N. Diaz (photo) is serving a suspension for using marijuana, but is trying to appeal the punishment. Photo: Disclosure
for years, Georges St Pierre was a harsh critic of the anti-doping system in MMA and pointed to the indiscriminate use of performance-enhancing substances as one of the main causes of his retirement at the end of 2013. However, this time, the Canadian is on the other side of the story and is being accused of Nick Diaz, who has already been caught three times for using marijuana, using anabolic steroids in their fight at UFC 158.
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"Georges St Pierre used anabolic steroids before our fight. They didn't test either of us, because if they had, I would have been busted for marijuana use for sure. I thought it would be the last fight of my career. So why would I care? He has to come back and fight me again. None of us were tested before our fight”, said the controversial fighter, in an interview with the North American channel “FOX Sports 1”.
Next, Diaz basically accused every professional fighter of using performance-enhancing substances except him and his brother Nate, as well as perhaps the former lightweight champion Frankie Edgar. To justify his point of view, Nick cited the example of Ben henderson, who recently left the lightweight category to work in the welterweight division and, in addition to good performances, won twice
“I am very impressed with Ben henderson, for fighting at welterweight the way he has been doing. At first I thought he was using steroids, because I'm convinced all fighters do, and I mean everyone. I think only my brother and I don't use it, and maybe Frankie Edgar don't use it, but the rest, for the most part, do. The chemistry that exists in these things messes with your head. I’m here talking bad about everyone because, as far as I know, everyone uses steroids,” he concluded.
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