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Awww Snap: Brandon Vera Calls Thiago Silva a “Juice Monkey” and “A Piece of Sh*t”

(Steve Mazzagatti never could decide when it was the right time to pull the old hat-over-the-eyes prank.)

In an interview Monday during The MMA Hour with Ariel Helwani, recently re-signed UFC light heavyweight Brandon “The Truth” Vera had some less than positive things to say about the last man he faced in the octagon, Thiago Silva.

It has been nearly 10 months since Vera and Silva threw down at UFC 125: Resolution, with Silva coming away the victor by unanimous decision and handing Vera his walking papers. However, when the drug tests came back, it was revealed that Silva had altered the results of his urine in an effort to mask the steroids he had been taking for back pain. Silva was then fined over 33 grand for the incident, and suspended a year. Vera was invited back to the UFC, and is fighting for the first time since the incident against Elliot Marshall at UFC 137, barring any last second injuries.

When asked about the Silva fight, Vera lived up to his nickname, not holding any of his feelings back in regards to Silva.

(Steve Mazzagatti never could decide when it was the right time to pull the old hat-over-the-eyes prank.)

When asked about the Silva fight, Vera lived up to his nickname, not holding any of his feelings back in regards to Silva.

On how Silva was able to hold him down so easily:
“The whole fight I just kept asking myself, what the hell is going on? Why is this? I train with Phil Davis, Travis Browne, the Noguiera brothers, Junior Dos Santos…I train with some big dudes man and nobody has ever just been able to hold me down you know?”

On Silva’s antics in the third round:
“I think he was just celebrating, but now that I know that he was a juice monkey, for sure I think he is a piece of shit. He is for sure just a piece of shit.”

It’s hard to blame the guy for his animosity toward Silva, who isn’t exactly known for being the most respectable of fighters. I mean, beside the fact that Silva used the third round to join our Bitch Slap Hall of Fame and perform his own rendition of “Hakuna Matata” on Vera’s back, he also did this to Vera’s face. The comments aren’t without merit is all I’m saying.

Anyway, Vera went on to talk about how it felt to be back in the UFC, which he described as, “…like when you cheated on your girlfriend in middle school and she broke up with you but you know she was the perfect one but you’ll never get her back. It was exactly like that.”

Ok then.

But perhaps the best line from the interview was when Vera was questioned about who he thought could beat current light heavyweight champ Jon Jones:

“There are at least three or four that can beat him, Rashad, Phil Davis, myself and Machida…and Shogun. I’ve never seen Shogun lose to the same person twice…ever. He lost to Jones once, I don’t think he will lose like that again.”

After what happened to Vera last time he fought Jones, you gotta give props to the guy for not immediately considering a drop to middleweight, let alone saying he could take the champ in a rematch. Apparently the truth really does hurt.

-Danga

Vinicius Quieroz Fired by the UFC After Testing Positive for Steroids

Just a month and a half after Chael Sonnen tested positive for performance enhancing drugs following his middleweight title fight against Anderson Silva, the UFC has more dirty urine on its hands. MMA Junkie broke the news yesterday that Octagon first-timer Vinicius Quieroz — who was submitted by Rob Broughton in his debut at UFC 120 in London — tested positive for the anabolic steroid Stanozolol after the match and has been fired by the UFC.

As they usually do for overseas events, the UFC conducted its own drug screening at #120, testing main event fighters Michael Bisping and Yoshihiro Akiyama, as well as six other fighters selected at random. Quieroz was the only fighter who tested positive. In addition to his release from the promotion, the 5-2 Chute Boxe product will forfeit an undisclosed discretionary bonus from the UFC; his test results will also be given to the Nevada State Athletic Commission, which could affect Quieroz’s ability to get licensed to fight in the U.S.

Contributions Show UFC Isn’t as Powerless Against ‘The Government’ As Dana Would Have Us Believe

(The face of an angel. PicProps: Boston Globe)
One of the more hilarious (and largely overlooked) aspects of the UFC’s response to the recent Chael Sonnen steroid fiasco was that whenever anybody asked Dana White about drug testing in MMA he basi…

(The face of an angel. PicProps: Boston Globe)

One of the more hilarious (and largely overlooked) aspects of the UFC’s response to the recent Chael Sonnen steroid fiasco was that whenever anybody asked Dana White about drug testing in MMA he basically threw his hands up and said the company couldn’t have anything to do with it, because “The Government” is in charge of that. For example, when White discussed the topic with Ariel Helwani before UFC 119 he took on a wide-eyed reverence that was so un-Dana it was clear he was just sticking to the company-approved talking points: “Everybody has this belief that, ‘Oh, Dana White has the commissions in (his pocket).’ Listen, the commission doesn’t give a shit what I think — what I think, what I say, nothing,” White said. “You’re dealing with the government, OK? That’s like thinking Dana White can tell the IRS what to do. It’s never gonna happen.”

Now, either DW is the only millionaire businessman in America who thinks “The Government” is doing a great job regulating his industry … or he’s bullshitting us. Obviously, his equating state athletic commissions with the IRS is laughable, but the assertion that a billion dollar company like the UFC couldn’t possibly get involved with “The Government” is also pretty clearly not true. In fact, according to reports out this week, Zuffa, LLC would very much like to take an active role in helping New York state pick its next governor, and this is certainly not the first time the UFC has dipped into its pockets to help sway “The Government” to its way of thinking.

Friday Afternoon Link Dump: Coast Into the Weekend

(Everyone’s a suspect, but only one man will admit it on Inside MMA tonight) (Video courtesy InsideMMA/HDNet)
Tune into tonight’s episode of HDNet’s Inside MMA for an interesting episode that focuses on the use of performance enhancing drugs in MMA….

(Everyone’s a suspect, but only one man will admit it on Inside MMA tonight)

(Video courtesy InsideMMA/HDNet)

Tune into tonight’s episode of HDNet’s Inside MMA for an interesting episode that focuses on the use of performance enhancing drugs in MMA. Dennis Hallman shocks the panel with his revelation that at least 50% of fighters are on the juice and a UFC Hall of Famer will admit his past steroid use on the show.

Place your bets on whether it’s Ken Shamrock, Mark Coleman, Royce Gracie or more likely Dan Severn, who just happened to retire in April and is likely shopping around for a publisher for his biography.

How crazy would it be if it’s Randy or Chuck?

– James Toney has tapped out "King" Mo Lawal in training. (Middle Easy)

-Video Renato"Babalu" Sobral is mean, crazy, and hungry. (Fight Magazine)

– Carlo Prater set to take on Ryan Ford at TFC 11. (TopMMANews)

– July 23 Kaufmann-Modafferi title fight official. (MMAFighting)

– Dean Lister training James Toney in BJJ. (MMAFighting)

– King Mo’ wants Shogun. (Tatame)

– The pros weight in on Liddell-Franklin. (Sherdog)

– Girlfriend deletes boyfriend’s Warcraft characters. Tantrum ensues. (Break)

– Dating red flag of the week: Daddy’s girl. (Asylum)

– A-Team review. (ScreenJunkies)

– How to put together a burglary kit (MadeMan)

– 25 pictures of the USC song girls (HolyTaco)

– LOL race pics (AllLeftTurns)

– Should the Lakers trade Bynum for Bosh? (ScoresReport)

– Little kids light up with no adults in sight (NothingToxic)

– Parenting fail. (FailBlog)