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Anderson Silva Threatens Retirement Unless He Gets Interim Title Bout with Yoel Romero at UFC 212

Anderson Silva knows what he wants and now he's playing hardball to get it.

The 42-year-old MMA legend is still without an opponent for UFC 212, scheduled for June 3 at the Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. On Monday, during an appearance on “The MMA Hour” with Ariel Helwani, “The Spider” let his feelings -- and his fight preference -- be known, as well as the potential stakes if the Ultimate Fighting Championship doesn't acquiesce to his demand: retirement.

“I never talk about bad situations in UFC; I think I’m done,” Silva revealed.