Bisping: Silva’s legacy is ruined

Until someone in MMA dies or is utterly debilitated by PED abuse, no one has suffered more from them than Michael Bisping. The despicable abuse of PEDs in this sport has left him in a place where in his dark hours, he must wonder what it would have been like if he was a dirty cheater too.

He lost to Dan Henderson, who was legally on PEDs. He lost to Wanderlei Silva, who literally ran from a PED test, and is now permanently suspended. He lost to Chael Sonnen, who was legally on PEDs kinda semi sort of and is now suspended for two years and retired. He lost to Vitor Belfort who was on PEDs legally, sort of.

And his hero – our hero – the man he most wanted to earn the right to fight has now failed the dirty cheater test too.

“The more I thought about it, the more I thought ‘hold on a minute, this doesn’t surprise me at all,”” said Bisping. “I’m just so bloody naive, I really am. I just assume that everyone’s out there doing it the old fashioned way. Doing it the way that I do it. And the more that it comes out, the more that I realize people don’t.

“People are looking for short cuts. People are looking to cheat. And that’s what they’re doing.

“And Anderson, I believe that’s the first time he’s been tested out of competition, a random drug test. So who’s to say he hasn’t been doing this his entire career? Of course that’s the question that’s always going to be asked. His legacy is ruined. Chris Wiedman really did a number on that kid, my word.”

“It’s a sad day for mixed martial arts though. Sad day for the UFC. Sad day for the fans.”

Amen.