{"id":310330,"date":"2019-04-19T05:21:10","date_gmt":"2019-04-19T12:21:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=310330"},"modified":"2019-04-19T05:21:11","modified_gmt":"2019-04-19T12:21:11","slug":"anderson-silva-not-ruling-out-final-middleweight-title-run","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anderson-silva-not-ruling-out-final-middleweight-title-run\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva not ruling out final middleweight title run"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, is nearing the end of his fighting career. Yet as he gears up for a high-stakes UFC 237 showdown with the dangerous Jared Cannonier, he suggested he might have one last UFC title run in him. UFC gold just isn&#8217;t a priority like it used to be. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI never put something in my mind like, \u2018Oh I need to fight again for the belt,&#8221; Silva told the media in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil this week (via <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/mmajunkie.com\/2019\/04\/anderson-silva-on-possible-title-shot-after-ufc-237-jared-cannonier-brazil\" target=\"_blank\">MMA Junkie<\/a>). &#8220;No. That\u2019s a part in my life I passed. But I continue to fight. But I don\u2019t know \u2013 maybe I have a new opportunity to fight for the belt. I don\u2019t know. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I\u2019m not putting my whole energy like, \u2018Oh, I need to get back to fight for the title.\u2019 No. That\u2019s the (second) point for me, the first point is just continue to fight, continue to put my heart in the sport, then maybe I have a chance to fight for the belt again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Whatever the case, Anderson Silva is content to keep fighting for the time being \u2014 starting with Jared Cannonier. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cEverybody talk about \u2018fight this guy or this guy,\u2019 but for me I think it\u2019s more important you make something special for the fans,\u201d Silva said. \u201cIn my opinion and my position now I\u2019m trying to do something very special for my fans. When I fight Israel (Adesanya) everybody talk about, \u2018Why you fight him? Why you take the fight?\u2019 Because it\u2019s a good challenge for myself, for my mind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel good \u2013 I intend to do all of them,\u201d he added. \u201cFor the joy of some and sadness of others, I intend to keep bothering people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Do you think Anderson Silva has one more title run in him?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><em>BJPENN.COM<\/em><\/a><em> on 4\/18\/2019. <\/em><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, one of the greatest fighters in MMA history, is nearing the end of his fighting career. Yet as he gears up for a high-stakes UFC 237 showdown with the dangerous Jared Cannonier, he suggested he might have one last UFC title run in him. 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