“It made me scratch my head a couple times.”
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz doesn’t have much sympathy for former middleweight champion Anderson Silva.
Silva tested positive for anabolic steroid metabolites in his Jan. 31 fight-night drug test following his decision victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 183.
Silva tested positive for Drostanolone, the same anabolic steroid previously found in a random Jan. 9 pre-fight blood test.
“Anderson, how could you do that?” Ortiz told Fighthub. “I’m a huge fan of Anderson. That was just too bad. I don’t know what kind of thoughts he’s getting from his training partners or from his trainers, but things like that, you shouldn’t do.”
Forced to rehabilitate a broken leg suffered in his 2013 rematch with Chris Weidman at UFC 168, some, including SB Nation medical expert Dr. Ali Mohamadi, have suggested that the steroids could possibly have aided Silva both in building muscle mass and for muscle recovery.
Citing his own laundry list of injuries suffered over his now 18-year professional career, Ortiz doesn’t believe there should be any cause to use PEDs.
“I’ve had major surgeries,” said Ortiz. “I’ve had L45S1 [spinal] fused. C6-C7 [vertebrae] fused. C3-4 disk replacement. ACL’s on both knees. You’ve just got to work hard on your mind. How much better would have Diaz did if [Silva] wasn’t on it? Diaz got popped for marijuana which is crazy. You expect that from him, which is horrible, but Diaz put on a great fight.
“It made me scratch my head. All those guys in the UFC that are getting popped for their drug tests and it’s like what kind of thing are you showing to our youth? So many youth look up to us as role models or inspirations. Can’t be doing things like that. It’s too bad. Kind of sad for the sport at the same time but hopefully they learned and they pay for what they done.”
Ortiz also sides with the contingent calling all of Silva’ past performances into question.
“Yea, of course,” said Ortiz. “People are going to question all that. It’s bad all around. Bad for him, bad for the sport, bad for the UFC. You’ve got to put reprimands on guys like that. You’ve got to make them pay for it, I think.”
5 MUST-READ STORIES
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Watch The MMA Hour with Rafael dos Anjos, Joanna Jedrzejczyk, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Tyron Woodley, Kurt Angle, Phoenix Jones, Reza Madadi and Dave Meltzer.
MEDIA STEW
Joanna Jedrzejczyk backstage interview post-fight.
Highlights from ONE Championship 25: Age of Champions.
Evander Holyfield talks Pacquiao vs. Mayweather, Ronda Rousey vs. Laila Ali and Mike Tyson.
Cowboy’s Ranch crew and Team Alpha Male have vlogs.
TTTHS.
Mirko CroCop dominating Stipe Miocic in the gym.
Long watches.
Knuckle Up #374: A UFC 185 Gloat-a-Thon Where You + The Hater Horse You Rode in On Can Get Gone
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UFC 185 – Inside the Guard making sense of the Pettis and Esparza upsets
TWEETS
True king.
Esperando a hora do treino da noite!!! Não podemos parar nunca!! “I’m the greatest” #vitafor… https://t.co/BS8WcnQkfs
— Jose Aldo Junior (@josealdojunior) March 16, 2015
At work.
Back in the gym #theBestNeverRest https://t.co/RWB2Xu54mj
— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) March 16, 2015
Compromise.
Saw @ufc champion @joannamma fight! @RondaRousey you don’t need to lose the belt, for me to beat you down like that! #dejavu #champvschamp
— Cris Cyborg (@criscyborg) March 16, 2015
Let the healing begin.
Knott’s fully loaded funnel cake! Yumm 🙂 @ Knott’s Berry Farm https://t.co/XFrh3AKCdq
— Carla Esparza (@CarlaEsparza1) March 16, 2015
Shopping.
I love this Kicks! Lebron XII NSW! I cant wait when i back to Poland to pick some New baby… http://t.co/Sv7C5a5E2y pic.twitter.com/Cnko1Cz2JL
— Joanna Jedrzejczyk (@joannamma) March 16, 2015
Cool.
Yup just another day pic.twitter.com/67sn0XGyaW
— Stipe Miocic (@stipemiocicufc) March 16, 2015
Water > mat.
Kinda hard to see but this is me throwing @gfcdiamond in the pool during our teamgfc celebratory bbq https://t.co/Q0bJnwVl44
— Ronda Rousey (@RondaRousey) March 16, 2015
Get well soon.
Bad news! Just finished Dr #1 broken hand Dr #2 4 tomorrow ready 4 @ufc #whosnext https://t.co/hgU3BV2hI9
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) March 17, 2015
Progress report picture! Can’t wait to be back in @JacksonWinkMMA really want to help @Cowboycerrone get that belt pic.twitter.com/h9rjQ9EwhW
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) March 16, 2015
Gettin in some Monday PT…making the best of the grind! #Onestepatatime https://t.co/8R8SjdtgEo
— Dominick Cruz (@TheDomin8r) March 16, 2015
That moment you lock your finger in a car door !! https://t.co/3RmMSHeto7 pic.twitter.com/XNH1RvQWw8
— U R I A H H A L L (@UriahHallMMA) March 17, 2015
I’m all ready for my St. Patrick’s day surgery tomorrow. #IceMachine #ShoulderSurgery #Fuck https://t.co/dijXgahNFB
— Vinc Pichel (@FromHellPichel) March 16, 2015
(Do not look)
This is what your toe looks like with no toenail after you’ve dropped a 150lb steel tube on it https://t.co/zcP99NniP5
— DaMarques Johnson (@DaMarques_UFC) March 16, 2015
Doesn’t look safe.
Lil video banter between @CMPunk and myself @Sholler_UFC Sholler said we should let the world see. pic.twitter.com/vjA2VjeGtU
— Cowboy Cerrone (@Cowboycerrone) March 16, 2015
Congrats.
Excited for the future! RT @liam_mcgeary Thank you @ScottCoker @rich_chou and the entire @BellatorMMA family for taking great care of me!!
— Scott Coker (@ScottCoker) March 17, 2015
Book it.
@JoshLBarnett @DanPhillips1988 @MetamorisPro @RalekGracie Sounds like plan @danawhite @arielhelwani It has been set
— Roy Nelson (@roynelsonmma) March 17, 2015
“@roynelsonmma: Sounds like plan @danawhite @arielhelwani It has been set” I’m down. If guys like us say go you know we’ll follow through.
— Josh Barnett (@JoshLBarnett) March 17, 2015
I like it.
Today’s workout is footwork. Dont get hit lol https://t.co/80vyGEaISp
— John Dodson III (@JohnDodsonMMA) March 16, 2015
FIGHT ANNOUNCEMENTS
Announced yesterday (March 16 2015)
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FANPOST OF THE DAY
Today’s Fanpost of the Day comes via Graham Douglas.
It’s time to talk fence grabbing. Case in point: Matt Brown vs. Johny Hendricks
Do you hear that sound? That noise? Actually you hear nothing. Not a whisper. Not a word was spoken about the blatant fence grab that occurred in the Hendricks vs. Brown fight. Nobody even asked Dana White about it. Imagine that. Not a sound, a whisper, a complaint, a ripple.
I can recall one absolutely incredible fence grab that Brown had in this fight. It was just about the longest fence grab I’ve ever seen. Johny must have been wondering WTF!? Hendricks wouldn’t know at the time what was going on other than he was having to really exert energy to no avail.
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