Anderson could return to the UFC in 2014. Photo: Josh Hedges/UFC
According to the newspaper Zero Hora, from Rio Grande do Sul, Anderson Silva is already making concrete plans to return to the UFC Octagon. According to the publication, the former middleweight champion is negotiating to fight at UFC 182, on December 27, 2014 – one day before the one-year anniversary of his second fight against Chris Weidman.
At the time, at UFC 168, Anderson was trying to regain the belt he had lost months before. After a difficult first round, the Brazilian lost by technical knockout after fracturing his leg in a low kick defended by the North American.
In recent months, “Spider” has been sharing the progress of his recovery on his social networks. He already appeared walking without the aid of crutches, training boxing and even performing a kick with the injured leg. According to Zero Hora, the fighter is expected to be fully recovered and released for training in September.
O SUPER FIGHTS He tried to contact Anderson's managers, but received no response.
Anderson Silva, 38 years old (turning 39 in April) was UFC middleweight champion between 2006 and 2013, breaking the record for defenses with ten. Furthermore, in the largest MMA organization in the world, he had three fights in the top category, between light heavyweight, beating James Irvin, Forrest griffin e Stephan bonnar.
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