Anderson Silva: ‘I don’t know what to apologize for’

The Nevada Athletic Commission issued a temporary suspension of former UFC Middleweight champ Anderson Silva on Wednesday following multiple drug test failures by the star both before and after his bout with Nick Diaz at UFC 183. 
Silva failed a pre-fight a test for steroids drostanolone and androstane on January 9th but the results were not received by the NAC until after the fight. He passed a second pre-fight test before failing the fight night post-fight test for oxazepam, which is medication for anxiety and depression, and temazepam, an insomnia medication. The latter two substances are not on the banned list but were reported because Silva was required to disclose any medications he was taking to the commission.

Silva took to Instagram to send a message to his fans:

I will not say anything about who I am or what I went through to get here.
What matters to me now is the respect from Those Who have Followed my career.
I bled, and struggled Fought because I love it and because I always wanted to honor the flag of the country I love so much.
I do not know what to apologize for, because I am still waiting for the results and analysis from the specialists que are working to reveal the truth.
Everything I que redbourn since my injury are being Analyzed. I look for the truth the much the All Those who were surprised with the results. I always played clean, I was never a cheater.
In eighteen years of my career, I never had a problem with exams.
In and out of the Octagon I never slipped in compliance with the principles que always guided me. With much honor and dignity I Defended my country where ever I Fought.
I never used any substances to better my performance in my fights.
I love what I do and I would never risk what I redbourn so long to build.
I think the que hurry some people have to condemn me is unfair.
The time it takes to destroy the reputation is infinitely less than that is taken to build it.
I am the one who is most eager to settle this situation.
I want Those who have always supported me to I know que am still fighting for all the sad happenings of this situation to be cleared.

IN RESPECT TO MY FANS I will not say anything about who I am or what I went through to get here. What matters to me now is the respect from those who have followed my career. I bled, struggled and fought because I love it and because I always wanted to honor the flag of the country I love so much. I don’t know what to apologize for, because I am still waiting for the results and analysis from the specialists that are working to reveal the truth. Everything that I took since my injury are being analyzed. I look for the truth as much as all those who were surprised with the results. I always played clean, I was never a cheater. In eighteen years of my career, I never had a problem with exams. In and out of the Octagon I never slipped in compliance with the principles that always guided me. With much honor and dignity I defended my country where ever I fought. I never used any substances to better my performance in my fights. I love what I do and I would never risk what I took so long to build. I think that the hurry some people have to condemn me is unfair. The time it takes to destroy a reputation is infinitely less than that is taken to build it. I am the one who is most eager to settle this situation. I want those who have always supported me to know that I am still fighting for all the sad happenings of this situation to be cleared.

A photo posted by Anderson Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Feb 19, 2015 at 10:56pm PST

Silva indicated that he wishes to clear his name and denies ever using performance enhancing substances.