The UFC 185 post-fight drug-test results are in, and every fighter came up clean.
Lately, these reports have brought doom, as welterweight contender Hector Lombard popped hot after his Jan. 3 bout at UFC 182 and both UFC 183 main event combatants—Anderson “The Spider” Silva and Nick Diaz—failed their post-fight drug tests, the former for performance-enhancing drugs and the latter for marijuana.
While MMAFighting.com’s Marc Raimondi put any doubt to rest on Monday by reporting that all of the UFC 185 competitors passed their drug tests, there was serious doubt immediately after the show.
In the night’s main event, lightweight title challenger Rafael dos Anjos performed perfectly, battering former champ Anthony “Showtime” Pettis from bell to bell by utilizing a well-rounded, powerful and aggressive attack.
Showtime looked invincible going into the fight, and dos Anjos completely manhandled him.
It was a star-making performance, and in the eyes of some fans and critics, dos Anjos‘ showing was a little too good.
It’s a shame we have to go there, but that’s the reality of the UFC right now. Fighters are getting caught using steroids, and one fighter’s misstep casts a shadow on everyone else.
That’s just how it is.
The UFC, to its credit, recently announced stricter testing procedures and harsher penalties for offenders, a solid step in the right direction for snuffing out this issue once and for all.
For now, though, we can breathe easy knowing that everyone at UFC 185 played by the rules.
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