Anderson Silva Able to Return to the Octagon in October

Anderson Silva’s UFC suspension will come to an end this October.

The former UFC Champion was suspended back in 2017 due to a USADA drug test failure. Below is an excerpt of what Ariel Helwani reported.

“Anderson Silva is going to receive a one-year suspension from USADA dating back to Oct. 2017 after it was deemed his positive drug test was due to contaminated substances, sources confirm. He will be eligible to return in Oct. 2018 and wants to resume his career.”

Silva issued the following statement via representatives:

“I am vindicated. The past nine months have been extremely difficult. I felt like my career and everything I had worked so hard for was dying and my future was hanging in the balance. I knew in my heart that I had done nothing wrong and fully cooperated with USADA during their inquiry to prove it. Today I have a renewed energy. My legacy is restored. I can focus on getting back into the ring and the next chapter of my life after fighting.”