{"id":240498,"date":"2017-06-04T12:38:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T19:38:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=240498"},"modified":"2017-06-04T12:38:06","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T19:38:06","slug":"anderson-silva-consoles-jose-aldo-lengthy-statement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/jose-aldo\/anderson-silva-consoles-jose-aldo-lengthy-statement\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva consoles Jose Aldo with lengthy statement on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"

Last night, in the main event of UFC 212, featherweight great Jose Aldo gave up an early lead to succumb to third-round punches dealt by interim featherweight champion Max Holloway<\/a>. It was a heartbreaking loss for Jose Aldo and his fans, and one that will be difficult to forget.<\/p>\n

In the wake of Aldo’s tough loss to Holloway, former UFC middleweight champion and bona fide MMA legend Anderson Silva took to Instagram\u00a0to console his fellow Brazilian and long-time friend.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Anderson Silva had to say about Jose Aldo and his UFC 212 loss to Max Holloway:<\/p>\n

“My brother,<\/em>
\nYou are much bigger than any battle, your story gives us the full assurance that you are a great hero, a great champion, I am and I will always be your fan, brother. What you have most precious goes far beyond. Of course we were all rooting for you and for your victory, but do not cover yourself or let anyone charge you brother, because you are fantastic in what you do and do with love and with your heart, do not forget who you are and how much You make a difference in this sport, you have changed the lives of many people, you are cause for victory and overcoming by the example that has become, always keep your head up God is always in control. You are a great champion, no one can take this story from you, no one; Battle is won and other losses, but never war. You are a giant, did not come to this world by chance you are Ze Aldo. Our Ze Aldo. Do not forget brother, GOD bless you always warrior.<\/em>
\n“That is what we are to the end of our days, and those like us my friend, very few.”<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

See Silva’s post below:<\/p>\n

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Meu irm\u00e3o. Voc\u00ea \u00e9 muito maior de que qualquer batalha, a sua hist\u00f3ria nos da a plena certeza de que voc\u00ea \u00e9 um grande her\u00f3i, um grande campe\u00e3o, sou e sempre serei seu f\u00e3 meu irm\u00e3o. O que voc\u00ea tem de mais precioso vai muito al\u00e9m. L\u00f3gico que est\u00e1vamos todos torcendo por voc\u00ea e pela sua vit\u00f3ria, mais n\u00e3o se cobre e nem deixe ningu\u00e9m cobrar de voc\u00ea irm\u00e3o, pois voc\u00ea \u00e9 fant\u00e1stico no que faz e faz com amor e com seu cora\u00e7\u00e3o, n\u00e3o esque\u00e7a de quem voc\u00ea \u00e9 e o quanto voc\u00ea faz a diferen\u00e7a nesse esporte, voc\u00ea mudou a vida de muita gente, voc\u00ea \u00e9 motivo de vit\u00f3ria e de supera\u00e7\u00e3o pelo exemplo que se tornou, mantenha sempre a cabe\u00e7a erguida DEUS est\u00e1 no controle sempre. Voc\u00ea \u00e9 um grande campe\u00e3o, ningu\u00e9m pode tirar essa hist\u00f3ria de voc\u00ea, ningu\u00e9m; batalha s\u00e3o ganhas e outras perdidas, mas a guerra nunca. Voc\u00ea \u00e9 um gigante, n\u00e3o veio a este mundo por acaso voc\u00ea \u00e9 Ze Aldo. Nosso Ze Aldo. N\u00e3o esque\u00e7a irm\u00e3o, DEUS te aben\u00e7oe sempre guerreiro . “Isso \u00e9 o que somos at\u00e9 o fim dos nossos dias, anos e aqueles como n\u00f3s meu amigo, muito poucos.” . My brother. You are much bigger than any battle, your story gives us the full assurance that you are a great hero, a great champion, I am and I will always be your fan, brother. What you have most precious goes far beyond. Of course we were all rooting for you and for your victory, but do not cover yourself or let anyone charge you brother, because you are fantastic in what you do and do with love and with your heart, do not forget who you are and how much You make a difference in this sport, you have changed the lives of many people, you are cause for victory and overcoming by the example that has become, always keep your head up God is always in control. You are a great champion, no one can take this story from you, no one; Battle is won and other losses, but never war. You are a giant, did not come to this world by chance you are Ze Aldo. Our Ze Aldo. Do not forget brother, GOD bless you always warrior. “That is what we are to the end of our days, and those like us my friend, very few.”<\/a><\/p>\n

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