{"id":313865,"date":"2019-05-16T18:03:37","date_gmt":"2019-05-17T01:03:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=313865"},"modified":"2019-05-16T18:03:37","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T01:03:37","slug":"anderson-silva-says-he-is-not-retiring-eyes-jared-cannonier-rematch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anderson-silva-says-he-is-not-retiring-eyes-jared-cannonier-rematch\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva says he is &#8216;not retiring&#8217; eyes Jared Cannonier rematch"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Silva suffered defeat on Saturday at the hands of Jared Cannonier. There, the &#8220;Killa Gorilla&#8221; threw a plethora of leg kicks, where one of which\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/ufc-237-results-jared-cannonier-stops-anderson-silva-video\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">buckled Silva&#8217;s knee and ended the fight<\/a>. Just like that, Silva lost in the first round for the first time since 2006.<\/p>\n<p>The good news out of it was the fact that the 44-year-old didn&#8217;t break his leg and <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/anderson-silva-escapes-ufc-237-with-minor-injuries\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">avoided serious injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But, in the days following Silva was hesitant to comment on his fighting future. He <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/anderson-silva\/after-latest-loss-anderson-silva-asks-stop-or-continue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">posted on Instagram<\/a> that he was uncertain on his future.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStop or continue?\u201d Anderson Silva began.<\/p>\n<p id=\"oQaimg\">\u201dOver the last four days, after another mission that wasn\u2019t successful, I\u2019m questioning if I should or shouldn\u2019t continue training, dedicating, overcoming injuries, pain, etc. I ask myself, \u2018Is the love that I feel for the sport consuming my mind and my body to the point that I can no longer continue?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>He added more to it, but, now Silva retracted those statements in a recent interview saying he is not retiring.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not stopping. I\u2019m not retiring,\u201d Anderson Silva told\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2019\/05\/16\/anderson-silva-not-retiring-ufc-rematch-knee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TMZ<\/a>. \u201cI just take my time now because I have my movie in China, I go to China to promote my movie and come down a little bit. Take care of my knee, start physical therapy but let\u2019s see. I\u2019ll come back soon.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Not only does he want to continue, but the former middleweight champion wants to rematch Cannonier. However, the UFC has yet to say if they are interested in the fight.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI talked to Dana [White] about that [rematch] but Dana just talked to me and said \u2018go back home, rest, be careful for your knee and let\u2019s go see\u2019,\u201d Silva said. \u201cBut that is the one chance, a big chance for it to happen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Do you think Anderson Silva should retire? Sound off in the comment section, PENN Nation!<\/p>\n<p><em>This article first appeared on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/\">BJPenn.com<\/a>\u00a0on 5\/16\/2019<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Anderson Silva suffered defeat on Saturday at the hands of Jared Cannonier. There, the &#8220;Killa Gorilla&#8221; threw a plethora of leg kicks, where one of which\u00a0buckled Silva&#8217;s knee and ended the fight. Just like that, Silva lost in the first round for the first time since 2006. 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