Rico Rodriguez says different. Boxing has more than it's fair share of examples to refute that as well.

I know Rico had a positive test when he was fighting tomato cans outside the UFC as his career was in the shitter? Was he a daily user then?

He did a stint on some rehab reality show

Common sense here goes a long way. Dude test positive for a substance in December that is not a performance enhancer, but actually effects the cardiovascular and muscular systems in a negative way if used daily. Kicks this awful disease 4 weeks prior to the biggest fight of his career while in the middle of a training camp then goes out and kicks DC's ass for 5 rounds. Is sent to rehab then given the boot 24 hours later.

Yeah, dude just likes to party a bit hard on occasion. Nothing more, nothing less.

I'm not emotionally invested in the guy either way, but I do enjoy watching him fight since he is damn good so I don't care if he's an addict or not. I'm just putting things in perspective here.

IMO Dana played it up a bit to garner some sympathy for him as a victim that is trying to over come his demons rather than saying dude when out had a few drinks and a few lines at the club.

Yep, if he's a real full-blown cocaine addict, then he's not going to win fights. Recreational cocaine use is possible, tons of people did it in the 70's and 80's.

Exactly. You can be an addict and maybe whip Fatty Fatterson and Dan's Pub and Grub, but not the best fighters on planet Earth. Alex Smith has a better shot of leading the league in passing yards than Jones being an "addict".

Breaking News: Both Silva and Diaz pissed hot.

Diaz for MJ, which who cares. But Silva's apparently positive for steroids, pending a test of his B sample. Silva probably needs to retire if true.

I think Silva's done regardless. The post-fight interview just screamed "I wanted to show I can win ONE more fight and not go out like Chuck Liddell." to me.

Minor bit of controversy. Silva's test was an out of competition test from an independent lab on January 9th. Nevada and the UFC did not receive the results of the test until today. If they would have gotten it before UFC 183, Silva would not have been able to fight.

The cynical conclusion is obvious, but officially, no one knows why it took so long for the independent lab to notify Nevada and the UFC.

it was drostanolone. A cutting cycle anabolic. Using it to make weight i guess

Yeah, its looking like Silva knew damned well he was gonna fail the test and was looking at it as his last fight.

Silva also tested positive for a 2nd banned steroid, Androsterone

Diaz needs rehab.

Diaz gives no ****s. He'll take his year suspension from the Nevada Athletic Commission and fight again next year.

Yeah, that waa sarcasm.