Anderson Silva wants to represent Brazil in taekwondo at the 2016 Olympics

Mixed Martial Arts isn't an Olympic sport, but that isn't going to stop Anderson Silva from trying to compete at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

The former UFC middleweight champion, who is currently serving a suspension with the Nevada Athletic Commission for failing multiple drug tests, is a 5th dan black belt in taekwondo, and wrote a letter to Brazilian Taekwondo Federation (CBTKD) president Carlos Fernandes in hopes of representing Brazil at the Olympics.

"Everybody knows that for a high-performance athlete, the Olympic Games is the dream of every athlete, and it wouldn't be different with me," Silva wrote, according to the CBTKD official website, as translated by MMAFighting.com's Guilherme Cruz. "When I was named the ambassador of the sport by president Carlos Fernandes, this Olympic spirit motivated me. It will be a great pleasure to be part of this golden team, which has a serious institution, commanded by president Carlos Fernandes, who honors us very much, along with his team. Therefore, I wish to represent taekwondo and Brazil in the Olympic Games in 2016. With all my esteem, strength and honor."

Silva had expressed interest in competing at the Olympics prior to his rematch with Chris Weidman in 2013, but the idea was quickly nixed by UFC president Dana White.