Joe Rogan admits there is no other option but to brand TJ Dillashaw a cheat after the UFC fighter was hit with a two-year doping ban.
Dillashaw tested positive for performance enhancing drug EPO in a United States Anti-Doping Agency test taken in January.
USADA also retested a sample from December and discovered EPO.
Dillashaw, who relinquished his bantamweigh title when he was first informed of a positive test, did not contest the suspension and Rogan reacted to the news on his podcast.
To me, its a shame because Im a T.J. fan, Rogan said.
I think hes a phenomenal fighter and Im a big fan of watching him perform. But it just taints his legacy.
It just does. Theres no way around it. When you get caught cheating – this stuff, theres no way its not cheating.
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This is just cheating. This isnt any accident.
It taints your legacy, and the guy had an amazing legacy: two-time bantamweight champion, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters.
Dillashaw originally said his team were working to discover the source of a banned substance, but Jeff Novitzky said there was no doubt the two-time champion was intentionally doping.
Novitzky is the UFCs vice president of athlete health and performance.
Im quite familiar with EPO from my days investigating professionaRead More – Source
Joe Rogan admits there is no other option but to brand TJ Dillashaw a cheat after the UFC fighter was hit with a two-year doping ban.
Dillashaw tested positive for performance enhancing drug EPO in a United States Anti-Doping Agency test taken in January.
USADA also retested a sample from December and discovered EPO.
Dillashaw, who relinquished his bantamweigh title when he was first informed of a positive test, did not contest the suspension and Rogan reacted to the news on his podcast.
To me, its a shame because Im a T.J. fan, Rogan said.
I think hes a phenomenal fighter and Im a big fan of watching him perform. But it just taints his legacy.
It just does. Theres no way around it. When you get caught cheating – this stuff, theres no way its not cheating.
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This is just cheating. This isnt any accident.
It taints your legacy, and the guy had an amazing legacy: two-time bantamweight champion, one of the best pound-for-pound fighters.
Dillashaw originally said his team were working to discover the source of a banned substance, but Jeff Novitzky said there was no doubt the two-time champion was intentionally doping.
Novitzky is the UFCs vice president of athlete health and performance.
Im quite familiar with EPO from my days investigating professionaRead More – Source
