Edgar calls the issue of PEDs ‘unfortunate’ but he says he doesn’t care what people take
There is no doubt that 2015 in MMA has been dominated by drugs. From Jon Jones’ failed test for cocaine to Anderson Silva’s steroids test, the issue has been front and centre for over six weeks now. This week will bring more focus as the Nevada State Athletic Commission begin their hearings into Silva’s case, while Dana White is expected to address the issue later this week too.
With that in mind, it is no surprise that when Frankie Edgar, and Urijah Faber, were on the MMA Hour yesterday, the topic of PEDs in the sport came up. However, the attitude of Edgar was one we haven’t heard before.
“I kinda got a little different take. I’m not one to take them, I’m definitely clean myself. But I say take them,” Edgar said. “You want to let them? Take them. I don’t care. I think I’ll beat them anyway. That’s how I feel.
“I mean, I’m kinda saying that in the air. It would be a better sport clean, obviously. It doesn’t seem like it’s happening though. So if the statistics are true, I’ve probably fought someone on PEDs already, and I’m still here, I’m still doing okay. So I think those PEDs ain’t going to help you in the fourth and fifth.”
Faber, who will fight Edgar at UFC Fight Night 65 in May, appeared to agree, saying ‘that’s right’ as Edgar spoke, before giving his own take on the issue.
“I can speak for myself only on this front, but I’ve never done any PEDs, nor would I think of ever doing any,” Faber said. “I’m 35 years old. Two days before this fight, I’ll be turning 36. This will be my fortieth fight in the sport and I’ve never touched a drug or even thought about it, and I’ve given most people the benefit of the doubt until recently. Now I’m, like, skeptical about everyone. So I can speak for myself and say I’m representing the sport the way I think it should be, and that’s clean.”
Hat-tip to MMA Fighting
