Well, let’s talk about this Islam fella, you know, the one who’s always fightin’ on TV. Folks are whisperin’ ’bout what “peds” he’s on, like it’s some kinda secret sauce.
Now, I ain’t no doctor or nothin’, but I heard tell that back in 2016, somethin’ fishy happened. They said he had some of that “meldonium” stuff in his system. Sounds like one of them fancy chemicals to me.
- They caught him with it, see?
- But then they said, “Oh, it was for his heart.”
- Said he had a procedure and needed it to get better.
Makes you wonder, don’t it? All these fighters, strong as oxen, and then you hear about things like this. Makes a body think, are they really that strong, or is it somethin’ else makin’ ‘em that way?
They call it “doping”, I reckon. Like feedin’ a racehorse somethin’ extra to make it run faster. They say it ain’t fair, cheatin’ and all. But then again, this fightin’ business, it ain’t exactly patty-cake, is it? Folks gettin’ punched and kicked, tryin’ to knock each other silly.
This Islam Makhachev, though, he’s a tough one. Even without that meldonium stuff, he’s beatin’ folks left and right. Became the lightweight champion, they say. That means he’s the best at his weight, which is a big deal, I guess. Like bein’ the best corn husker at the county fair, only with more punchin’.
They suspended him for a bit, you know, for havin’ that meldonium in him. But then they let him back, said it wasn’t his fault. Said some doctor gave it to him. Well, that might be true, but it still makes you scratch your head, don’t it? Makes you wonder how many others are takin’ somethin’ they shouldn’t.
This whole “peds” thing, it’s a mess, I tell ya. You don’t know who’s clean and who ain’t. And these fightin’ fellas, they ain’t always gonna tell you the truth. They wanna win, and sometimes, winnin’ means doin’ things that ain’t exactly on the up and up.
I heard tell of another fella, some tennis player, got caught with the same stuff. Maria Sharapova, I think her name was. See, it ain’t just the fighters. Seems like everyone’s lookin’ for an edge these days. Maybe they ought to just go back to good ol’ fashioned hard work and leave them chemicals alone.
Islam, he went on to fight some other fella, Alex Volkanovski, after another guy couldn’t. Knocked him out quick, they say. A head kick, bam, just like that. Now, whether he was on somethin’ then, I don’t know. But the man can fight, that’s for sure. Makes you wonder if he even needs that extra stuff.
But the question still lingers, don’t it? What peds are these fellas on? We may never know for sure. They test ’em, sure, but there’s always gonna be some smart aleck figure out a way to beat the system. It’s like tryin’ to keep the chickens out of the garden, no matter how high you build the fence, they always find a way in.
It ain’t right, though, this cheatin’ and all. But it’s the way of the world, I guess. Always lookin’ for a shortcut, always tryin’ to get ahead. Just makes you appreciate the ones who do it the honest way, the ones who rely on nothin’ but their own grit and determination. Those are the real champions, in my book.
So, what peds is Islam Makhachev on? Maybe nothin’ now, maybe somethin’ in the past, maybe somethin’ we don’t even know about. It’s a mystery, and likely to stay that way. But one thing’s for sure, the fight game is a tough business, and folks will do just about anything to win. And that, my friends, is the plain, simple truth.
So next time you see him on TV, fightin’ like a wildcat, you just remember what I told ya. And maybe say a little prayer that he’s doin’ it fair and square. But don’t hold your breath, because in this world, fair and square ain’t always the way things work.
