As reported earlier on Fighters.com, Robbie Peralta tested positive for marijuana metabolites following his UFC On Fuel TV 9 bout against Akira Corrasani. Peralta lost the bout by unanimous decision, and now finds himself suspended for six months for smoking weed. Peralta has broken his silence about the positive test, and has issued a public apology. Peralta says a lot of stress piled up and he started making bad decisions, and now he will have to live with the consequences.
Peralta released a statement to Sherdog:
“I just want to apologize to all my friends, family, fans and to the UFC for what I did. I’m going to have to suffer the consequences, but the main thing is that I apologize to all the people I let down — my coaches, my team.”
“I’ve been going through some emotional things these past six months. When my grandma passed away in March, that’s when I made the dumb choice of smoking. We had the funeral and had a few drinks and started making bad choices. I regretted it the next day, but I’m not here to make excuses for myself. I did what I did.”
“It’s good in a way so that I never make that mistake again. It’s not worth it. It’s not worth [jeopardizing] my career. I have a lot of things going for me right now, and I just have to realize that. All of this is new for me, being in the public eye, this whole thing. I’m trying to get adjusted to it little by little and just keep moving on. I just have to make sure this doesn’t happen again and that I’m stronger mentally.”
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