{"id":301003,"date":"2019-02-08T06:54:04","date_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:54:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=301003"},"modified":"2019-02-08T06:54:06","modified_gmt":"2019-02-08T14:54:06","slug":"anderson-silva-explains-why-he-continues-to-fight-despite-his-familys-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anderson-silva-explains-why-he-continues-to-fight-despite-his-familys-wishes\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva explains why he continues to fight despite his family&#8217;s wishes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>At 43 year old, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is still competing \u2014 and he&#8217;s doing so against the very best fighters in the world. In fact, the MMA legend will battle arguably the most hyped fighter in the UFC this weekend, when he takes on the undefeated Israel Adesanya in the co-main event of UFC 234.. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Anderson Silva is still content competing against the apex predators of the middleweight division, however, his family would prefer that he hang up the gloves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen I talk to my kids and my wife and all my family, it\u2019s all the same \u2014 \u2018Why?! Don\u2019t do that!\u2019\u201d Silva said at the UFC 234 pre-fight press conference (via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/2\/7\/18216542\/anderson-silva-explains-why-he-continues-fighting-despite-familys-pleas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"MMA Fighting (opens in a new tab)\">MMA Fighting<\/a>). \u201cAnd I say, OK. Let me tell you something. This is my life, this is me. And I need to do something for me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBecause when I stop, I never come back. And at this point, my family say, \u2018OK, just do it. Do it. Do it the best you can and come back safe for home.\u2019 It\u2019s not easy. Everybody here has a family and everybody\u2019s families try to stay close to you, doing something for your [safety]. Because it\u2019s a war. Inside the cage, everybody is not joking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cSometimes big accidents happen. I broke my leg. Sometimes you cut your face and back to home and look at your family and look at your kids. Everybody looks at you and says, \u2018Why do you do that?\u2019 It\u2019s a passion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cYou love your job, you keep doing it. My family respects my job and respect my dreams. That\u2019s why I continue to fight.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>While Silva still seems content to fight,<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/dana-white-says-ufc-234-fight-could-be-the-last-for-anderson-silva\/\"> UFC President Dana White believes the legend is likely to retire if he&#8217;s knocked out at UFC 234.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know. I would probably imagine [it would be the end],\u201d White told TMZ when asked what would happen if Silva was knocked out. \u201cBut, who knows with this guy.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How much longer do you think Anderson Silva will continue to fight?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;on 2\/8\/2019.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At 43 year old, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is still competing \u2014 and he&#8217;s doing so against the very best fighters in the world. 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