Following his UFC 125 win and a failed drug test due to a “urine adulterant,” Thiago Silva fessed up and admitted to breaking the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s rules.
According to Silva, he opted to take injections of banned substances into his injured back and spine so he didn’t have to pull out of the fight.
But if true, MMAjunkie.com medical columnist Dr. Johnny Benjamin – a fellowship-trained spine surgeon – said such procedures could have had fatal consequences.