Brendan Schwab: Bisping would have champ a long time ago if not for PEDs.

[Verace]

Bisping Could have been champ a long time ago if not for PEDs

Fixed.

Much better way to put it

 

[LordMayorMuffSniff]

I know Schwab is far from a genius but he does have an arguable point. 4 of his 7 loses came against convicted PED users. More important is that all 4 loses to PED users happened in a row. Had he not lost these fights to known cheaters he certainly would have had 1 or 2 shots at the title during his prime in 2012 / 2013. Then consider that A. Silva was the champ, another known cheater, maybe Schwab is right.

He almost got stopped by a 42yr old Anderson under USADA. He could have 50 title shots and he isn't beating a ten years younger version of the same fighter.

He also got dropped even faster by a 46 year old Hendo in the rematch. If TRT was the reason he lost the first fight, he wouldn't have been brutalised by a decade old version of said fighter under USADA.

 

[Organic Damage]

I didn't realize that PED withdrawal caused the chins of fighters to weaken so that even pillow-fists like Bisping could KO them.

 

[TheScorpionDude]

Why does everyone think Bisping has never used peds ?

Think of it this way :

Everybody drinks, but if you drink too much, people will notice and then you're a drunk.

Everybody takes PEDs, but if you take too much, the commission will notice and then you're a steroid cheat.

 

[cevo]

Can you imagine if Bisping got caught for PEDs? That would be a hilarious year on Sherdog.

 

[mmafansince93]

The point about Bisping is somewhat valid. Prior to USADA random out of competition testing, the potential for fighters to be using many types of PEDS up until barely a week out from there Fights was an absolute. They could be mostly ON 98%of the year, with no fear. It was PED Heaven.

Bellator and every other Org has this advantage over The UFC due to lack of an honest Media NOT willing to expose this giant loophole. They stay silent as transferring fighters from The UFC magically become more swole in a few short months. Its not just anabolics, but EPO increasing endurance etc... An aging Fighter can lose 5 years of fighting age in just several months.

Under current USADA rules, PED users have to be crazy crafty and utilize techniques that make it much more common for a fighter to just stay clean. Its not 100% But it's as close as it will ever get...

So yes, now we see athletes who may have been 100% Or mostly clean rising up. It just makes sense.

 

[aldeniro78]

Bisping definitely should've started juicing earlier.