Anderson Silva: Positive PED test should mean no more fights
Anderson Silva: “When the guys test for the steroids, (they should have) no more fights… When you use the steroids for a long time, you have a problem. It’s a drug.”
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson spoke recently with Mike Bohn for MMAJunkie, and discussed the use of PEDs in mixed martial arts.
A substantial number of Silva’s former opponents have at some point been sanctioned for the unauthorized use of PEDs, including Vitor Belfort, Stephan Bonnar, James Irvin, Chris Leben, Nate Marquardt, and Chael Sonnen. And those are just the ones who got caught.
This is not bad for me, this is bad for the sport, said Silva. 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.
When the guys test for the steroids, (they should have) no more fights. 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.
(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.
Silva fights Nick Diaz in the main event of UFC 183, Jan 31, live on PPV.
