"It's horrible for the sport," said Firas Zahabi, St-Pierre's outspoken trainer, as quoted by MMA Fighting.
Zahabi even compared Silva's situation to that of disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, who was stripped of his seven Tour de France titles and admitted in 2013 that he had used performance enhancing drugs.
"Lance Armstrong has not helped the sport of cycling," said Zahabi. "A lot of people were inspired by his story, and afterwards, we find out that it's a lie."
"Here, we're going through something similar in our sport," he added.
Zahabi believes that in light of Silva's failed drug test, the Brazilian fighter's achievements have to be reconsidered.
"Georges is the best pound-for-pound fighter. We have to drop Silva," he declared.
"If he really cheated, we can't set this example for the youth. It's ridiculous. Is Lance Armstrong considered the best cyclist of all time? No. A few years ago, the answer would have been different," he added.
Silva is widely considered as the greatest MMA fighter of all time, and for a long time reigned on top of the UFC's middleweight division. He still holds the record for the longest winning streak in the UFC (16) and successive title defenses (10).
He has also denied using performance-enhancing drugs. It was the first time that Silva had failed a drug test in his career.
source: www.abs-cbnnews.com
