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UnderGround Forum >> Thiago Silva Statement
| 3/30/11 2:28 PM | |
Dragon X
Member Since: 10/7/10 Posts: 481 |
WestBuiltAMountain -Dragon X - What people don't realize is that he grew up in extreme poverty. MMA saved his ass from the streets. His MMA career was in jeapordy, he had to do what he had to do. He admitted wrong doing. Cut the nicca a break. Child please....Lets see you eat a can of pork and beans everyday for week and see if you like it. |
| 3/30/11 2:32 PM | |
Steel Bayou
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Member Since: 2/27/11 Posts: 198 |
Would have liked to seen this sooner; hopefully this wasn't made just because he was got red handed 
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| 3/30/11 2:33 PM | |
Jaesinn
Edited: 03/30/11 2:36 PM Member Since: 1/3/11 Posts: 3 |
Very glad Thiago Silva did not take the Roger Clemons route with this situation! I'll echo many here on the Underground when I say I have nothing but respect for the guy! He is a fan favorite as well as one of my favorite Light Heavyweights to watch in the UFC! I think there is much to be said when a pro athlete comes clean about a failed medical/substance test, owns up to his mistakes and faces the music like a man. I truly believe Thiago will learn from this mistake and move on to growing in his MMA career! The bigger point I wanted to make is, there is an alarming rate of fighters who do sustain many injuries and must be sidelined for considerable lengths of times due to the fact that they are limited in the types of substances they can use to regain there pre-injury physical health status. Many times the case is that these fighters and there DR's have limited options when it comes to recovery plans due to these banned substances, especially when it would be used in conjunction with strict Dr. supervision and only taken in a limited and short period of time during recovery. There have been, and still are many top level fighters who deal with these circumstances on a constant basis. I just hope this will at the very least open up a dialog between fighters, their Dr's, Athletic Commissions and promotions! And my deepest respect goes out to Thiago, hope to see him in the Octagon real soon, because he is a talented and exciting fighter! |
| 3/30/11 2:34 PM | |
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1BL0Wko
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Member Since: 7/11/06 Posts: 2433 |
was a fan, still a fan. |
| 3/30/11 2:35 PM | |
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caposa
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Member Since: 10/8/07 Posts: 7438 |
interesting |
| 3/30/11 2:35 PM | |
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Pedestrian
Member Since: 2/7/06 Posts: 169 |
Yes, but the devil is in the reason why. To make it seem like it was necessary for him to train and he wasn't taking roids to improve performance. He didn't look like his back was bothering him that night, thats for sure. And his coaches would know about all of this, because it would effect his training. More bs, IMO. JUST SAY IT. "I didn't want to lose at any cost, so I used steroids to improve my chances" Come on man, don't tell me you're snowed by this douche. |
| 3/30/11 2:36 PM | |
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Vann the Red
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Member Since: 5/15/09 Posts: 132 |
Well said. Props for manning up. |
| 3/30/11 2:40 PM | |
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Pedestrian
Member Since: 2/7/06 Posts: 170 |
I'll buy these apologies when someone that doesn't get caught fesses up after the fight. |
| 3/30/11 2:41 PM | |
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Pedestrian
Member Since: 2/7/06 Posts: 171 |
Did you see Veras fricken nose? Ain't right. |
| 3/30/11 2:42 PM | |
ChokeEmOut
Member Since: 1/1/01 Posts: 25659 |
I cannot help but laugh everytime I see a fighter is caught with banned substances. The holier than thou crowd comes out ranting and raving when most substances that are taken are to heal injuries and allow the fighter to train and fight, you know make a living. No human being on this fucking planet can train MMA at the professional level and not tear his/her body to complete shit. Get the fuck off your high horses and face reality. You want the athletes to compete at the highest levels imaginable and then appear baffled when it is found they take supplements to help with repairing and healing of injuries? LOL! These athletes train at a level that is unimaginable to the every day person. Oh, you go to a pajama wrestling class 4-5x a week? Yeah, that is a far cry from training like a professional athlete. The attitude twoards atheltes and ilegal substances is asinine. |
| 3/30/11 2:43 PM | |
Hired Gun
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Member Since: 3/5/03 Posts: 19764 |
Wes_Mantooth - I still go back to my original comment, he said no one from his team, trainers, cornermen knew anything about this. That sounds like 100% pure bullshit to me. Pure bullshit. I agree. When you have TEAM MATES that have been caught it kind of makes this statement hard to take. |
| 3/30/11 2:45 PM | |
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Hired Gun
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Member Since: 3/5/03 Posts: 19765 |
ChokeEmOut - I cannot help but laugh everytime I see a fighter is caught with banned substances. The holier than thou crowd comes out ranting and raving when most substances that are taken are to heal injuries and allow the fighter to train and fight, you know make a living. You can try to justify it but as long as it's against the rules he's wrong. If he doesn't like the rules then take his ass somewhere else to compete that doesn't drug test. |
| 3/30/11 2:46 PM | |
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GroundStPound
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Member Since: 12/31/09 Posts: 284 |
Wait till one of the big networks run with this story, roided fighter disfigured opponents face then submitted an animal urine sample. Shit ain't gonna fly well with the sponsors, don't be surprised if Dana cuts Silva.
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| 3/30/11 2:48 PM | |
Aural_Apocalypse
Member Since: 1/20/11 Posts: 115 |
I wish more were like you Thiago. You have a fan for life. |
| 3/30/11 2:50 PM | |
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Dragon X
Member Since: 10/7/10 Posts: 483 |
GroundStPound - Wait till one of the big networks run with this story, roided fighter disfigured opponents face then submitted an animal urine sample. Shit ain't gonna fly well with the sponsors, don't be surprised if Dana cuts Silva. <img src="/images/phone/post_tag.png" alt="Phone Post" border="0" style="vertical-align:middle;"/> he won't cut him, too exciting. |
| 3/30/11 2:52 PM | |
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sawdusk
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Member Since: 7/4/03 Posts: 3857 |
Hired Gun - Why is it time after time we see fighters from American Top Team being involved with some type of cheating? Is it something the gym promotes or excepted by the entire environment? I thought it was ironic that he had to use non-human piss... wouldn't be because everyone around him was dirty also?? |
| 3/30/11 2:57 PM | |
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dc1000
Member Since: 6/19/06 Posts: 3406 |
admitted cheater who damaged another man's face, body and career via cheating. respect for what?? |
| 3/30/11 3:03 PM | |
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Hired Gun
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Member Since: 3/5/03 Posts: 19768 |
sawdusk -Hired Gun - Why is it time after time we see fighters from American Top Team being involved with some type of cheating? Is it something the gym promotes or excepted by the entire environment? Interesting Point |
| 3/30/11 3:13 PM | |
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JonasLind
Member Since: 2/17/10 Posts: 91 |
Meh - we are only being told half the story here methinks
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| 3/30/11 3:13 PM | |
Built Like A Fedor
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Member Since: 8/12/09 Posts: 2348 |
Personally, I believe PED's should be allowed in sports. Let's level the playing field. That having been said, they're currently STILL against the rules. He broke another man's face and played bongos on his butt while cheating. Sorry, but you get no respect from me. I hope you're punishment isn't too severe.
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| 3/30/11 3:16 PM | |
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punchdrunkMMA
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Edited: 03/30/11 3:16 PM Member Since: 6/29/09 Posts: 1094 |
I hope this was mentioned already but if not, are people already forgetting that Silva denied all wrongdoing when it first came back that he'd been left off the list of cleared UFC 125 fighters? A quote from his conversation with Tatame about the situation: "I did two exams, one come back negative and the other positive. My blood is clean, I know. I didn't take anything, I'm cool with that." Yes, he's admitted it now but only AFTER denying it in the first place (Option #1 on his list I believe). I respect the fact he came clean but let's not pretend it didn't take yesterday's NSAC statement to produce the honesty on his part. This seems like as much a way of trying to potentially reduce his punishment rather as it does a noble move. |
| 3/30/11 3:17 PM | |
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jacktripper
Member Since: 3/27/03 Posts: 23307 |
thiago silva is the Real Hero for coming out and accepting his punishment like a man -the ug |
| 3/30/11 3:20 PM | |
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BzGrappla
Member Since: 2/27/04 Posts: 40408 |
Never gonna "Hate" on a guy like this. Sometimes you try to get away and you get caught. he got caught, plenty of guys dont. MMA is a huge business where livelyhood depends on it. Gotta do what you have to do sometimes. |
| 3/30/11 3:24 PM | |
FenceGrab
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Member Since: 4/15/09 Posts: 4640 |
Much respect for such an honest, and open apology and explanation. I don't know if I have seen such an open explanation and apology before from an MMA fighter. I love watching this guy fight, and I wouldn't have been able to do what he just did. |
| 3/30/11 3:27 PM | |
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Morgz
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Member Since: 5/9/06 Posts: 9841 |
I respect the honesty, but also question why this is coming now? Why wasn't an apology like this given when the speculation started? It almost seems as if all other avenues of escape are being shut down, so now give an apology? I dunno, maybe that's being a bit harsh, but that is my first reaction. |
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