Lyoto Machida fick nyligen sitt straff bestämt till 18 månader efter en dopningsöverträdelse, då han erkänt för USADA att han använt sig av ett kosttillskott som innehöll 7‐keto-dehydroepiandrosterone (7‐keto‐DHEA). Gegard Mousasi är en av de som haft en hel del negativt att säga om Machida, men även han tycker att straffet är i hårdaste laget. Detta Hade Mousasi att säga via ”MMAJunkie”:
100 percent he was greased up (in our fight) – 100 percent. I don’t know. Go watch back the fight, people that don’t believe me. He was shiny. You could put him behind the window and you can sell something. What can I say? That’s cheating. But other than that, he wasn’t caught for that fight for steroids.
He looked lean, lean for a 36-year-old man with baby muscle and stomach of a 40-year-old. It was suspicious. But that, I can’t say anything about it. but at the end of the day he’s a fighter, you have to respect him and I think 18 months it a little bit too much.
I said a lot of things about him, but at the end of the day, hopefully he come back soon. I got nothing against the guy, but he got 18 months, some guys got less of a suspension so maybe he didn’t deserve to be suspended for that long. Hopefully he comes back.
Gegard kommer under natten att försöka ta revansch på Uriah Hall för andra gången i karriären, då de möts vid ”UFC: Fight Night 99” i Nordirland.
