Given Wanderlei Silva‘s unanimous decision loss at the hands of Rich Franklin at UFC 147, the time is now for the legendary “Axe Murder” to hang up his gloves for good.
Silva will always be a legend in MMA—his ruthless style made him the epitome of aggression and an established fan favorite throughout his career. However, it has become abundantly clear that Silva is simply a shell of himself at this point in his career.
Here are five reasons why the former PRIDE legend needs to call it quits.