Anderson Silva fighting Daniel Cormier at UFC 200

The great Helwani, he who is batting 1.000, reports that Anderson Silva, coming off a loss to Michael “DJ Mikey B” Bisping, is the short notice replacement for Jon Jones, who has tested positive for a metabolite that he can’t pronounce and no one else will name, but which is not cocaine, since they don’t test for that out of competition (except when they do).  While I’ve given Jon Jones a lot of shit over the years, the thought that he could be banned from the sport for 2 years made me sick to my stomach.  We’re talking about a sublime athlete at the peak of his career.  This is just like when Ali refused the draft, only Jones is protesting his right to put illegal substances in his body rather than an unjust war.  Seriously though, Jones is probably the best ever and the only reason that there’s a probably in that sentence is because he lost focus. Hopefully this test was the result of a tainted supplement and they’re able to trace it and he gets a much more lenient sentence like Yoel Romero, but that’s some seriously wishful thinking given his history of stupid behavior.

Uncle Dana must have showed up on Anderson’s doorstep with a big pile of cash in order to get him to agree to this one.  I’m sure Anderson will be a heavy underdog given his recent, less than stellar performances and his suspect chin.  That said, there is always the chance that he steps back into the matrix and is able to land one more of the devastatingly accurate strikes that he is known for.  UFC 200, even without this fight, is the best card in recent memory and if you’re a fight fan, you’d be crazy not to buy it. Everyone knows that freakshow fights are what sell Pay Per Views and we’ve now got two insane 3-round matchups at the top of this altogether fantastic card.  See you on Saturday.