In the beginning I thought that I wouldn’t be able to come back. “I went through a lot of suffering the past year, everything that I went through. “This is a very important moment for me, a very important moment for my whole family, for all the Brazilians,” said Silva following the win. When the decision was read revealing Silva the winner by unanimous decision, Silva was overcome with emotion. Diaz walked around the perimeter of the cage holding his hands above his head. It was a competitive fight that entertained, and after five rounds of fighting, Silva was confident he had done enough to win on the judges’ scorecards. Silva opened up a cut above and below Diaz’ left eye. But as the rounds wore on, Diaz’ face began showing the damage that he was taking. He was successful in delivering strikes while in the clinch. Diaz stayed in the fight, landing to the body and catching Silva with combinations. Silva remained composed and landed leg kicks and jabs. He put his chin out and shuffled his feet. He backed up to the cage like Silva did when he faced Stephan Bonnar at UFC 153. He laid down on the canvas in front of Silva. He and his opponent kept things respectful in the build up to the event, but the taunting and trash talk began almost immediately.ĭiaz pulled out all the taunts in his weaponry. He looked light on his feet as he circled along the outside of the cage in the opening moments of the fight. Heading into the bout with Diaz, questions remained about how Silva would respond after such an injury at his age. At the time of the injury, many questioned whether Silva would ever fight again. The 39-year-old returned for the first time since snapping his leg while throwing a leg kick that titleholder Chris Weidman checked at UFC 168 in December 2013. In the meantime, while the situation plays out, UFC president Dana White has confirmed that Silva will remain as a head coach on the fourth installment of The Ultimate Fighter Brazil, which is currently in production in Las Vegas.įollow MMAWeekly.It had been over a year since former middleweight champion Anderson Silva made that long walk from the locker rooms, through the tunnel and into the Octagon when he faced Nick Diaz in the UFC 183 main event on Saturday. If the positive test is upheld, it is likely that the bout would then be overturned to a no-contest result, but not before. Once Silva's case is presented to the commission, its five members would then determine Silva's fate and make a determination on the result of the bout. If that happens, the soonest Silva would have a full hearing would be at the commission’s regularly scheduled meeting in March, which has yet to be scheduled. 17 date before having to go in front of the commission. So he is within his rights to respond in writing after the Feb. He has twenty days from the written notice of his positive drug test in which to respond. 17 meeting, but does not have to address the commission that soon. Silva could address the commission at its Feb. Silva is currently under a temporary suspension until he has a disciplinary hearing before the Nevada Athletic Commission, according to Bennett. > SEE ALSO: Anderson Silva Speaks Out, Proclaims Innocence 9 out-of-competition drug test, the fallout from that test has yet to be fully realized. 31 in Las Vegas.Īlthough Silva tested positive for steroids in a Jan. The NAC holds jurisdiction over the sanctioning of the bout, which took place on Jan. on Friday confirmed as much with Bob Bennett, the executive director of the Nevada Athletic Commission. There were several reports on Friday indicating that the bout result had already been changed from a unanimous-decision victory for Silva and instead recorded as a no-contest result. The UFC 183 headlining bout between Anderson Silva and Nick Diaz has not been ruled a no-contest.
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