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Matt Brown likes lifetime ban for PED use

Mat Brown: “Like I’ve said many times before, I think he should have been (suspended) four years, take his whole damn purse away, if not a lifetime (ban).”

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Chris Palmquist
August 20, 2015 · 1 min read

The greatest fighter in UFC history, Anderson Silva, is currently under suspension and has been fined $380,000, after failing multiple PED tests. On his latest Great MMA Debate podcast, UFC welterweight Matt Brown said that punishment is not nearly enough.

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“I have no respect for people that cheat,” said Brown as transcribed by Damon Martin for FOX Sports. “Like I’ve said many times before, I think he should have been (suspended) four years, take his whole damn purse away, if not a lifetime (ban).

“I don’t see anything wrong with a lifetime ban.”

Under the new UFC drug-testing policy that went into effect on July 1, overseen by the independent United States Anti-Doping Agency, there is a suspension of up to four years for the first violation.

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