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For fans who yearned for the Anderson Silva of yesterday, it was devastating to watch “The Spider” struggle with his own mortality before dropping a decision to Michael Bisping.
Gone was the supreme confidence which allowed Silva to strike at will and toy with his opponents. Instead, we saw a fighter trying to figure out exactly how old he was throughout the entire bout.