Anderson Silva Says He Will Retire Next Year

September 21, 2008 · Filed Under MMA Rumors 

anderson silvaUFC middleweight champion, Anderson Silva was recently interviewed by Brazilian cable channel SporTV. for a show called “Sensei SporTV” which will air on September 27, but the editors released an excerpt from Anderson Silva speaking about his retirement from MMA:

“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.”

What does this mean and why would Silva say this? Silva is the best pound for pound MMA fighter today at his prime and in the optimal stage of his career. He dominates the UFC Middlewieght division, and proves that he is also a formidable opponent in the Light-heavywieght division, with his recent defeat of James Irvin.

I hope that maybe this interview was taken out of context, because it would be a shame to see Silva stop fighting so soon. But, then we can’t blame him for wanting to stop.

Silva probably does not feel challenged and sounds like he might have grown bored. After all, he has walked through most of his opponents fairly easily. The UFC needs to step it up and start giving him more of the stacked light-heavywieght division.

Another interesting point is that Silva has an upcoming title fight with Patrick Cote. People seem to overlook this fight assume that Silva will win. (which is probably going to happen!)

We’ll have to wait and see any developments about Anderson Silva’s retirement plans…

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