McGregor, Khabib, Jones and others pay ode to Anderson Silva after his UFC swansong

MMA legend Anderson Silva stepped inside UFC Octagon for last time on Saturday to face middleweight Uriah Hall at UFC Vegas 12. While 45-year-old put on an incredible performance, he ended up losing in fourth round via TKO. After bout, two fighters exchanged some heartfelt words as Uriah Hall broke down in tears, apologising to Anderson Silva and thanking him for being an inspiration. "You're reason why I do this," Hall said to Spider.

Later, many of Silva's colleagues, including former double champion Cor McGregor, current undefeated lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov, former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones and ors, took to social media to praise Spider. While Khabib Nurmagomedov wished Anderson Silva good luck by calling him a “warrior” and an “absolute legend,” Jon Jones tweeted that he’ll always “love Spider”. Cor McGregor, on or hand, wrote that he was s to see Anderson Silva fight in his last UFC bout.

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However, Irishman ded that “real fighters never lose fire” in m, asking Anderson Silva to keep his fire alive. He n ackwledged fact that former UFC middleweight champion is considering fighting outside UFC, writing that “right competition is out re, for all levels and s”. He ended by asking Silva to find his competition, while telling him to keep on going, “forever”.

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Anderson Silva final fight: Dana White asks Anderson Silva to never fight again

After getting kcked out by Uriah Hall, Anderson Silva said that he will walk away from UFC despite having one more bout left in his contract. However, this doesn’t mean he’s retiring from sport of MMA. He could go to or MMA companies and fight as “this is what I do for my entire life and I do it with my heart”. Though Anderson Silva still has to talk to his team about retirement, Dana White believes Spider should hang up his gloves for good.

“When fight was over, he couldn’t even stand up to do his interview. He h to sit down and do an interview. I knew I was right, and tonight proved I was right, and Anderson Silva should never fight again,” Dana White said at post-fight conference.

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Im Source: Cor McGregor, Khabib Nurmagomedov, Jon Jones, UFC Twitter