UFC fighter Michael Bisping couldn’t believe the news of Anderson Silva failing a drug test, but now he sees Anderson as a completely different person.
“His legacy is ruined.”
“Chris Weidman really did a number on that kid,” the Brit added. “My word. Shame on you, Chris Weidman.
“It leaves a black mark on the sport. You can only imagine how pissed off (UFC executives) Dana (White) and Lorenzo (Fertitta) must be. They’ve worked so hard to promote a fantastic sport, but the individuals involved in it, unfortunately, are looking for an easy way out.”
Bisping is obviously hurt by Anderson cheating to win, many UFC athletes looked up to Silva.
It soon dawned on me that it was the truth; it was reality,” Bisping said.
“The more I thought about it, I thought, ‘Hold on a minute. This doesn’t surprise me at all,’” he said. “I’m just so bloody naive. I really am. I really just assume everybody’s out there doing it the old-fashioned way, doing it the way I do it. And the more and more that comes out, I realize that people don’t. People are looking for shortcuts. People are looking to cheat.”
Silva may have used these PEDs to recover but I disagree with the idea that he needed them to compete or win in the UFC. Weidman was a bad match up for him but that doesn’t mean the Spider couldn’t beat every other fighter in the division. I don’t think this PED scandal will tarnish his entire legacy.