Fedor Emelianenko Steroid Shocker
By Sean Farrell
The newest reasoning behind Russian heavyweight great Fedor Emelianenko’s recent loss, according to one of the “The Last Emperor’s” coaches, is Emelianenko’s defeater Antonio Silva being accused of steroid usage.
In a recent interview with ValeTudo.ru (translated by BloodyElbow.com) Fedor’s striking coach Alexander Michkov defended his allegations against Antonio “Bigfoot” Silva, who took out Emelianenko by TKO (doctor stoppage) last Saturday night at the Strikeforce heavyweight Grand Prix. Michkov stated “Think about it, how can the normal human-being gain 10 kg in 24 hours? There is something fishy here. The truth is, all our fighters, I am talking about Russian fighters here, that are fighting under M-1, train on their natural abilities. Of course, they take vitamins, but that’s it. At the same time, all the foreign fighters, I think about 99% of them, are taking chemicals. Obviously it was not a problem for Silva to make a weight. He weighted 264 pounds in the day of the weigh-ins, and the next day, he was already over 280, he gained 10 kg…Its very hard to fight with opponent like this.”
MMAFighting.com’s Mike Chiappetta pointed out that M-1 fighter Kirill Sidelnikov was suspended for a year in 2009 after testing positive for steroids, negating Michkov’s statement on M-1 fighters. Michkov ignored that remark and went on and alleged that every fighter in the Grand Prix is on steroids except for Fedor Emelianenko (YES I AM BEING AS SERIOUS AS THE DAY IS LONG) and that Strikeforce is organizing the tournament around the positive test results those fighters would turn in. “The situation is very unclear. For example, we hear rumors that two other quarterfinals may be fought in the state that is very liberal with the testing. Why? Because any kind of semi-deep testing will prevent Overeem from fighting. With a naked eye, you can see that he is gormandized with steroids.
We asked organizers to use Olympic style testing, but they declined to do so. And that was the right decision, because otherwise, everyone will get busted but Fedor.” Seeing how Josh Barnett and Silva have both tested positive for steroids in the past, it seems as though everyone in Fedor’s camp, with exception of Fedor, is desperately trying to rationalize the legend’s defeat. All this statement has solidified is UFC President Dana White’s statements that claim Fedor’s team and management are the biggest factors in holding him back as a fighter.