Following UFC on FX 7 it was revealed that a fighter had tested positive for a banned substance. UFC President Dana White confirmed to fans that it was not main event fighter Vitor Belfort who had and later revealed that it was in fact Thiago Tavares.
On the same day as the confirmed drug test, the UFC announced that Belfort had in fact used TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy) prior to his main event bout with Michael Bisping.
Belfort knocked out Bisping in the second round of their main event battle in Brazil.
Although the TRT exemption was approved by the UFC, Bisping felt it was necessary to release a statement on the subject.
Check it out below thanks to his website Bisping.tv.
As some of you may know, I’ve just got back to Orange County from filming a movie in England. There have been dozens and dozens of interview requests and tweets about the recent news.
I’m back in England next week for the UFC on FUEL show, and right now all I really want to do is see my family, especially my daughter, who turned just turned 10 (happy birthday, Elle!). So, I wanted to do a short statement here and then move on to my fight with Alan Belcher, April 27th at UFC 159.
Here’s what I’ve got to say:
As I said right after the fight, I lost because I made a mistake and Vitor took advantage of it. It sucks. I don’t like it, but that was the result. I lost. Bottom line.
Over the past couple years, and even right before the fight, I have made my views on TRT very, very clear. I don’t feel that I need to go into depth about it again right now. All I have to add, about this specific instance, is that it is very disappointing that someone who was caught cheating with testosterone in the past, now gets to use testosterone legally. A well known side effect of steroids is that it reduces testosterone, so I don’t understand how it would make sense to then grant someone an exemption to then increase testosterone.
All that being said, I am not here to make excuses or cry over spilled milk. I fight in the best organization in the world, The UFC, and am very excited to work and earn a title fight, the right way. That process starts by whooping Alan Belcher’s ass at UFC 159 on Saturday, April 27th, live on PPV.
Thanks everyone for their support – can’t wait to spend some time with British UFC fans in London next week and I will be back, better than ever.
