Wanderlei Silva proved that he was able to turn the clock back at least one more time on Saturday night at UFC 139. Instead of getting knocked out and finally being forced out of the Octagon, he was able to weather the storm of Le’s kicks and come back with a spectacular knockout.
The strike that landed might have been chance, but Silva showed a veteran’s wisdom and held back just long enough to find his openings while not letting Le recover.
Silva might want to retire with this win, as he still seemed to start slowly, but if he does want to continue fighting, then he certainly will do so with a large amount of fanfare. It is obvious that Silva is one of the most exciting fighters to step foot in the cage.
However, if he did retire, it would be depressing, but not the end of the world. That is because there are other exciting fighters in the Octagon who could entertain the masses.
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