{"id":263872,"date":"2017-11-15T17:48:18","date_gmt":"2017-11-16T01:48:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=263872"},"modified":"2017-11-15T17:48:18","modified_gmt":"2017-11-16T01:48:18","slug":"michael-bisping-says-anderson-silva-destroyed-legacy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/michael-bisping\/michael-bisping-says-anderson-silva-destroyed-legacy\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping Says Anderson Silva ‘Destroyed His Legacy’"},"content":{"rendered":"

The news hit last week that the legend Anderson Silva has been flagged<\/a> for a potential anti-doping violation. Everyone knows the incredible things that Silva has accomplished in his career. On top of beating the best at two weights, he was a UFC champion and held a record that last for years before Demetrious Johnson finally beat it. However, Michael Bisping thinks that this latest news from USADA tarnishes Silva’s historic career.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis completely destroys [Anderson Silva’s] legacy, in my opinion. There\u2019s a lot of people who have short memories and they\u2019ll just remember his performances. His performances were great. But if you test positive for steroids twice \u2014 once, you can try to talk your way out of it; twice, I think the nail\u2019s in the coffin. The guy was a cheat and it\u2019s shame. It\u2019s really, really disappointing. I was a huge fan of Anderson Silva. It\u2019s just disappointing and it\u2019s a black eye for the sport of MMA.\u201d\u00a0\u2014 Michael Bisping speaking on the\u00a0<\/a><\/span>UFC Shanghai media conference call.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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This is Anderson Silva\u2019s second time being flagged by USADA, the first time was back in 2015 after his fight with Nick Diaz at UFC 183. Michael Bisping beat Silva in an infamous fight from UFC London at the beginning of last year. At that point, it was the biggest victory of his career and was instrumental in him getting a title shot on short notice against Luke Rockhold at UFC 199. The rest is history.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

“Now that USADA is clamping down on performance enhancers, people are getting popped left and right. They still have a long way to go, but people are getting caught, and that\u2019s what counts. It\u2019s funny, now that we have USADA in the mix, I\u2019ve become world champion! I\u2019ve been here all this time, and yes, I have improved, and my coaches have worked hard with me to get me where I am, but USADA\u2019s presence and my becoming world champion isn\u2019t such a crazy coincidence. I think there\u2019s a reason for that.\u00a0It\u2019s disgusting to see that people are still taking performance enhancing drugs and it puts a bad name on the sport as a whole.” – Michael Bisping writing for Champions.co back in January.<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n