Just read this online:
Thiago Silva is still riding the wave of the notoriously outplayed You Tube footage of his Brandon Vera demolishing from UFC 125, but sometimes all good things come to an end. It has recently been reported that Silva has failed one of the two samples from the fight night claiming he had an illegal substance in his blood. This is yet another fighter to add to the roster of UFC men that are competing on a professional level with an illegal advantage.
Oddly enough, Thiago Alves is in the exact same situation with his blood test scores not being spoken of from the John Howard fight at UFC 124 back in December. There was a list of fighters published that came back with clean test results, with every single one from that fight card listed...except for Thiago Alves.
How frustrating these recent developments have been for fight fans as the Memorial Day UFC 130 card, held in Las Vegas as it was set up to be a monster of a card. Ironically, with both Thiago's scheduled to fight in that event. Silva was to face off against Rampage, and Alves against Rick Story. Thiago Alves has already fallen prey to the steroid lifestyle as he was suspended for eight months and fined $5,500 just following his winning performance at UFC 66."
First of all, if it is true, I don't understand why this is only coming to light now, surely the UFC 124 drug testing results should have been released a while back. Second of all, why do fighters continue to believe they can get away with it? And third of all, and this is the big one, both Thiago Silva and Thiago Alves train at American Top Team and shockingly enough, both are set to be pulled from UFC 130 due to a failed drugs test. But there is another high profile fighter who trains with American Top Team who has just recently fought.
COULD BIG FOOT SILVA ALSO FAIL A DRUGS TEST? PERHAPS FEDOR CAN INDEED RETURN TO THE GRAND PRIX!?! THINGS JUST GOT INTERESTING!?!?!
Thiago Silva is still riding the wave of the notoriously outplayed You Tube footage of his Brandon Vera demolishing from UFC 125, but sometimes all good things come to an end. It has recently been reported that Silva has failed one of the two samples from the fight night claiming he had an illegal substance in his blood. This is yet another fighter to add to the roster of UFC men that are competing on a professional level with an illegal advantage.
Oddly enough, Thiago Alves is in the exact same situation with his blood test scores not being spoken of from the John Howard fight at UFC 124 back in December. There was a list of fighters published that came back with clean test results, with every single one from that fight card listed...except for Thiago Alves.
How frustrating these recent developments have been for fight fans as the Memorial Day UFC 130 card, held in Las Vegas as it was set up to be a monster of a card. Ironically, with both Thiago's scheduled to fight in that event. Silva was to face off against Rampage, and Alves against Rick Story. Thiago Alves has already fallen prey to the steroid lifestyle as he was suspended for eight months and fined $5,500 just following his winning performance at UFC 66."
First of all, if it is true, I don't understand why this is only coming to light now, surely the UFC 124 drug testing results should have been released a while back. Second of all, why do fighters continue to believe they can get away with it? And third of all, and this is the big one, both Thiago Silva and Thiago Alves train at American Top Team and shockingly enough, both are set to be pulled from UFC 130 due to a failed drugs test. But there is another high profile fighter who trains with American Top Team who has just recently fought.
COULD BIG FOOT SILVA ALSO FAIL A DRUGS TEST? PERHAPS FEDOR CAN INDEED RETURN TO THE GRAND PRIX!?! THINGS JUST GOT INTERESTING!?!?!