RIO DE JANEIRO – Pedro Munhoz has “no respect” for Aljamain Sterling after his UFC 238 opponent recently brought up a drug testing issue from 2015 in advance of their upcoming bout.
Munhoz (18-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) still protests the findings of a UFC Fight Night 54 drug test result that came back with “exogenous origin of testosterone metabolites.” He was suspended one year and had a win over Jerrod Sanders overturned by the Nova Scotia Boxing Authority.
Sterling (17-3 MMA, 9-3 UFC), who meets Munhoz in a key bantamweight matchup June 8 in Chicago, caught wind of the Brazilian’s history just recently and shared some thoughts (via Twitter):
I just hope you guys test Pedro properly for this fight. I completely forgot his suspension back in 2015 for his testosterone metabolites.
Dana White said he didnt know you guys weren’t testing for EPO. Well I want that done too. No shortcuts to victory!@usantidoping @USADA_UFC
When informed of this backstage at UFC 237 on Saturday night, Munhoz had a fierce response.
“He’s already giving an excuse for the loss,” Munhoz told reporters, including MMA Junkie, at Jeunesse Arena. “If he’s saying that, he’s a (expletive), and June 8 he’s going to pay for it. For guys that act like a (expletive) I call them a (expletive). The guys that don’t, I have no reasons to say that. I’m not a trash talker, but when someone is talking, I hope you have proof.”
Munhoz claims there were many issues with his 2015 test, including a broken chain of custody. He called the entire ordeal “a mess” and said there was no wrongdoing on his behalf. Munhoz also said the issue came up before the UFC partnered with the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency, and he’s since been tested more than 20 times without issue.
For all those reasons, Munhoz is not a fan of what Sterling put out Twitter.
To hear Munhoz’s full profanity-laced response to Sterling, watch the video above.
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