heck out what the former Pancrase Middleweight champion had to say about his absence from MMA and what fans can expect when he steps back inside the cage, as well as the revelation that he is no longer on TRT, on his recent appearance on "The MMA Hour."
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"I didn't know if I was going to be able to fulfill my dreams going that route (TRT). I just feel it was so much of a hassle and stress with the commissions and all that, I guess, that the right thing for me to do right now is to choose not to do it. And you know, definitely I've pursued a lot of other stuff to try to help my health and a lot of it's helping. I feel great right now. I'm in really good shape, and that's not something I'm worried about right now. I'm sure there are guys who misuse TRT, but there's also guys who plain out use steroids. Guys are going to cheat no matter what. That's something that you can't get around."
Ready to get back into the swing of things, Marquardt will have to do so against one of the most dynamic 170-pound fighters in the sport today in Woodley. Despite "T-Wood's" wrestling preference, Marquardt says that he will not be held down:
"We're there to fight, not hold each other on the ground for half-an-hour. I don't know what he can think of for a game plan for me. He's not going to hold me down for five rounds. Is that his game plan, to take me down every round and just hold me down? That's not going to happen. He's definitely a boring fighter as far as other guys who let him hold them down."
