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Anderson Silva says he looked like a liar while denying steroids allegations, but was telling the truth

There have been few moments in the annals of mixed martial arts (MMA) as embarrassing as the sideshow that was UFC middleweight Anderson Silva's testimony before the Nevada State Athletic Commission last August.

The embattled Brazilian was under oath to testify how traces of the anabolic steroid drostanolone was found in his body prior to his scheduled UFC 183 appearance against Nick Diaz in January of 2015.

"The biggest part is I wasn't able to express what really happened," Silva told ESPN.com. "I walked away from that hearing looking like a liar, but I was telling the truth the whole time.