Wanderlei Silva may be retired, but he’s not done fighting the Nevada Athletic Commission.
On Friday, a Nevada district court judge overturned the NAC’s lifetime ban and $70,000 fine of Silva, ruling that the commission’s disciplinary actions were “arbitrary, capricious and not supported by substantial evidence.” The same judge, however, dismissed Silva’s argument that the NAC exceeded its jurisdiction by attempting to drug test him when he was not a licensed fighter.
Judge Kerry Earley ordered that Silva, 38, appear before the NAC for rehearing on the matter, though exactly when that hearing will take place remains unclear.