Dana White: Wanderlei Silva Is Very Wrong, I Think He’s In Big Trouble
On Wednesday Wanderlei Silva released another one of his famous home videos where he spoke about his recent hearing with the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC).
In the video “The Axe Murderer” said he was “relieved” that his issue with the commission had been resolved after explaining he had been taking diuretics and not steroids:
“I am relieved to have solved this problem,” Silva said in the video. “We explained to them the circumstances and that I was not using any PEDs.”
“When they sent that guy to my gym I was still taking diuretics, and when you fail a test people don’t want to know if it was diuretics or steroids,” he said. “I don’t use PEDs or steroids, I have never used it and I’ve never had any problems in that area. I have never failed a test before. I have nothing to hide and I am glad we solved this.”
Last night UFC president Dana White gave his thoughts on the situation in an exclusive interview with UFC.com. White thinks the MMA legend has got it wrong thinking he has been let off with the situation and believes he’s still in a lot of trouble.
“I’m not the athletic commission, but I think he’s very wrong,” White said in an exclusive interview with UFC.com. “I think he’s in big trouble. You can not run away from a test. You can’t do it, and it sets a very bad precedent.
He would have been better off taking the test and testing positive than running from the test. But I’m not a commission member. Maybe I’m wrong and he’s right. We’ll see what happens.”
Silva was expected to take on Chael Sonnen at UFC 175. But the Brazilian’s failed drug test pulled him out of the contest, Sonnen was then removed when he went on to fail his own test and has subsequently retired.
According to White, the UFC have always had a good relationship with the former Pride middleweight champion but he says Silva will have to deal with his current situation before he steps foot back inside the Octagon.
“He (Silva) and I have always dealt well with each other. Running from the test is as bad as it gets, though,”White said. “Basically the Nevada State Athletic Commission is the judge and the jury, and they’re going to handle it. Whatever happens, he will have his sentence and do whatever the commission says. Once he’s through that, he and I will be cool.“
I guess we will just have to wait for the NSAC’s verdict to find out what’s going to happen to Silva.
