{"id":313828,"date":"2019-05-16T11:41:46","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:41:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313828"},"modified":"2019-05-16T11:41:46","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T18:41:46","slug":"after-latest-loss-anderson-silva-asks-stop-or-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/after-latest-loss-anderson-silva-asks-stop-or-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"After latest loss, Anderson Silva asks: &#8216;stop or continue?&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion and irrefutable MMA legend Anderson Silva came up short again over the weekend, losing by first-round TKO to Jared Cannonier in the co-main event of UFC 237.<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after the fight, Silva was adamant that he plans to continue to compete despite this setback. Speaking on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxgGOgzgCeq\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> his Instagram account<\/a> on Thursday, however, he changed his tune slightly, asking his fans if she should stop or continue fighting.<\/p>\n<p>See what Anderson Silva had to say below (translated by Guilherme Cruz of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmafighting.com\/2019\/5\/16\/18627143\/anderson-silva-questioning-fight-future-following-ufc-237-loss-jared-cannonier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Fighting<\/a>):<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxgGOgzgCeq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:500px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<div style=\"padding:16px;\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BxgGOgzgCeq\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" background:#FFFFFF; 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I\u2019m sure that I can still do that 1,000 times more, but the last four days with pain and uncertainty, things that aren\u2019t new in my routine, are consuming me more than before.\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"kcDFgb\">\u201dMy heart and mind of a warrior get confused to a point that creates doubts. On one side I realize I\u2019m not and don\u2019t have to be perfect, and how much this search (for perfection) has brought me good and bad things over the years.<\/p>\n<p id=\"sb4XUJ\">\u201dAlways remember that your failures are always the best teachers, and it\u2019s during hard moments that people need to find a reason to continue moving forward. Our actions, especially when we have to overcome ourselves, makes us better people. Our capacity to resist and continue going is what makes us special people.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Anderson Silva should retire or keep fighting?<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>This article first appeared on\u00a0<\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>BJPENN.COM<\/i><\/span><\/a><i>\u00a0on 5\/16\/2019. <\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion and irrefutable MMA legend Anderson Silva came up short again over the weekend, losing by first-round TKO to Jared Cannonier in the co-main event of UFC 237. Immediately after the fight, Silva was adamant that he plans to continue to compete despite this setback. 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