Tag: Anderson Silva

Anderson Silva replaces Jon Jones for UFC 200 bout against Daniel Cormier – DC issues statement On Silva

Source: TheGuardian.com

The UFC was able to salvage its signature event on Saturday by matching Daniel Cormier with the former middleweight champion Anderson Silva on Thursday evening. Silva replaces Jon Jones, whose light heavyweight fight with Cormier was suppose to headline UFC 200 until Jones was pulled from the card because of a failed drug test suspected to be for a performance-enhancing substance.

The fight will be three rounds and is not a title bout.

Silva gives the card a legitimate bout despite the face he is 41. In fact, a Silva-Cormier fight might actually be more interesting than Jones-Cormier. Jones looked sluggish in his return to the octagon this spring after a year’s absence due to a 2015 suspension following a hit-and-run incident. Silva lost a non-title fight to Michael Bisping in February in London and a 2015 victory over Nick Diaz was wiped out following a positive PED test.

Silva has always fought well when he has moved up to light heavyweight, but he is older now and has not been training for this bout. His last heavyweight victory was against Stephan Bonnar in a 2012 first-round knockout.

Earlier on Thursday, Jones tearfully apologized for his positive test in a press conference and said he did not knowingly take a banned substance. One of the card’s other top names, Brock Lesnar, called Jones’s positive test “unprofessional”. Nick Diaz’s brother Nate, when asked about the Jones suspension, said: “Everybody is on steroids.” Jones denies any wrongdoing.

Jones-Cormier was supposed to be the top fight of UFC 200, a continuation of their 2015 bout that Jones won in a unanimous decision. The two fighters have sniped at each other publicly. Silva-Cormier will not bring the same kind of rage, especially given the way Silva is saving the card by agreeing to fight.

Silva has not trained seriously for a fight in the two months since he had his gallbladder removed in the spring, which raises some concerns about the kind of fight he will have with Cormier and whether he should be fighting at all.

Miesha Tate v Amanda Nunes has now been promoted to the main event slot, while Lesnar is making his heavyweight comeback against Mark Hunt.

 

Cormier comments on facing Silva at UFC 200:

“I am honored to share the Octagon with the one of the greatest fighters of all time,” Cormier said in an exclusive statement to MMA Fighting. “This is a very tough fight for me, and I have to fight smart and to do my best in order to win this fight. Thank you Anderson for stepping up, and thanks to Dana White and the UFC for making this happen. Now let’s go do this.”

 

 

Anderson Silva Failed UFC 183 Post-Fight Drug Test

Anderson Silva failed second drug test administered by Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC)  following victory vs. Nick Diaz on Jan. 31 at UFC 183. Silva tested positive in post-fight urine test for steroid drostanolone, same banned substance found in system during out-of-competition test  Jan. 9, as well as anti-anxiety medication Oxazepam and Temazepam, which is used to treat sleep deprivation.

Source: Fox sports 1

Anderson Silva Failed Second Drug Test?

MMAJunkie.com reports that Anderson Silva failed an additional drug test for his UFC 183 comeback fight against Nick Diaz. A date of the failure or any other additional details have not yet been revealed. The Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has not confirmed this.

Source: WrestlingINC.com

Silva’s UFC 183 Win Over Diaz Overturned – No Contest

Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) has overturned Anderson Silva’s victory or Nick Diaz in his comeback fight at UFC 183 following Silva’s positive test for performance enhancing drugs in a pre-fight screening.

NSAC tested Silva for banned substances January 9th, but only received the results of the failed drug test the day after the UFC 183 pay-per-view fight.

NSAC executive director Bob Bennett the news to Brazilian outlet Fohla:

“It will be ruled a NC (no contest). I don’t know if he will receive the win bonus after this change. That’s UFC’s call, but a percentage of his purse will be held because of this episode.”

Source: MMA mania

Anderson Silva Denies Using PED’s

Former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva has denied ever taking performance enhancing drugs after testing positive for two of them in a pre-fight test for his comeback fight against Nick Diaz at UFC 183. Silvs tested positive for Drostanolone metabolites and Androstane metabolites.

Silva released the following statement through manager Ed Soares:

“I’ve been competing in this sport for a very long time. This is my nineteenth fight in the UFC. I have been thoroughly tested many times and I have never had a positive drug test.

I have not taken any performance-enhancing drugs. My stance on drugs is and will always be, the same. I’m an advocate for a clean sport.

I’m consulting with my advisors right now to explore all of my options and intend to fight this allegation and clear my name. I will not make any further comments until my team advises me to do so.”