Thiago Silva's admits to cheating drug test for UFC 125 !!!

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UFC light heavyweight contender Thiago Silva (15-2 MMA, 6-2 UFC) was wrong, and he admits it.

In an era in which professional athletes have gone so far as to lie under oath in regard to their use of performance-enhancing substances, Silva is taking the exact opposite approach.

In a statement delivered to MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com), Silva admits he cheated for his UFC 125 matchup with Brandon Vera, and he'll accept whatever punishment the Nevada State Athletic Commission recommends. After that, the Brazilian says he'll come back a changed man.

"We make decisions every day of our lives," Silva stated. "Some are good and some are bad. When you make a bad decision, you can either make the situation worse by trying to cover it up or lie about it or just stick your head in the sand and refuse to acknowledge it even happened, or you can own up to it with an honest explanation, accept the consequences of your actions, apologize to the people affected by it, learn from it and move on. I'm choosing the second option.

"I used a urine adulterant when giving a sample following my fight with Brandon Vera," Silva said. "I did so in an attempt to alter the results of the test and knowingly broke the rules of the Nevada Athletic Commission. This was a terrible decision on my part for which I will be punished. I am prepared to accept this punishment, learn from it and move on. I apologize to the Commission, the UFC, Brandon Vera and the MMA fans."

According to the NSAC, urinalysis of Silva's post-UFC 125 sample produced an "invalid result" that was "inconsistent with human urine." After Silva's initial "A" test was flagged, the "B" sample then was tested by the Sports Medicine Research and Testing Laboratory, which is accredited by the World Anti-Doping Agency, and determined the same thing.

Silva said he doesn't want to make an excuse for his behavior, but he did hope to offer an explanation for his decisions to take performance-enhancing substances and subsequently attempt to mask the results of the drug screen. A pre-existing injury threatened to force him out of the January fight with Vera, and the slugger didn't want to withdraw from the matchup.

"I do want to explain the circumstances behind my actions," Silva said. "Please do not interpret this as an attempt to justify my actions. I know they were wrong and I know I made bad decisions and I know I deserve to be punished. That is why I began my statement with an admission and an apology before going into these details. This is not an excuse, only an explanation.

"I had been tested on five prior occasions while fighting for the UFC before the Brandon Vera fight. Four of the tests were urine only, and one included a blood sample, as well in New Jersey the day before the fight. I passed each of those tests. I suffered a severe back injury shortly before the (January 2010) Rashad Evans fight. It was the biggest fight of my career and there was no way I was going to pull out of it. I fought and lost and was out of action for a year rehabilitating the injury and getting ready to fight again.

"I re-injured my back 45 days before the fight with Brandon Vera. After not fighting for a year, I made the decision to not pull out of the fight. I also decided that the only way I could continue with the fight was to take injections in my back and spine that contained substances prohibited by the Nevada Athletic Commission. I also made the decision to use a product to hide the presence of these substances in a urine test."

Silva's case will be heard before the NSAC on April 7. The fighter said he acted without the knowledge of his teammates and management at American Top Team and will accept the commission's orders – likely a one-year suspension, fine and a change of the bout's result to a "no contest" – and look to move forward.

"These decisions were mine and mine alone," Silva said. "I did not share this information with anyone prior to the fight for fear that I would not be allowed to fight. I obviously made a terrible decision. I have since learned that it may have even been possible to fight had I been open and honest and disclosed the injury and treatment prior to the fight. I also realize that not being allowed to fight as a result of the treatment would have been a better result than the mess into which I have now gotten myself.

"Again, I take full responsibility for making the decision to break the rules and try to cheat the system. I will accept the punishment I receive and will learn from this. I plan to come back as a better person and professional as a result."

http://mmajunkie.com/news/23049/ufcs-thiago-silva-admits-use-of-urine-adulterant-will-accept-nsac-punishment.mma

So he had his dog pee in a cup? If it wasn't human piss, wtf was it? Thiago poured some gatorade in the cup? Heck anytime I had to take a pee test and my piss was dirty I would find someone who had clean urine. Double bag that shit in a ziplock bag and put it on the heater in the car and tape it under your arm to keep it warm.


Fucking noob!

How do they not know what it is? Murdaface is gonna trash the NSAC office, he is pissed about this.

Omg, oil change? Josh you should know what I'm talking about

the quality is shity but you get the point lol

Steroid developers are always a step ahead of the developers of steroid testing. He's probably using something that they can't identify yet, they just know something is in it that shouldn't be.

That sucks, I've always been a big fan of Thiago.

Bigs03 wrote:

Steroid developers are always a step ahead of the developers of steroid testing. He's probably using something that they can't identify yet, they just know something is in it that shouldn't be.

That sucks, I've always been a big fan of Thiago.

Me too

It's OK. People will forget. No one even mentions Bonnar cheating anymore.

Bonner cheated?

its only his first offence, so if he can keep clean he'll be a hero after he whoops on his next opponent

Updated.

thats the first step, good for him

Have been and still am a fan of Murdaface. Props and respect for owning up to it like he just did. He offers reasons not excuses and knows there is no allowable justification.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Have been and still am a fan of Murdaface. Props and respect for owning up to it like he just did. He offers reasons not excuses and knows there is no allowable justification.

Yeah but don't forget. Right when these test became in question, he said "I'm clean, my blood is clean, I'm not worried". Not until after he was busted did he offer the truth.

Oh I know, the injury pressure got to him and he fucked up bad. He's not digging his grave any deeper though, unlike others have done.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Oh I know, the injury pressure got to him and he fucked up bad. He's not digging his grave any deeper though, unlike others have done.

Yeah I give props to him for admitting to it. Most seem to just deny and then ignore.

If I was Brendan Vera I'd sue thiago silva for using steroids. He could've fucked him for life and he wouldve lost his job if thiago didn't get caught.

Thiago would of murda'd Vera no matter what he was on.

GDPofDRC wrote:

Thiago would of murda'd Vera no matter what he was on.

agreed, even tho Vera was getting the better of the stand up

We don't know how long he's been on steroids so we won't know unless they fight each other in the future.

freakzilla316ftw wrote:

We don't know how long he's been on steroids so we won't know unless they fight each other in the future.

We have educated guesses. Murdaface FTW.

hey guy, we know what we talk about... we trane ufc

killerofchicken wrote:

hey guy, we know what we talk about... we trane ufc

I've been an Ultimate Fighter for 6 or 7 fights now.

OU wrote:

killerofchicken wrote:

hey guy, we know what we talk about... we trane ufc

I've been an Ultimate Fighter for 6 or 7 fights now.

Who cares