Anderson Silva has seemingly decided to invade Randy Couture’s territory.
At 37 years old, Silva has often been linked with retirement despite the fact that he’s still the best fighter in the world and shows no real signs of slowing down. Age certainly isn’t having much of an effect on him, and a win over Chael Sonnen this summer in Brazil will effectively clean out the middleweight division. Yes, again.
Silva’s manager, Ed Soares, has been discussing Silva’s possible retirement for quite some time. But Silva himself recently told Sport Globo TV that he may fight another 10 years. Wouldn’t that be something?
Everyone thinks that. I’ve imagined myself in a lake, fishing with my grandchildren and my wife calling me into the house … joke. Not thought of yet. I think I still have another ten-year career, but have not discussed my contract with the UFC. After this fight I think there are still two or three, I’m not sure. They just call me and say they need the Spider. And then I go.
I can’t imagine a world where Anderson Silva dominates the middleweight division for another 10 years. But I’m also not putting it past him.
Silva also came out strongly once again on Sonnen. It’s obvious that Silva isn’t happy that he must fight the Gangster from West Lin a second time, but he also seems to understand the business aspects of it. But that doesn’t mean he’s happy about it.
The truth is this. He is an athlete who got caught doping, I fought against him bruised, had problems with American justice, respects nothing, did not respect our country. What’s it mean? Nothing.
I respect the views and position of the promoters of the fight, the owners of the event, but I think he should not have a chance to fight me again. But this is not me who has to decide. I will prepare to fight like against any other opponent. But he disrespected our idols, who made history in the sport, like Lance Armstrong.
This guy is tricky, he has some personal problem with himself. The emphasis that the Brazilian media give this guy is bad. If any Brazilian said what he said about the USA, and American Idols, we would not even have the same opportunity to enter the country or to speak in American media. I think that Brazilians need to be more patriotic as Americans are. When I come out of Brazil, and I’ve fought in England, Japan, Korea, I always represent my country and the Brazilian people, apart from my personal side, as my family and my team.
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