Anderson Silva has had a storied career inside the octagon. Currently the longest reigning UFC middleweight champion of all time in the promotion, the 43-year old knows that the end is approaching in terms of his career.
Silva, who fights Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in Australia on Feb. 9, will be 44 in April, and he has three fights left on his UFC deal. Once his deal is done, then it’s officially over for the former middleweight champion:
“I have three more and then it’s done,” Silva during a media day at his new Spider Kick gym in Los Angeles on Monday.
“It’s over.”
The accomplished fighter has done so much in his MMA career; however, Silva makes it known that he would like to take MMA's biggest star and his ultimate test, Conor McGregor:
“At his point in my career, I believe that the good challenge is the superfight,” Silva said.
“I talk to {UFC president] Dana [White] about Georges St-Pierre, about McGregor, about McGregor especially because McGregor is a challenge, this fight. I just talk to Dana a lot about the fight that’s very interesting, fight to this guy. Because he’s an amazing fighter and a legends in this sports and let’s go see. That’s a good game, superfights, and it’s very interesting for my fans.”
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