Anderson Silva was knocked out by Chris Weidman in 2013. Photo: Reproduction/Instagram
Amidst the eternal discussion about who should be considered the 'greatest fighter of all time', Tom aspinall He did not deviate from the standard opinion, but ended up creating controversy when electing his candidate. After pointing out Georges St-Pierre as the ideal option, the Englishman was asked about Anderson Silva and explained the reason for not putting the Brazilian on the mixed martial arts podium.
“I really like the Anderson Silva. But he has also failed many doping tests and I don't like that one bit. From the moment someone fails to dope, it becomes a big warning in my head,” said Aspinall in an interview with Froch on Fighting.
Caught four times in anti-doping tests, Anderson Silva starred in controversial moments in his successful career in MMA. The first episode occurred in 2015, when he tested positive three times in a month in a test outside the competition period 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.
In 2017, Spider was caught again, this time using synthetic testosterone (methyltestosterone) and a diuretic, as a form of hormone replacement. The fighter was forced to give up UFC China, an event he would face Kelvin Gastelum in the main fight and ended up returning to the octagon only in 2019, when he suffered three defeats in a row and retired.
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