Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 29, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 29, 2020 yep, Andersons gonna end up fighting random jobber's in Russia isnt he?
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 29, 2020 Fuck sake. Like I said though, he’s still got another fight on his UFC contract after this. He signed a 10 fight deal after the Stephan Bonnar fight in 2012. This is fight number 9. So unless the UFC have come to some agreement to let him go and do his thing elsewhere after this fight, he’s going to have to have one more fight in the Octagon if he’s not retiring.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 29, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 29, 2020 maybe theres been a situation where he agreed to a fight and it fell through? meaning its eliminated a fight from the contract? Regardless, he's definitely gonna fight on.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 29, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 29, 2020 Maybe. There was also that time he stepped in last minute against Cormier at UFC 200 and kind of saved their bacon so that could be something he can use as leverage. Maybe. The UFC don’t usually do things like that but Dana does seem insistent that this is it for Anderson one way or another. I give up. He’s never going to retire is he? We’ll still be watching him fight at 60 with a fat muffin top belly hanging over those yellow and black shorts at this rate.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 29, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 29, 2020 i think so, he's always admired and had that strange rivalry with Roy Jones Jr. and I see Andersons post-UFC career being similar to Jones' post-prime.
David Posted October 29, 2020 Posted October 29, 2020 1 hour ago, wandshogun09 said: Maybe. There was also that time he stepped in last minute against Cormier at UFC 200 and kind of saved their bacon so that could be something he can use as leverage. Maybe. The UFC don’t usually do things like that but Dana does seem insistent that this is it for Anderson one way or another. The thing is, is Anderson Silva even a lucrative sell for the UFC in 2020? I don't see him having the same pulling power as he did, otherwise he wouldn't be headlining a Fight Night show. Could be that the UFC are happy to just let him go off and do his own thing now. And his "own thing" is probably a few semi-pro boxing matches.
Paid Members Egg Shen Posted October 29, 2020 Paid Members Posted October 29, 2020 sounds like a funny story but i think hes dead serious
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 30, 2020 Remember I was laughing at that Sideshow Bob looking fella who’s stepped in against Kevin Holland? I’m not laughing anymore.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 30, 2020 The guy survived but Christ. Here’s a bit more on it.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 30, 2020 Even if he fights again somewhere else, this is most likely Anderson Silva’s last UFC fight. End of an era. Haven’t watched these myself yet but should be worth a look. Morning Kombat with Luke Thomas and Brian Campbell discussing Anderson’s legacy; Ariel Helwani and Daniel Cormier on Anderson’s career and legacy; Various fighters (Khabib, Adesanya, Blachowicz etc) talk about their memories of watching Anderson and his influence on them; Anderson’s old pal Chael chimes in;
jimufctna24 Posted October 30, 2020 Posted October 30, 2020 Matt Lindland didn't get a send-off like this.
Paid Members wandshogun09 Posted October 30, 2020 Author Paid Members Posted October 30, 2020 Matt Lindland’s send-off;
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