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Filed under: UFC, NewsUFC light-heavyweight Thiago Silva has been suspended for one year and fined a total of $33,750 by the Nevada state athletic commission upon his admission that he used steroids and then provided a fake urine sample in order to pas…
UFC light-heavyweight Thiago Silva has been suspended for one year and fined a total of $33,750 by the Nevada state athletic commission upon his admission that he used steroids and then provided a fake urine sample in order to pass a UFC 125 pre-fight drug test.
Silva’s hearing before the commission took place on Thursday morning in Las Vegas, and he appeared without the benefit of an attorney, taking full blame for the incident and explaining how and why he did it.
Filed under: UFCOne day after being accused by the NSAC of submitting an intentionally altered urine sample prior to UFC 125, Thiago Silva has come clean…so to speak. In a statement posted to the Underground Forum by the American Top Team, Silva admi…
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One day after being accused by the NSAC of submitting an intentionally altered urine sample prior to UFC 125, Thiago Silva has come clean…so to speak. In a statement posted to the Underground Forum by the American Top Team, Silva admitted to using a “urine adulterant” in an attempt to conceal his use of banned substances in the weeks leading up to the fight.
In other words, now that he’s been officially caught, he’s willing to own up to his mistake.
Such was not the case as recently as a few weeks ago, when he responded to news that his urine sample was still processing by declaring, “My blood is clean. I haven’t used anything.”
That wasn’t true, of course, and he knew it wasn’t true. It just hadn’t been proven untrue yet.
Just a few weeks ago the MMA world was buzzing about Thiago Silva’s impressive beat down, nose smashing win over Brandon Vera at UFC 125. After Silva’s UD loss to Rashad Evans last January, one of the baddest looking dudes in the sport appeared to be back on track. Then, of course, the NSAC reported […]
Just a few weeks ago the MMA world was buzzing about Thiago Silva’s impressive beat down, nose smashing win over Brandon Vera at UFC 125. After Silva’s UD loss to Rashad Evans last January, one of the baddest looking dudes in the sport appeared to be back on track. Then, of course, the NSAC reported something might be funky with Silva’s drug tests, and yadda, yadda, yadda, it was confirmed this week by the commission that the pee-pee submitted by the light-heavyweight may not be human. Now that’s how you tarnish a win…
Well, apparently Silva won’t try to talk his way out of this by claiming some sort of grand conspiracy against him, or that he’s been eating nothing but discount hotdogs for months so no wonder his piss was off. In a statement posted by MMA Junkie today, Silva admitted to urine tampering, and he will now accept the NSAC’s wrath.
“I used a urine adulterant when giving a sample following my fight with Brandon Vera. I did so in an attempt to alter the results of the test and knowingly broke the rules of the Nevada (State) Athletic Commission. This was a terrible decision on my part for which I will be punished. I am prepared to accept this punishment, learn from it and move on. I apologize to the commission, the UFC, Brandon Vera and the MMA fans.”
Silva went on to say, and this is not an excuse rather a statement of what went down according to him, that he trashed his back heading into his bout with Evans, and then, reinjured it again while preparing for Vera. Thus, in order to fight on January 1st, he took “injections in my back”. Well, looks like Silva will be back on the bench anyhow.
Filed under: UFCThe urine sample Thiago Silva submitted for testing prior to UFC 125 was “inconsistent with human urine,” according to a complaint filed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.
NSAC executive director Keith Kizer sent MMA F…
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The urine sample Thiago Silva submitted for testing prior to UFC 125 was “inconsistent with human urine,” according to a complaint filed by the Nevada State Athletic Commission on Tuesday.
NSAC executive director Keith Kizer sent MMA Fighting an e-mail outlining the factual allegations against Silva, who now stands accused of submitting “an adulterated and/or substituted specimen for testing for the Urinalysis” prior to his decision win over Brandon Vera in Las Vegas on January 1.
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Rankings, Light HeavyweightsThe Jon Jones Era, as you’ve surely heard, has begun: Jones is the new UFC light heavyweight champion, and everyone who follows MMA agrees that he’s going to be the champion for a long, long ti…
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The Jon Jones Era, as you’ve surely heard, has begun: Jones is the new UFC light heavyweight champion, and everyone who follows MMA agrees that he’s going to be the champion for a long, long time.
However, the light heavyweight division is so talented that it’s been nearly impossible for anyone to hold the belt for long: Chuck Liddell lost it to Rampage Jackson, who lost it to Forrest Griffin, who lost it to Rashad Evans, who lost it to Lyoto Machida, who lost it to Shogun Rua, who lost it to Jones. We’ve had seven different champions in the last four years, so why is everyone so sure that Jones is going to hold onto the belt for so long?
The biggest reason, I think, is Jones’ age. With the exception of Evans losing to Machida, every champion I mentioned above lost the belt to someone younger than him. But there aren’t any contenders on the horizon younger than the 23-year-old Jones. Not only is Jones already the best, but he’s going to keep getting better as the rest of the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts get older.
So as I list the Top 10 light heavyweights below, I’ll talk about how I’d like their chances against Jones — even though I expect Jones to reign over all of them for a long time.
Filed under: UFC, Strikeforce, Light HeavyweightsThe last time I ranked the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts, I wrestled with the question of who’s the No. 2 fighter in the weight class: Lyoto Machida, Rampage Jackson or Rashad Evans?
N…
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The last time I ranked the Top 10 light heavyweights in mixed martial arts, I wrestled with the question of who’s the No. 2 fighter in the weight class: Lyoto Machida, Rampage Jackson or Rashad Evans?
Now I have the answer: None of the above.
Jon Jones put on his fourth consecutive spectacular performance in beating Ryan Bader at UFC 126, and I can no longer put Jones below anyone other than champion Shogun Rua. With just about any other fighter of Jones’ age and experience I’d say the UFC is rushing him into a title shot in this situation, but with Jones I can’t argue: He has proven that he deserves to be considered the second-best light heavyweight in the sport.
So I’ve got Shogun and Jones, who will meet in the main event at UFC 128, at 1-2 in our light heavyweight rankings. Find out where the rest of the division stacks up below.