The news that Anderson Silva failed a pre-fight drug test due to the anabolic steroids Drostanolone and Androstane shook MMA to its core. While the court of public opinion can be swift in its judgment, the UFC, at least for a little while, stood behind its embattled former middleweight champion. No more, it seems. The […]
The news that Anderson Silva failed a pre-fight drug test due to the anabolic steroids Drostanolone and Androstane shook MMA to its core. While the court of public opinion can be swift in its judgment, the UFC, at least for a little while, stood behind its embattled former middleweight champion. No more, it seems. The […]
Chael Sonnen may not be mixing it up inside the Octagon these days, but that doesn’t mean his opinion doesn’t resonate throughout the MMA community whenever a hot issue arises. His career may have been mired and eventually ended in controversy inside and out of the cage, but one thing the silver-tongued Oregon native could […]
Chael Sonnen may not be mixing it up inside the Octagon these days, but that doesn’t mean his opinion doesn’t resonate throughout the MMA community whenever a hot issue arises. His career may have been mired and eventually ended in controversy inside and out of the cage, but one thing the silver-tongued Oregon native could […]
Georges St-Pierre has long been a whistleblower on performance-enhancing drugs in MMA. It wasn’t until Anderson Silva, the greatest fighter in UFC history, tested positive for steroids that the MMA world finally started to pay attention. Merely days after Silva defeated Nick Diaz in the main event at UFC 183, Nevada Athletic Commission Executive Director […]
Georges St-Pierre has long been a whistleblower on performance-enhancing drugs in MMA. It wasn’t until Anderson Silva, the greatest fighter in UFC history, tested positive for steroids that the MMA world finally started to pay attention. Merely days after Silva defeated Nick Diaz in the main event at UFC 183, Nevada Athletic Commission Executive Director […]
Anderson Silva‘s February is going from bad to worse, it seems. According to Brazilian sports website Veja.com.br (via Bloody Elbow‘s Fernando Arbex), the UFC has blocked a 16 million Brazilian Real payment (approximately $6 million USD) to the former middleweight champion because of Silva’s failed drug test ahead of UFC 183. For those who somehow […]
Anderson Silva‘s February is going from bad to worse, it seems. According to Brazilian sports website Veja.com.br (via Bloody Elbow‘s Fernando Arbex), the UFC has blocked a 16 million Brazilian Real payment (approximately $6 million USD) to the former middleweight champion because of Silva’s failed drug test ahead of UFC 183. For those who somehow […]
Anderson Silva secured his first victory in over 26 months at UFC 183, defeating Nick Diaz via unanimous decision. According to a recent report from Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, however, that win will soon vanish, and his triumph over Diaz will be ruled a no-contest. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett […]
Anderson Silva secured his first victory in over 26 months at UFC 183, defeating Nick Diaz via unanimous decision. According to a recent report from Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, however, that win will soon vanish, and his triumph over Diaz will be ruled a no-contest. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett […]
Anderson Silva secured his first victory in over 26 months at UFC 183, defeating Nick Diaz via unanimous decision. According to a recent report from Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, however, that win will soon vanish, and his triumph over Diaz will be ruled a no-contest. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett […]
Anderson Silva secured his first victory in over 26 months at UFC 183, defeating Nick Diaz via unanimous decision. According to a recent report from Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo, however, that win will soon vanish, and his triumph over Diaz will be ruled a no-contest. Nevada State Athletic Commission executive director Bob Bennett […]