Get real dude. Fighters train constantly. If they want to avoid cauliflower ear, they have to drain their ears constantly. For some, multiple times a day. It wouldn't be practical to go to a doctor that often. Here's a video of Mick Swick demonstrating how he drains his ears: [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-_NkFuX3Ps[/ame] That box of syringes in Silva's closet doesn't prove that he's doing anything nefarious.
Your right it doesn't prove anything, I stated my opinion. I am real, buddy 90% of these guys are on PED's. When was the last time you stepped in a gym? Get a grip.
It could be for any number of legal applications, it's not illegal to use lidocaine is it? He has kids, any of them could be diabetic. My bet would be draining the cauli, I have a box of syringes in my medicine cabinet for exactly that.
I'm sure that the usage of PEDs is rampant in MMA just like every other pro sport. My point was that fighters do in fact drain their ears and joints on their own on a regular basis and that a box of syringes in someone's closet isn't proof of anything. BTW this so-called controversy is a couple of years old. It got debunked pretty quickly after that show first aired.