The Brazilian slugger Thiago Silva (14-2-1) is not going to be present at UFC 130 this coming May 28. He was initially set to go agianst the former Light Heavyweight champion Quinton "Rampage" Jackson (31-8) for a Light Heavyweight bout fronting the 3rd Frankie Edgar - Gray Maynard Lightweight Championship show.
Early rumors told that Thiago Silva withdrew due to an injury but the fighter later confirmed it was not. In fact, a statement came out from Tatame, a Brazilian MMA site, about the issue with Silva saying "Injured? Me? I’m very healthy and looking forward to fighting Rampage. That’s not true."
But it was later reported that Silva was forced to withdraw his spot due to his fragmentary post-fight drug test from his last fight against Brandon Vera at UFC 125 last New Years day initially yielding to a failure test result. Though the Nevada State Athletic Commission (NSAC) are still investigating and they confirmed that there are still undergoing tests to substantiate this issue. Due to this incident, UFC took Silva out from the card and had the former Light Heavyweight Rashad Evans(reportedly) to take the spot.
In connection to this failed post-fight test results allegations, his unanimous decision victory over Brandon Vera at UFC 125 was revoked and was turned into a "No Contest" result instead.
sources: http://www.bloodyelbow.com/
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