Thiago Silva busted again

Zuffa, LLC, owner of the Ultimate Fighting Championship®, released a statement today regarding UFC® light heavyweight Thiago Silva:

“Thiago Silva tested positive for marijuana metabolites following his bout at UFC on FUEL TV in Macau. The UFC organization has a strict, consistent policy against the use of any illegal and/or performance-enhancing drugs, stimulants or masking agents. Silva has admitted to taking the banned substance and has agreed to participate in an approved drug-rehabilitation program and serve a six-month suspension retroactive to the November 10 event. He must pass a drug test upon completion of the suspension before receiving clearance to fight again.”

http://www.ufc.com/news/Zuffa-Statement-on-Thiago-Silva

Is this guy for real

* Edited at 11.21.2012, 7:56 PM ET *

Will his win be overturned to a NC?

^^^Yup. It happened to Riddle.

Well that was dumb.

Remember kids drugs are bad mmmkay.

This is stupid, who the **** cares about marijuana in your system?

* Edited at 11.21.2012, 8:11 PM ET *

The rules of marijuana are so ******* stupid. Let's put a guys career on halt for 6 months for some weed...

Is he stupid?  He must be.

MikeLovesTacos

you can not be serious 

nobody

nobody 

has put Silvas career on hold

but himself

he knew the rules

but

decides to do it anyways

twice already, TWICE HE AND HE ALONE HAVE PUT HIS CAREER ON HOLD

stop blaming others and put the blame where it belongs

* Edited at 11.21.2012, 8:19 PM ET *

So can a fighter can show up drunk to a fight but can't smoke a joint 2 weeks before a fight? They should only be testing for steroids and mine there ******* business from drugs, these fighters are not on probation.

trevpicks

they wouldnt be cleared to fight if they were drunk

stop being a dumb ass 

* Edited at 11.21.2012, 8:22 PM ET *

You wouldn't pass the pre-fight physical if you were drunk.

Okay think outside the box would the pre fight physical stop a fighter from taking a couple shots of whiskey before a fight?

 lol

thats funny

"think outside the box"

thats taco bells slogan

being said by someone that thinks fighters can break the rules and smoke pot

thats funny

Barrie im saying there shouldn't be a no weed rule, god your not to bright are you?

im done with you trevspicks

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i think in the future it should be in your contract that if you get caught with an illegal substance in your system you should have to give back your bonus if you won SUB/KO/FIGHT of the night 

I apologize barrie sometimes i forget there maybe young girls on this site and i do agree with you about the bonus thingy but weed should not count.

The weed rule is dumb but so is Silva. You know you're going to be tested but yet you smoke anyway. That's sheer genius. Give up your mma career and a lot of money because you wanna get high. Good job Thiago....dumb ass.

Marijuana is a tough subject.

Fighters are tested prior for steroids and drugs. The thing is, a fighter obviously couldn't fight high or drunk as it would be unsafe for them.

The thing about THC is it metabolizes and is stored in body fat. Urine tests only shows about 10 to 13 days use, not impairment or intoxication. Now a blood test (which fighters do take before the fight) can show if a fighter is intoxicated, but THC doesn't stay in the bloodstream very long. So in the sense of if it's safe or unsafe should be argued. No one should really give a **** if someone decides to smoke in their house weeks prior to a fight... but if someone shows up high than it could be debated as unsafe.

Regardless, if it's considered illegal and can change the outcome of your fight, don't be a ******* dumb**** and just don't smoke.

* Edited at 11.21.2012, 9:30 PM ET *

Bleh, some fighters get an exemption for legal steroid use and are then gifted title shots but if you puff on a little of the marijuana you're criminalized, fined, and have your career put on hold for lengthy periods of time.
Fighters can even show up to a fight hungover from the night before and no punishment whatsoever, but if you smoke some weed a couple weeks before a fight you're ******.

Rules are rules though, too bad they're severely flawed when it comes to this, in my opinion.

The issue here isn't whether Marijuana use is legitimate or not. Simply put, the rules are the rules, as they stand, and you must abide by them. If people start arbitrarily breaking rules they deem illegitimate, thats called anarchism. I agree that their should be some appeal to have that rule amended, but for the time being its a rule, and you MUST abide by it.

@LynxGuy

I completely agree.... but it's not like these don't know they are getting tested. It's harder to pass a drug test for a part time job then it is for some of these guys. You know when you are fighting, you know you're going to get an examination before the fight. I personally feel that alcohol does far more abuse to someone than THC (that obviously depends on how much abuse) but if you know it's considered illegal, than you're taking a chance and debating on what's more important: Getting high tonight or your career. For me, it's an easy choice.... but it's obviously harder for others.

* Edited at 11.21.2012, 11:04 PM ET *