Den nu pensionerade tungviktaren Brendan Schaub har vid ett flertal tillfällen anklagat fighters för att vara dopade och i augusti deltog han i en podcast där man pratade om brasilianska fighters.
En av de fighters som han nämnde då var fjäderviktaren Jose Aldo:
Demian Maia looked good, but…since this, uh…I might take some heat for this, but whatever. Since this drug testing, anyone notice the ol’ Brazilians ain’t doing too well? Ever notice the people, the ol’ South America ain’t doing too hot since this drug testing thing?
If there are disciplines of MMA for Brazilians, it’s (counts on his fingers) Muay Thai, Jiu Jitsu, steroids, boxing. I’m just saying. It’s weird. It’s weird.
And this is why I’m taking Conor McGregor over Aldo. For this exact reason.
Aldos tränare Andre Pederneiras protesterade mot anklagelserna i ett brev som han skrev till ”Combate”:
Before talking a bunch of crap, I think Mr. Schaub should get informed about the facts. When the new doping policy was announced to me by UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby, I asked him if the UFC could do it for Aldo’s fight (at UFC 189), with daily tests on Aldo and McGregor. I made this same request to Mr. Jeff Novitzky, responsible for UFC’s antidoping, that fighters were tested at least three times a week. And when I met Dana White the last time, I made this same request. So I ask the UFC, Dana and Lorenzo Fertitta again: test Aldo and McGregor at least three times a week, for three months before the fight, and I will pay for the costs, as I promised them every time I asked them to do this.
Accusing my fighters of doing steroids is, at least, jealousy for their results — results we never saw and will never see in your career, Mr. Schaub. Don’t try to throw dirt in clean person’s careers, people that worked hard throughout their entire lives. We have no fault for your failure as a fighter and athlete. I ask you to get back to your insignificance in this sport. Clean your mouth before mentioning a Brazilian or an athlete from my team, because the name of my country and my fighters can’t be said by mediocre people like you.
Schaub har nu ännu en gång anklagat Aldo för att ha använt dopningspreparat när han senast var med i Joe Rogans podcast ”The Joe Rogan Experience”. Rogan uttalade sig då också om Aldo, vilket inte var menat att sändas i showen och bad sedan om ursäkt för detta.
Det här hade Schaub att säga:
You’re bats— crazy if you don’t thinkJose Aldo’s body looked differen. You’re bats— crazy if you think he’s gonna fight the same. … His camp, I think, is 1-7, 0-8 since this drug testing came out. So you’re talking about a different fighter man.
Det här hade Rogan att säga:
He looks way different. But it could be that he’s done a lot of cardio. Don’t want to jump to conclusions.
Pederneiras svarade återigen på anklagelserna om att Aldo skulle se annorlunda ut än vad han gjort tidigare med bilder från brasilianarens tidigare matcher:
Para o palhaço que acha que o Aldo tomava alguma coisa e deixou de tomar, tire suas conclusões , 4 últimas lutas ! pic.twitter.com/usC8X6GMR8
— André Pederneiras (@dedepederneiras) December 16, 2015
Aldo förlorade senast mot Conor McGregor under UFC 194 och blev då av med fjäderviktsbältet.
