Silva admits he tried to cheat MMA drug test
Posted March 31, 2011 1:35 pm.
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THE CANADIAN PRESS
Brazilian light-heavyweight Thiago Silva has admitted to doping and tampering with his urine at a UFC 125 drug test.
In a statement, Silva says: “I used a urine adulterant when giving a sample following my fight with Brandon Vera.”
He calls it a “terrible decision on my part for which I will be punished.”
The mixed martial arts fighter says he did it because he injured his back in advance of the Jan. 1 bout.
So he was injected with a prohibited substance and then used a product to try to conceal it in a urine test.
Silva won the fight, which could be turned into a no contest.
He faces losing his licence to fight, a suspension and/or fine from the Nevada State Athletic Commission.
