https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUX3nh27ie8
3. Antonio “Big Foot” Silva
Big Foot Silva suffers from acromegaly, a condition that causes his body to produce excess growth hormone. Famous cases of acromegaly include wrestlers Andre the Giant and the Big Show.
One way doctors treat this condition is by prescribing testosterone-replacement therapy.
Big Foot’s manager, Alex Davis, spoke to the press in 2014 about how the ban on TRT forced Big Foot to have surgery.
“Antonio’s acromegaly is caused by a cyst on the pituitary gland,” Silva’s manager explained. “The only way to access it is through the nose – it’s underneath the brain. So after this fight, I’m going to have to take him from here to head surgery because of the ban on TRT.
“We’re taking a guy that really needed TRT and forcing him to do an operation, which he did not have to do otherwise.”
Big Foot has lost 5 fights in a row. It’s been 11 months since he fought.
