UFC says ex-champ Anderson Silva tests positive for steroids

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has tested positive for steroid use. The 39-year-old Brazilian, considered the greatest mixed martial artist in the young sport’s history, tested positive for Drostanolone metabolites and another steroid in an out-of- competition test Jan. 9. Nick Diaz, who Silva defeated at UFC 183 last Saturday, also tested positive for elevated levels of marijuana metabolites in results released Tuesday night by the Nevada Athletic Commission. The UFC said the commission is doing testing to confirm the results, but the announcement casts a large shadow over Silva’s impressive comeback from a broken leg. – AP