No Mercy: NSAC suspends Thiago Silva for One Year
Posted on April 7, 2011, 03:23 PM by Anton GurevichOnly one week ago, NSAC shocked the world of Mixed Martial Arts, revealing that Thiago Silva's UFC 125 urine sample was "inconsistent with that of a human". Silva later went on to release a public apology, claiming that he was pressured to overcome a severe back injury by taking injections with substances prohibited by the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Today, Silva paid a heavy price for what he himself labeled as "bad decision", as the Nevada State of Athletic Commission decided to hand the Brazilian a $33,750 fine and one-year suspension from any type of Mixed Martial Arts competition.
Here's the original report on ESPN.com:
Silva will be eligible to reapply for a license Jan. 2, 2012. In addition to the suspension, the result of the UFC 125 fight will be changed to a "no contest" and he will forfeit 25 percent of his purse and $20,000 of a $55,000 win bonus.
The Brazilian fighter appeared in front of the commission and admitted he received two steroid injections to the spine, one 45 days before the fight, and another 30 days before the fight. He said the injections were to help a lower-back injury he suffered last year.
"I want to apologize for what I did," Silva said. "I had my reasons. My back was very bad a couple months [before the fight] and I had not fought for one year. I was completely broke.
"I have family depend on my money. I was desperate."
Twenty-eight year old Thiago Silva is currently 14-2 in his MMA career, losing only to former the UFC Light Heavyweight Champions Lyoto Machida (TKO) and Rashad Evans (Decision). Ironically, Silva's back injury already cost him a year-long layoff. The Brazilian was out of action between UFC 108 (Jan. 2nd 2010), when he injured his back, and UFC 125 (Jan 1st, 2011), when he was caught submitting fake urine test.
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Comments
This could be the downfall of his career, he cheated against Vera and although he was dominant he didn't look great. I just see him having a hard time getting back to the top.
Truthfully, i dont even feel bad for the cheater. He made $110,000 for the ufc 125 bout. If you do the math, even with the fine, he still makes $76,250. And judging from the comments he has made, he probably spent most of the money. He was all giggles when he was slapping Vera in the butt (how do you call yourself a martial artist). Now he's making all the excuses in the world as to why he 'roided up. He'll probably get a good job picking acai berries from the Machida farm.
what a joke this clown is !
Ahahaha! If that's the case, he can use Machida's piss next time...Assuming they don't drink it all...
acai berries!!! LMFAO!!! How you got weaked I will never know! I'm so FED UP of cheating athletes!!! I have more respect for bank robbers- at least they have the balls to stick the gun in your face so you KNOW they're cheating, ha ha. Do you think he would have issued his "public apology" if he DIDN'T GET CAUGHT? No way! He'd be asking for a title shot. He needs to get with Barry Bonds and just say "he was told it was vitamins" that made him ripped like a body builder. They need to send a message to these cheaters!!!! Weak me please, LOL.
lol !
would like to see vera vs silva in a year and see if theres a difference, would be a nice grudge match too i think...
This sucks, Silva is just a good fighter, would hve loved to see him fight Rampage/Shogun/Griffin etc but he does deserve the penalty for using PEDS and then lying about it
Bad move on Silva's part. Great fighter but terrible decision to make. I also dont think he's gonna do to well when he returns.
In my opinion, I think we could cut down on PED usage by some pecentage if fighters start getting paid more and the penalties are much more severe than just a year suspension and 30k fine.
...Because I do believe Silva's story, and he's not the only one stuck in the same predicament. Most MMA fighters get paid almost absolutely nothing. What sucks about it even more is that alot of them have families to support. If a fighter were to get injuried, management simply just says -- "Oh well, s*** happens. Get better, I'll see you when you're healed up."
Fighters are under alot of stress. Bills have to be paid and food has to put on the table. Fighters especially under contract with the UFC (who aren't BJ Penn or Brock Lesnar) are basically screwed when injuried.
his WIN BONUS ALONE WAS $55,000 I'll bet thats more then u make in a year? what was his core pay before that? plus sponsors? if he fought more then once a year hed be fine
I'm a full-time student majoring in a field where I won't even make half that... shove that in my face why don't you?
There are variables into a fighter's paycheck.
i thought the ufc paid their med bill for any fighter if they get injured during a fight no? I really dont know,im asking...
ur right. UFC does pay for all injuries sustained during a fight and from what I understood from an interview they pay if it's during a training camp for a fight too. fighters who train year round aren't covered during their down time but when the fight is signed and a camp starts I've read they pay for any injuries then too. I understand some fighters don't make 100's of thousands but man they make money. I've seen pay increase card by card for undercard fighters too. they're doing ok
Seriously this is some bullshit....his actions were no different than that of Chael" the cheater" Sonnen. I hate the double standard!!!
they would probably have been fine if he announced the usage and why he used them. its thee fact that he tried to lie his way out of it.
And once again, a role model to the kids gets off with a slap on the wrist...
slap on the wrist? definitely not. do you know how much money he is going to lose?
yes he has money and im sure he isnt looking for food in trash cans but silva's salary for each fight is $55,000 and it doubles if he wins.
say he fights 3 times in the year that he is suspended and he wins 2 of them. He's losing $275,000 plus the sponsorship money he gets when he puts on his shorts n tshirt and hangs that banner in the back. this is definitely NOT a slap on the wrist.
A one year suspension is a pretty brutal slap on the wrist.
this fsckn sucks.
Agree with or not this is bad for the LHW division and terrible for Silvas career he'll have fought once in about 2 1/2 years by the time he comes back... If he had managed to climb the division we'd have seen some good striking fights against rampage/ franklin/ griffin/ shogun and Silva vs Jones would have been an awsome fight!!
this guy..
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