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Published 08:08 11 May 2016 BST
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Silva, whose UFC debut came almost a decade ago, has a career MMA record of 33 wins and seven losses, plus one no-contest when he defeated Nick Diaz only for both fighters to test positive for banned substances.
His last recorded victory came in October 2012 - the intervening period has seen the Sao Paulo-born fighter miss extended periods first through injury, and then through a drugs ban accrued following the Diaz fight.
The veteran, who held the middleweight belt for a record 2,457 days, could return to training before the end of June.

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