Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva 's ( pictured ) yearlong suspension for performance - enhancing drugs does n't end until January 31 .
That did n't stop the UFC from assigning middleweight champion middleweight champion 's 's next assignment .
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva 's ( pictured ) yearlong suspension for performance - enhancing drugs does n't end until January 31 , but that did n't stop the UFC from assigning Silva his next assignment .