• Anderson Silva waits for the start of his main bout middleweight fight against Nick Diaz at UFC 183 on Saturday night. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Anderson Silva waits for the start of his main bout middleweight fight against Nick Diaz at UFC 183 on Saturday night. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Anderson Silva kicks Nick Diaz during their main bout at UFC 183, which Silva won with a unanimous decision. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Anderson Silva kicks Nick Diaz during their main bout at UFC 183, which Silva won with a unanimous decision. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Anderson Silva delivers a punch to Nick Diaz during his unanimous decision victory in the main bout middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday night. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Anderson Silva delivers a punch to Nick Diaz during his unanimous decision victory in the main bout middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday night. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Anderson Silva kicks Nick Diaz during his unanimous victory in the main bout at UFC 183 in Las Vegas on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Anderson Silva kicks Nick Diaz during his unanimous victory in the main bout at UFC 183 in Las Vegas on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Nick Diaz shown bloodied in the Octagon after taking a hit from Anderson Silva during their middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Nick Diaz shown bloodied in the Octagon after taking a hit from Anderson Silva during their middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Anderson Silva kneels on the mat after beating Nick Diaz in their middleweight bout during UFC 183 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Anderson Silva kneels on the mat after beating Nick Diaz in their middleweight bout during UFC 183 in Las Vegas on Saturday night. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Anderson Silva leaves the arena after beating Nick Diaz in their main bout middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Anderson Silva leaves the arena after beating Nick Diaz in their main bout middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Tyron Woodley raises his arms after three rounds against Kelvin Gastelum in their welterweight bout at UFC 183 on Saturday. Woodley won the fight in a split decision. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Tyron Woodley raises his arms after three rounds against Kelvin Gastelum in their welterweight bout at UFC 183 on Saturday. Woodley won the fight in a split decision. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Al Iaquinta celebrates after defeating Joe Lauzon in their lightweight bout at UFC 183 on Saturday. Iaquinta won with a second-round TKO. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Al Iaquinta celebrates after defeating Joe Lauzon in their lightweight bout at UFC 183 on Saturday. Iaquinta won with a second-round TKO. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Thales Leites shown reacting after he beats Tim Boetsch by submission in the second round of their middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Thales Leites shown reacting after he beats Tim Boetsch by submission in the second round of their middleweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday in Las Vegas. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
  • Thiago Alves celebrates after his second-round TKO win over Jordan Mein in their welterweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP
    Thiago Alves celebrates after his second-round TKO win over Jordan Mein in their welterweight fight at UFC 183 on Saturday. Steve Marcus / Getty Images / AFP

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Former champ Anderson Silva returns with UFC 183 victory – in pictures

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Images from UFC 183 in Las Vegas on Saturday night, where former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva made his return from injury with a unanimous decision victory over Nick Diaz. Welterweigh Tyron Woodley, via split decision, lightweight Al Iaquinta, via TKO in the second round, middleweight Thales Leites, via submission in the second round, and welterweight Thiago Alves, via TKO in the second round, were also main card winners on Saturday. Click the arrows above to scroll through the photos.

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