Last week, Wanderlei Silva filed suit in District Court against the Nevada Athletic Commission seeking to overturn the lifetime ban and fine levied against him in September for evading an out of competition drug test. On May 24, 2014 a representative of the commission arrived at Silva’s gym to administer a random drug test prior to “The Axe Murderer’s” planned UFC 175 bout against Chael Sonnen on July 5. Silva literally fled out the backdoor. Silva appeared before the athletic commission in June, where he admitted evading the representative, while also admitting that he had been on diuretics, which are prohibited substances, at the time that he evaded the test. Prior to a disciplinary hearing, Silva’s lawyer, Ross Goodman, filed a Motion to Dismiss
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