Anderson Silva spoke about his performance enhancing drug (PED) usage on a conference call this week to promote his fight against Michael Bisping at UFC Fight Night 83.
Silva hasn’t fought since January after he failed his post-fight urine test after fighting Nick Diaz at UFC 183.
“Everyone can talk. Even parrots talk,” he said. “I will do my job as I always did, and that’s it. I can’t worry about everything and be like ‘oh, my God’. If I worry about everything people talk about me, I won’t leave my house.”
“I’m ready to be tested at any moment. I’m not perfect, I’m not a saint. I really made a mistake by taking a substance that was tainted. I never intended to expose my personal life to clear the facts the way I did. I never took any kind of steroid. My lawyer and the guy that tested the supplements I took were not able to prove the truth. My suspension is coming to an end. I made a mistake, and I’m paying for it. I’m ready to fight again, and I’m happy about it.”
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UFC Fight Night 83 takes place on February 27 at the O2 arena in London, and will air exclusively on UFC Fight Pass. Stay tuned to MMANews.com for all the news surrounding this event, and live round-by-round coverage the night of 2/27.
