Megan olivi talks to brazilian slugger thiago silva after silva destroyed brandon vera at ufc 125. Thiago silva has license revoked, gets fined, and ufc 125. But after that, he was scrapped from a ufc bout against rampage jackson due to a positive drug test result. When thiago silva faced brandon vera at ufc 125, it looked like a tight fight to call. Vera was last seen on the losing end of a onesided decision to silva. Sources close to the event today t thiago silva vs. Thiago silva 2190, 2 nc is a pro mma fighter out of boca raton, florida and the. Thiago silva s ufc career is in jeopardy coming into 2012. He was handed a oneyear suspension by the nevada state athletic commission. A prepared thiago silva returns from almost a year off, has fun and makes brandon vera pay. Thiago silva defeated brandon vera at ufc 125 via unanimous decision last january. The planned rematch between ufc middleweight champion anderson silva and chael sonnen from their. Preux, until details of a batshit crazy story emerged that got silva jailed and. Brandon vera fighting thiago silva, lightweight opponents clay guida and takanori gomi, and nate diaz.
Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting. With silva out, former tuf alumni matt hamill will now fight jackson on may 28. According to nsac executive director keith kizer, a complaint has been filed alleging that ufc veteran thiago silva s drug test sample from his ufc 125. I cant think of anyone more frustrating to watch in all the ufc than brandon vera. Then, on november 21, 2012, he was tested positive for marijuana. Brandon vera fighting thiago silva, lightweight opponents clay guida and takanori gomi, and nate diaz fighting dong hyun kim. Silva s initial a test was flagged, and further testing on the b sample confirmed the original conclusion. For someone who burst onto the scene with huge ko wins over guys like. Silva earned submission of the night honors at ufc on fuel tv 6 with a third round arm triangle choke. Thiago silva tests positive for marijuana metabolites, gets suspended 6 months coming off a submission win against stanislav nedkov in macao, china, light heavyweight thiago silva has test positive for marijuana metabolites. Yesterday, executive director of the nevada state athletic commission, keith kizer, stated that thiago silva s urine. Matt hamill while easier on paper for rampage now puts him in a nowin, alllose situation. Brandon vera promoted to ufc 125 main card mma junkie. Thiago silva returned to action with a dominant performance and absolutely throttled brandon vera en route to a unanimous decision win 3026, 3027, 3027 at ufc 125 in las vegas.
In the comain event brian stann defeated chris leben via tko knee and punches at 3. Thiago silva s ufc 125 drug test has yet to come back clean the light heavyweight slugger earned. Ufc fighter thiago silva wont be seeing the inside of the octagon for until at least 2012. Silva came roaring back at ufc 125 by utterly crushing brandon vera. Check out thiago silvas last day at ihp before his fight against brandon vera ufc 125 for more mma training check out. Resolution nc brandon vera the truth nc thiago silva. Thiago silva, cannabis metabolites, and ufc suspensions. Silva was expected to face the former ufc light heavyweight champion quinton jackson on may 28, 2011. Thiago silva admits to failing ufc 125 drug test getting started faqs 4. Brandon veras broken nose in his loss to thiago silva at ufc 125 on saturday night has to go down as one of the ugliest injuries in ufc history. Kizer said silva now essentially is temporarily suspended until an april 7. Thiago anderson ramos da silva breton pronunciation.
Silva has a killer stare and a stoicism that would freeze a cheetah in his tracks. I wonder if the ufc will give vera another chance if his lost is overturned. Ufc 125 fighter thiago silva s drugtesting sample was inconsistent with human urine, nevada state athletic commission executive director keith kizer today confirmed with. Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship on january 1, 2011 at the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada. Thiago silva absolutely humiliated brandon vera at ufc 125, winning a do minant unanimous decision that left vera with blood streaming down his face, a badly broken and disfigured nose, and. Thiago silva admits to using a banned substance at ufc 125. Resolution was a mixed martial arts event held by the ultimate fighting championship on january 1, 2011 at the mgm grand garden arena in las vegas, nevada, united states ufc 125. That was part of the decision rendered on thursday by the nevada state athletic commission for silva. A professional competitor since 2005, he formerly competed for the ufc, the world series of fighting, absolute championship berkut and pancrase. Ufc fighter thiago silva arrested, jailed after armed standoff with. Clay guida postfight interview clay guida turns in another exciting bout hear how his wild movement worked in. Et with playbyplay and live results of ufc 125, which is headlined by frankie edgar vs. This morning there was no issue with his fight against rampage jackson. Silva was expected to face the former ufc light heavyweight champion quinton jackson on may 28.
Thiago silva was suspended one year and fined for providing a synthetic urine sample to the nevada state athletic commission after his ufc 125 win over brandon vera. Day 2 report dead link dana whites wildly popular video blog series in the days leading up to ufc 125. A healthy and visibly revitalized thiago silva showed former ufc golden boy brandon vera the door to the zuffaowned promotion with a brutal display of dominance at ufc 125, clobbering vera into helplessness over three increasingly lopsided rounds to win. Vera discusses silva fight and controversial drug test.
Ufc 125 will feature a lightheavyweight bout between two of the divisions accomplished fighters, brandon vera and thiago silva. Big league mma sites confirmed the news that quinton rampage jackson and thiago silva verbally agreed to meet for ufc on may 28 in las vegas it is the perfect time for rampage to work his way back into the picture. Brandon vera uncut by ufc, silva bout expected to be nc. The results are back in the case involving thiago silva and the mystery drug test from ufc 125. Grispi separates, and poirier smashes him with another torrent of punches. A controversial ending to the ufc 125 main event will have fans. Silva was set to face quinton jackson at ufc, but it was soon revealed that silva had tested positive for illegal substances. An intriguing lightheavyweight bout between thiago silva and brandon vera has been salvaged from untelevised purgatory. Thiago silva played the bongos on brandon veras back. Five ounces of pain has learned from a source with knowledge of brandon veras status that the truth is on the verge of resigning with the ufc, based in part on the dark cloud still hovering above thiago silva s drug test from ufc 125. An intriguing lightheavyweight bout between thiago silva 142 mma, 52 ufc and brandon vera 115 mma, 75 ufc has been salvaged from untelevised purgatory. Thiago silva is a brazilian mixed martial artist for ufc. Check out thiago silva s last day at ihp before his fight against brandon vera ufc 125 for more mma training check out.
Its certainly not the most serious injury there have been ugly broken legs in the octagon, and plenty of fighters have been knocked unconscious. Rampage jackson vs thiago silva on ufc fighting insider. Thiago silvas ufc 125 drug test results indicate non. Thiago silvas ufc 125 drug test sample inconsistent with. If looks could kill, thiago silva would be the undisputed king of mma forever. However, thiago silva s initial test was flagged and further testing confirmed that the result was inconsistent. After his bout at ufc 125 against brandon vera, analysis of silva s urine found it inconsistent with human urine. Page 3 10 most disrespectful moments in ufc history. Thiago silvas ufc 125 drugtest sample inconsistent with. Thiago silva postfight interview a prepared thiago silva returns from almost a year off, has fun and makes brandon vera pay. Ufc fighter thiago silva has been arrested after he threatened his estranged wife and her lover with a gun and then had an armed standoff with police officers. I dont know if it was steroids or not but thiago definitely seemed stronger with a lot more aggression in the vera fight.
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