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Anderson Silva Tests Positive For Steroids, Nick Diaz Over Marijuana Limit

By Eric G.

Posted on February 3, 2015

“When the guys test for the steroids, (they should have) no more fights,” Silva said. “When you use the steroids, you use them for a long time. When you use the steroids for a long time, you have a problem. It’s a drug and it’s not good for the sport.”

Those words are about to come back to haunt Anderson Silva. The Spider made those statements just a few months ago and is now looking just as big of a hypocrite as his friend Jon Jones. Silva has tested positive for steroids.

A big story is in the midst of breaking in the MMA world. Not only did one, but both fighters tested positive in the UFC 183 main-event. Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz are both facing suspension after getting popped for positives.

Kevin Iole of Yahoo.com reports that Silva tested positive for drostanolone in a PRE-FIGHT test conducted Jan. 9. Diaz was over limit for marijuana from post-fight test. Drostanolone is an anabolic steroid and if Silva is true to his word, he will never fight again.

I want to revisit some of the things Silva just recently said back in October on performance enhancing drugs.

“This is not bad for me, this is bad for the sport,” Silva told MMAjunkie. “People around the world love the UFC, but the kids love the UFC, and the families love UFC. It’s bad for the sport. I don’t think this is good because the sport can change the lives of the kids and the people in the world.

“When the guys test for the steroids, it’s bad because this is a problem. It’s bad not just for the UFC, but for the sport.”

“(Steroids) make the sport bad,” Silva said. “If you do the sport in a good light, you have a good life. That is my opinion.”

UFC quickly confirmed the news with a statement.

“On February 3, 2015, the UFC organization was notified by the Nevada State Athletic Commission that Anderson Silva tested positive for Drostanolone metabolites on his Jan. 9 out of competition drug test. UFC’s understanding is that further testing will be conducted by the Commission to confirm these preliminary results.

“Anderson Silva has been an amazing champion and a true ambassador of the sport of mixed martial arts and the UFC, in Brazil as well as around the world. UFC is disappointed to learn of these initial results.

“The UFC has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents by its athletes.”

The positive test screams of a man that was not ready to fight. I don’t believe that Silva was taking this steroid to body build. I believe he was taking this steroid to heal faster than naturally from his injury. Regardless of the case, Silva tested positive and I have to believe that this is the last we ever see of Silva in the octagon again.

It’s a shame because what looked like a happy ending to Silva’s story will now be tarnished by this terrible decision. You can’t take away the great things he did in MMA during his prime, but any goodwill he could have had as an ambassador for the sport is gone. That could be the biggest loss in all.

There is also a question as to why a positive test administrated on January 9 did not cancel the fight. According to reports, the commission did not receive the results until after the fight. Okay fine, so what is the point of testing on January 9 than? Call me crazy but something sounds very fishy to me here. Unfortunately for all parties it may be time for the government to step in and investigate because this all doesn’t add up.

The UFC has a drug problem. Out of competition testing is a new thing and in the last two months you have caught two of the biggest stars of the company testing positive. You have had positive tests on the last few big cards. Yet Dana White doesn’t want to invest the money in testing after the Cung Le mess. Well guess what? Your sport stinks right now and gets dirtier every month. Something must be done!

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Eric G.

Eric is the owner and editor-in-chief of the Camel Clutch Blog. Eric has worked in the pro wrestling industry since 1995 as a ring announcer in ECW and a commentator/host on television, PPV, and home video. Eric also hosted Pro Wrestling Radio on terrestrial radio from 1998-2009. Check out some of Eric's work on his IMDB bio and Wikipedia. Eric has an MBA from Temple University's Fox School of Business.