Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva this past week received a third continuance on his response to the Nevada State Athletic Commission’s complaint against him.

Silva (34-6 MMA, 17-2 UFC) has until Aug. 7 to submit a defense to multiple allegations of performance-enhancing drug use stemming from and out-of-competition test the NSAC ordered prior to his UFC 183 win over Nick Diaz (26-10 MMA, 7-7 UFC) at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena.

Nevada Deputy Attorney General Chris Eccles confirmed the extension to MMAjunkie after a report from Brazilian MMA outlet Combate. Silva’s case was expected to be heard by the commission in March and May before the extensions.

Silva, who is temporarily suspended pending a formal hearing, faces a formal suspension, fines and the overturning of his win.

Diaz, meanwhile, awaits his time before the commission after a third positive post-fight test for marijuana. His legal team won a continuance to present a full defense before the commission, which likely will hear his case in the next two months.

In March, Silva told reporters he ordered the testing of several medications and supplements he took while recovering from a broken leg he suffered at UFC 168 in a failed bid to regain the title. The NSAC-ordered tests found two separate steroids and two anti-anxiety medications in the ex-champ’s urine. The ex-champ has denied taking any banned substances.

During filming for “The Ultimate Fighter Brazil 4,” where he was supposed to serve as a coach before the positive tests, Silva admitted he used an anti-inflammatory in the weeks prior to his fight with Diaz. The drug was named hydroxocobalamin, a natural form of B-12, but other translations indicated it was dexalgen, an anti-inflammatory which contains dexamethasone – an anti-inflammatory steroid. However, several experts told MMAjunkie the substances for which Silva tested positive are not linked to the anti-inflammatory.

Silva said he plans to return to the cage next year. After his win, he contemplated retirement, citing his family’s desire to see him hang up his gloves.

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