On Wednesday the UFC announced a series of measures to clean up the damage made from number of their stars testing positive for PEDs. This will change the whole scene as first time offneders will receive a 2 year ban. This will change the landscape of the UFC and may change the rankings.
Anderson Silva has failed multiple drug tests in relation to his UFC 183 headlining bout with Nick Diaz. Silva won the bout.
Silva first tested positive in a Jan. 9 out-of-competition drug test, where his results revealed anabolic steroid metabolites for Drostanolone and Androstane.
The Nevada Athletic Commission on Tuesday issued Silva a temporary suspension pending a full disciplinary hearing before the commission at its March meeting. The date of the March meeting has not yet been set.
Following the UFC’s announcement, Anderson Silva wrote on his Twitter account:
“IN RESPECT TO MY FANS. I will not say anything about who I am or what I went through to get here. What matters to me now is the respect from those who have followed my career. I bled, struggled and fought because I love it and because I always wanted to honor the flag of the country I love so much.
I don’t know what to apologize for, because I am still waiting for the results and analysis from the specialists that are working to reveal the truth. Everything that I took since my injury iszed being analyzed. I look for the truth as much as all those who were surprised with the results. I always played clean, I was never a cheater.
In eighteen years of my career, I never had a problem with exams. In and out of the Octagon I never slipped in compliance with the principles that always guided me. With much honor and dignity I defended my country where ever I fought. I never used any substances to better my performance in my fights.
I love what I do and I would never risk what I took so long to build. I think that the hurry some people have to condemn me is unfair. The time it takes to destroy a reputation is infinitely less than that is taken to build it. I am the one who is most eager to settle this situation. I want those who have always supported me to know that I am still fighting for all the sad happenings of this situation to be cleared.”
