Chael Sonnen Tests Positive For PEDs After UFC 117

The Sonnen camp is predictably (and unusually) quiet right now, but Silva’s manager, Ed Soares was willing to talk to Sherdog who first broke the story. Hell, Soares was probably giddy to comment.

“If its true, I feel really bad for him,” said Soares. “I know he did it to himself but it is really sad, he put on such a great performance that night. It is just a shame it will be tarnished.”

After his performance at UFC 117, Sonnen had gained a lot of new fans and had created hope for those that thought Anderson Silva was untouchable. Sonnen was a loudmouthed challenger and I thought he was amusing as Hell. Fans were about to be treated to – or tortured by, depending on what you thought of Sonnen – another few months of soundbites in the lead up to the second title fight. Now, that probably won’t happen.

The one word that keeps popping into my head is “shame.” This is definitely a shame. Whatever you think about Sonnen, he delivered a good fight at UFC 117. Now, that’s tainted and he’ll be labeled a fraud. Now we wait to see if he fights this.

Too bad this Q&A session wasn’t a week later. (Via Heavy.com)

[Sherdog via Cage Potato]