Suspended for doping, Anderson Silva promises to return: 'It's not over yet'

Anderson promises to return soon. Photo: Reproduction /Instagram SpiderAndersonSilva

Anderson Silva does not seem to fear the risk of a harsh suspension for having been caught in an anti-doping test in November. With a risk of a gain of up to four years, Spider showed optimism about his case and promised to return to competition soon.

In a long text written on his Instagram account, the former middleweight champion (up to 84 kg.) recalled his journey to winning the belt and assured that his story 'is not over yet'

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“… Everything I went through, everything I managed to build with willpower, determination and a lot of honor. I had the privilege of putting on the coat of arms of my favorite team, in a certain way, giving it a world title and, above all, for my people. I just have to thank all of you for everything, I say from the bottom of my heart, I love you all who are always giving me strength… Thank you my people! You can be sure it's not over yet. My love and passion for fighting are here, firm and strong. The fight continues, I will stop when GOD thinks it’s no longer possible…,” wrote Anderson.

When I look at this photo, I realize how much God strengthens me by always giving me light on my journey. On a long trip, fantastic memories of the time I played on the streets of the neighborhood where I grew up in Curitiba. Everything I went through, everything I managed to build with willpower, determination and a lot of honor. I had the privilege of putting on the coat of arms of my favorite team, in a certain way, giving it a world title and, above all, for my people. I just have to thank all of you for everything, I say from the bottom of my heart, I love you all who are always giving me strength. Kiss! I truly love you, strength and honor to all, regardless of team, color, race, religion and sexual orientation, we are all brothers. Thank you my people! You can be sure it's not over yet. My love and passion for fighting are here, firm and strong. The fight continues, I will stop when GOD thinks it is no longer possible. So whoever is a fan of mine, you can be sure that I'll be back soon, to the joy of those who support me and to the sadness of those who don't hahaha kiss. When I look at this photo, I realize how much God strengthens me by always giving me light in my walk. On a long trip, fantastic memories of the time I played in the streets of the neighborhood where I grew up in Curitiba. Everything I've been through, everything I've built with willpower, determination and great honor. I had the privilege of putting on the coat of my heart team, in a way, to give a world title to him and especially to my people. I just have to thank you all for everything, I say from my heart, I love you all who are always giving me strength. Kiss! I really love you, strength and honor to all, regardless of team, color, race, religion and sexual choice, we are all brothers. Thank you, my people! You can be sure it's not over yet. My love and my passion for the fight are here, firm and strong. The fight continues, I will stop when GOD thinks I can't do it anymore. So who is my fan, can be sure, that soon I'm back, to the joy of those who cheer for me and to the sadness of those who don't kkkkkk kiss

A publication shared by Anderson "The Spider" Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Jan 7, 2018 at 6:06 am PST

Understand the case

Anderson was caught in an anti-doping test before his fight against Kelvin Gastelum, at UFC China, in November last year. At the time he was preventively suspended and replaced by Michael Bisping. Having already failed in a previous examination, Spider could face a sentence of up to four years, if it is proven that he acted in bad faith. As a result, Anderson would only fight again at the age of 46.

The first time Anderson fell in a test, in January 2015, the substances drostanolone were found, an anabolic steroid that acts on muscles, causing them to grow and become more rigid, and androsterone, a derivative of testosterone.

So far there is still no information about what type of substance was found in his exam.