#9 rankade mellanviktaren i UFC, Kelvin Gastelum, var inte alls förvånad över att den tidigare mellanviktsmästaren, Anderson Silva, testat positivt för otillåtna medel. Tanken för Gastelum var att tävla mot Silva under ”UFC Shanghai”. Genom MMAFighting sade Gastelum att han trots Silvas bortfall inte är besviken då han, enligt honom själv, fick ett tuffare test i Michael Bisping som ersättare.
I feel like this is a much, much bigger fight than the Anderson Silva fight would’ve been. Mike is obviously the former champion and he’s highly ranked, and his position in the UFC is very high, so this is a great [chance] for my career. But I feel, advantage-wise, the fight is very equal. He’s coming fresh off a camp, so I imagine he’s in good shape and he’s going to be ready. I don’t think it’s going to be an easy fight.
It’s not like I dislike Anderson or I like him. I feel indifferent about him. To me, it wasn’t surprising that he got caught, and so we’ve got to move on with the show. I feel like he definitely tarnished his legacy with this, and it is what it is. The show must go on.
Gastelum gick sin senaste match mot Chris Weidman under ”UFC on Fox: Weidman vs. Gastelum”. En match Gastelum förlorade genom ”arm-triangel choke” i den tredje ronden.
