The Spider to Retire?

[xtremebadass]

MMAMANIA:

“I’ll retire next year, I already gave my all. I don’t need to prove anything for anyone and within one year I’ll put my gloves aside.â€

– UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva — the man who tells company president Dana White that he wants to fight more often — sounds like he may be bored. And who can blame him if the promotion doesn’t get him someone who will take him beyond the second round. Let’s hope something has been lost in translation or that he gets some money fights in the loaded light heavyweight division … fast. Real fast.

MMAMANIA:

“Anderson’s goal is to retire when he is 35. He still has six fights on his contract and he doesn’t turn 35 for another 18 months. I know he will finish his six fights before he considers hanging up his gloves.â€


Ed Soares — the manager for UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva — clarifies the wild retirement revelation that the Brazilian made in a recent interview right here. The interesting thing here is that Soares indicates that Silva could consider retirement when he fulfills his contractual obligations and hits the ripe old age of 35. Silva is currently 33 years old, meaning he could very well retire around the time he initially mentioned — we’re talking about perhaps a difference of six or seven months. And if he continues to press UFC President Dana White to be more active it’s possible that he could squeeze in six fights in the next 18 months.

 

[Wrestling Station]

Thats really sad.
But this will make Rich Franklin happy that he has a bigger chance of winning back the title.

 

[xtremebadass]

In my opinion he has his best days ahead of him. MMA is getting bigger and bigger each day and they will need some big names. He can big the next top dog since he is THAT GOOD. Why would he want to retire? That is a little odd, sounds like he doesn't need the money.

 

[comicgeekelly]

I'm suprised by that. Hopefully he rethinks what he's going to do.

 

[xtremebadass]

Man...if he leaves, the Middleweight Division will lose alot now that I think about it. All I would have is Rich Franklin...oh god.

 

[seancarletonzero]

I want to see Anderson Silva vs. Georges St. Pierre GSP should move up to 185 just for one fight they could bill it as the two greatest fighters in MMA history finally collide.