{"id":307576,"date":"2019-03-28T07:15:06","date_gmt":"2019-03-28T14:15:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=307576"},"modified":"2019-03-28T07:15:08","modified_gmt":"2019-03-28T14:15:08","slug":"michael-bisping-gives-his-take-on-tj-dillashaw-drug-testing-situation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/michael-bisping-gives-his-take-on-tj-dillashaw-drug-testing-situation\/","title":{"rendered":"Michael Bisping gives his take on TJ Dillashaw drug testing situation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Earlier this month, TJ Dillashaw relinquished the UFC bantamweight belt after one of his recent drug tests turned up adverse findings. In the opinion of former UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, who discussed the issue on his popular <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Believe You Me  (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/art19.com\/shows\/believe-you-me\/episodes\/8314c5be-9b3e-44ae-888a-5071fc9686e6\" target=\"_blank\">Believe You Me <\/a>podcast, Dillashaw&#8217;s choice to relinquish the belt before the United States Anti-Doping Agency had reached a verdict on his case is nearly an admission of guilt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t break the circle of trust,\u201d Bisping said (transcript via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/3\/28\/18285142\/morning-report-michael-bisping-says-t-j-dillashaw-relinquishing-title-almost-an-admittance-of-guilt\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cI don\u2019t speak outside of school. I don\u2019t tell tales outside of f*cking tale-telling time but I\u2019m telling you this, circle of trust or not, no motherf*cker relinquishes their belt out of respect for the rest of the division. It ain\u2019t about the rest of the division, it\u2019s about me. I\u2019m not gonna relinquish my belt once I destroy the competition and become the champion. I\u2019m not gonna relinquish my belt out of respect for the competition. You just wouldn\u2019t do that. So that in itself &#8211; and I apologize if I\u2019m wrong &#8211; is almost an admittance of guilt. It really is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou would not relinquish your belt unless there was some kind of guilt and you know you\u2019re in a no-win situation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Michael Bisping of course, is vehemently against the use of performance enhancing drugs, having previously fought fighters who have been using them \u2014 and suffered the consequences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cTo cheat in this sport, the danger is very, very real,\u201d Bisping said. \u201cI have the injuries still to this day. I\u2019m not gonna go into them, but I do, from people taking steroids and cheating people. There\u2019s supposed to be honor and a certain moral code when you fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What do you think of these comments from Michael Bisping?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0on 3\/28\/2019.\u00a0<\/em><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this month, TJ Dillashaw relinquished the UFC bantamweight belt after one of his recent drug tests turned up adverse findings. 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