Wanderlei Silva officially retires from MMA

Wanderlei Silva has formally introduced his retirement from MMA.

Though Silva is 46-years-old and has not fought since 2018, he stated he’s completed with the game of MMA. He’ll now flip his deal with his son who’s starting his combating profession whereas additionally engaged on his political profession.

“Solely those that have sons know the way it’s like watching them battle,” Silva informed MMA Fighting. “This sense is totally totally different, but it surely’s very thrilling as a result of we all know what it’s like and the whole lot that may occur in a battle. I do know the place he can go, I’ve been via all of it, and I do know that what actually counts is difficult work. Chances are you’ll be the son of [someone important] or have as a lot cash as you may have, however laborious work and coaching is what counts in there, and thank God he has behaved like an expert already.”

Wanderlei Silva (35-14-1 and one No Contest) ends his profession on a two-fight dropping skid and coming off a TKO loss to Rampage Jackson after dropping by determination to Chael Sonnen. In his profession, the Brazilian fought for PRIDE, UFC, and Bellator and has notable wins over Dan Henderson, Michael Bisping, and Keith Jardine whereas additionally being the previous PRIDE middleweight champion. Silva, as nicely, holds the report for probably the most wins, knockouts, title defenses and longest successful streak in PRIDE.

Despite the fact that Silva’s profession is coming to an finish, he’s trying ahead to it and having his son pave his personal path in MMA and see the place his profession goes.

“There are numerous nice promotions at this time like Bellator, RIZIN, and UFC, nice promotions that give alternative for the athlete to point out their work and battle the perfect,” stated Silva. “We’ll see how his profession progresses and the alternatives that may current themselves, and we’ll select the perfect path.”

Cole Shelton covers MMA for BJPenn.com, MMANews, and MyMMANews.com whereas additionally being the lead MMA odds author for Sports activities Betting Dime