Den forne mellanviktsmästaren Anderson Silva har under de senaste två åren åkt fast för dopning vid flera tillfällen, men han har förnekat att han dopat sig och skyllt på potensmedel. Det ser nu ut som att Silvas karriär kan vara över, eftersom han kan få 8 års avstängning för överträdelserna.
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Career ending for Anderson Silva, facing an eight year ban.
Second offence, four years.
Positive for synthetic testosterone and a diuretic.. Multiple substances triggers ”aggravating circumstances” clause, 4 more..
Career over. https://t.co/50Urf1WG2t
— Dave/Dim (@dimspace) February 1, 2018
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Spider’s defense does not believe in absolution but desires a reduced penalty. If the Brazilian, who is 42 years old, is suspended for at least two years, his retirement can be announced.
This was the fourth positive antidoping test in Anderson Silva’s career. In 2015, the fighter was spotted three times in a month – in an out-of-competition test and in two samples taken by different laboratories on the day of his fight against Nick Diaz, January 31 of that year – with the substances androsterone, drostanolone , temazepam and oxazepam. At the time, USADA was not yet responsible for anti-doping control; the exams were requested by the Nevada Athletic Commission (NAC), which overturned Anderson’s victory over Diaz and sentenced him to one year suspended . Despite this, USADA may consider ”Spider” as a repeat offender and use the case as an aggravating circumstance.
At the hearing of the first case, Anderson Silva alleged that he used a contaminated sexual stimulant, which generated positive results for androsterone and drostanolone. Already the substances temazepam and oxazepam, anxiolytics prescribed because of back pain and anxiety, should have been included in the pre-fight medical questionnaire. As they were not, the former champion of the Ultimate was notified for not having revealed its use; the fighter claimed that he only used them the day before the fight, after delivering the questionnaire. After returning from suspension, ”Spider” made three fights: he lost to Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier, and took the best against Derek Brunson in February 2017 at UFC 208 in Brooklyn, New York.
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