{"id":128646,"date":"2015-02-07T10:50:09","date_gmt":"2015-02-07T18:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=128646"},"modified":"2022-02-04T19:51:13","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T03:51:13","slug":"gsp-surprised-anderson-silvas-failed-ufc-183-drug-test","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gsp-surprised-anderson-silvas-failed-ufc-183-drug-test\/","title":{"rendered":"GSP &#8216;surprised&#8217; by Anderson Silva&#8217;s failed UFC 183 drug test"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GSP.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GSP.png\" alt=\"GSP\" width=\"730\" height=\"380\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-128314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GSP.png 730w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GSP-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GSP-585x305.png 585w, https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/GSP-390x203.png 390w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nJust about everyone in the mixed martial arts community was shocked to learn that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva had tested positive for 2 types of banned substances (steroids) following his UFC 183 victory over Nick Diaz.<\/p>\n<p>Former UFC welterweight champion, Georges St. Pierre, recently spoke with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lapresse.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">La Presse<\/a> (via <a href=\"http:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/blogs\/mma-cagewriter\/gsp-hopes-silva-and-diaz-drug-test-failures-prompt--more-stringent--drug-testing-by-ufc-055441169.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yahoo<\/a>) where he gave his reaction to the unfortunate situation:<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;Like everyone else, I was surprised when I heard the news.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t wish them any ill will; it&#8217;s terrible what happened to Anderson Silva &#8211; to his career, and also to him physically. It&#8217;s not my intention to bash anyone, either. I&#8217;m not a rat and I&#8217;ll never go public and name names to reporters. My only hope is that we deal with this [PED] problem. I hope if one thing comes out of this, it&#8217;s that testing will be done more stringently.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I really don&#8217;t know [if this will prompt the UFC to increase out-of-competition drug testing]. Maybe nothing will change. It depends on a lot of people.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>GSP left the sport of MMA following his UFC 167 split-decision victory over Johny Hendricks. &#8220;Rush&#8221; cited the UFC&#8217;s drug testing issues as one of the main reasons for his departure.<\/p>\n<p>Stay tuned to BJPENN.com for all your UFC News!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just about everyone in the mixed martial arts community was shocked to learn that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva had tested positive for 2 types of banned substances (steroids) following his UFC 183 victory over Nick Diaz. 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