In the immediate aftermath of his victory over Nick Diaz at UFC 183, Anderson Silva didn’t sound like a man with long-term aspirations in MMA.
Before the failed drug tests and the embarrassing Nevada Athletic Commission hearing, Silva was simply a 39-year-old man who had successfully returned to claim victory in the Octagon following a career-threatening injury one year earlier. In those moments, “The Spider” wasn’t ready to contemplate anything too far into the future. At the post-fight press conference, Silva revealed that his family was urging him to retire.