fight abstinence, the fragility of his own mind, or childhood obesity, "The New York Bad Ass" never pulls any punches, and in fact it's one of the many reasons we love the guy. So perhaps we shouldn't be surprised that, during a recent interview with Fight Sport Asia, Baroni not only came out as a proponent of steroid use in MMA, but more or less admitted that most of his PRIDE cohorts were probably juiced during the Japanese promotion's heyday. Here's what he told the publication: I want to see the best fighters, I want to see who is the strongest the best! Guys should be able to do whatever it takes to be the strongest. Getting choked and kicked in the head is really bad for you, worse than pot , TRT, or steroids. I don't care who's the cleanest, I wanna' see the strongest, the fastest and the most gnarly fighters. I don't want to see who is the best at passing drug test. Overeem isn't the only guy taking shit, he just got caught. I wanna' see the baddest mother fuckers going at it. That's why PRIDE was the best -- I wanna see a 205 (ripped) Wanderlei Silva kill dudes!Most of you will not likely find this revelation to be all that surprising considering, you know, the above photo of Baroni. It does, however, seem a little inconsistent of Baroni to be advocating a substance that he has vehemently denied using in the past, despite testing positive for Boldenone and Stanozolol Metabolites in the aftermath of his second round submission loss to Frank Shamrock back in 2007. Unfortunately for guys like Baroni and Alistair Overeem, the various athletic commissions regulating the sport don't seem to agree, as Baroni was suspended for six months for his infraction. And we all know what fate Alistair was sentenced to.
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