You know, I had more faith than I probably should have had in Dana White and the Ultimate Fighting Championships.
But, with each passing card, I am becoming less and less "faithful" in that decision.
The most recent UFC pay-per-view had a main event of Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz. Both are major names in the history of mixed martial arts.
BOTH have also failed drug tests regarding this pay per view, according to MSN.
Silva was on steroids, Diaz on marijuana. This probably means Silva (who was out a year with a badly broken leg) will be banned for a period to be determined by the Nevada State Athletic Commission, and Diaz will as well (since this is his THIRD failed test for pot, and he's already been suspended TWICE by the NSAC (six months for a 2007 offense, a year in 2013), and the fight (which Silva, unsurprisingly now we know he was on 'roids, won by unanimous decision) will be declared a no-contest.
It's not out of the question to believe both fighters may be banned PERMANENTLY.
Here's the real stupid part: The Silva steroids positive was out-of-competition, on January 9!! So, did Dana White cover this up to get the PPV off the ground? According to MMA blogger Kevin Iole of Yahoo!, the test was not returned from a lab in Salt Lake City until yesterday!
It's time. Either get mixed martial arts under control for these drug situations (which have permeated the sport, especially in the last year or two) or shut the damn thing down!
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