{"id":178202,"date":"2015-12-04T20:47:59","date_gmt":"2015-12-05T04:47:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=178202"},"modified":"2022-02-04T17:27:11","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T01:27:11","slug":"gleison-tibau-apologizes-for-blood-doping","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/ufcnews\/gleison-tibau-apologizes-for-blood-doping\/","title":{"rendered":"Gleison Tibau apologizes for blood doping"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday afternoon it was revealed that UFC lightweight Gleison Tibau had been provisionally suspended after it was revealed that he potentially failed an out-of-competition USADA drug test.<\/a><\/p>\n

Following that announcement it was revealed that Tibau had failed a drug test for EPO, a form of blood doping.<\/p>\n

Tibau released a statement via MMAFighting<\/a> about the incident:<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m not used to an easy life. Since I was a kid, I have fought for everything I\u2019ve conquered, I have overcome adversities, and I\u2019m really proud of who I am. I face this doping news as another stone that I have to take out of my way as a professional fighter and a correct citizen. As a responsible man that I am, I never believed I ingested something that could fantasize my performances. I make sure I have a healthy life outside the sport, and honest and clean inside the sport. I train hard, I do my best.<\/p>\n

However, I can\u2019t turn my back to a notification from USADA, an institution with credibility and a mission of stopping dirty game, doping. I will talk to my medical staff in the next days to find out where we made a mistake, and will do what we can in my trial. I fight professionally for 16 years, nine being inside the UFC, and was never in this situation. It tastes bad, like a loss inside the cage, but will be a big lesson, as experience to become more alert as an athlete of what can or can\u2019t be done in the sport\u2019s anti-doping policy.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m deeply sorry for what happened. I want to apologize to everyone involved, the UFC, American Top Team, my teammates and, of course, Abel Trujillo, who I fought on Nov. 7. I\u2019m willing to give him a rematch, if he agrees. I\u2019ve fought and defeated athletes that failed drug tests, like Polish athlete Piotr Hallman last September, and I know how bad it feels for the opponent.<\/p>\n

I can\u2019t forget to apologize to the fans, everyone that always supported me. I\u2019m sure this time won\u2019t be different, as I\u2019m already getting messages and support through social media.<\/p>\n

Fighting MMA is what I know to do, what I\u2019ve chosen as a professional, my income. I take full responsibility for my actions, and I believe the justice will punish if needed, but also clear me if proven.<\/p>\n

To the media, I thank the opportunity for giving me a voice in this complex moment that I\u2019m living now, the toughest in my career. I trust in God so I can go back in action in my career in an honored way, like I always did.<\/p>\n

Gleison Tibau<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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