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Silva has no plans to retire at UFC London: 'I'll never go out of this sport'

Anderson Silva will step into the Octagon for the first time in over a year at UFC Fight Night 84 in London on Saturday. The UFC icon and former middleweight champion was suspended for one year following a failed drug test for steroids at UFC 183.

Silva has kept a low profile since the suspension but will look to recapture the media's attention against Michael Bisping on Feb. 27.

The Brazilian made his MMA debut in 1997 and ruled as the UFC's middleweight champion for 7 years before being dethroned by Chris Weidman in 2013.