No matter his current circumstance, mixed martial arts legend Anderson Silva seems steadfast that he wants continue fighting.
The UFC nor the USADA has yet to disclose the substance for which Silva failed his test. In November, Silva disclosed that his “medical team [was] working very closely with USADA” in order to ascertain the nature of his test failure.
While Silva is still preparing his defense ahead of his USADA hearing, the all-time middleweight king took to Instagram on Sunday to release a perhaps cathartic post, in both English and Portuguese, that offered some explication of the legend’s future plans.
“Thank you, my people! You can be sure it's not over yet,” Silva wrote. “My love and my passion for the fight are here, firm and strong. The fight continues, I will stop when GOD thinks I can not do it anymore.”
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Silva last saw action at UFC 208 last February, taking a controversial decision over Derek Brunson. Prior to the win, Silva had gone 0-4 (1 NC) in the Octagon. “The Spider’s” No Contest during this period came courtesy of his January 2015 decision win over Nick Diaz being invalidated due to testing positive for the steroids androstane and drostanolone.
For his failure, Silva served a one-year suspension and paid a $380,000 fine to the NAC.