{"id":320288,"date":"2019-07-24T09:09:24","date_gmt":"2019-07-24T16:09:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/?p=320288"},"modified":"2019-07-24T09:09:24","modified_gmt":"2019-07-24T16:09:24","slug":"anderson-silva-becomes-us-citizen-this-is-my-country-now","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/anderson-silva-becomes-us-citizen-this-is-my-country-now\/","title":{"rendered":"Anderson Silva becomes US citizen: \u2018This is my country now\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson Silva is now a citizen of the United States of America. Silva gained his citizenship at a Tuesday ceremony in Los Angeles, California, alongside his son and daughter, Kalyl and Kaory.<\/p>\n<p>Silva&#8217;s wife Dayane and his three other children are still working on obtaining their US citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>While Silva still has allegiances to his native Brazil, he says he considers the United States &#8216;his country&#8217; at this point.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pkpQvr\">\u201cI feel very happy, you know, it\u2019s a great moment for me and my family,\u201d Silva said (via Associated Press\/ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mmamania.com\/2019\/7\/24\/20708429\/ufc-anderson-silva-reacts-to-us-citizenship-this-is-my-country-now-mma\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MMA Mania<\/a>). \u201cI have my family in Brazil. I have my mom and my brothers in Brazil. But I think this is my country now.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Anderson Silva last fought at UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in May, when he was chopped down by Jared Cannonier leg kick in the first round of a middleweight fight. Prior to this loss, Silva lost a competitive decision to reigning interim middleweight champion Israel Adesanya in Melbourne, Australia.\u00a0His last win occurred in February, 2017, when he defeated Derek Brunson in Brooklyn, <a href=\"http:\/\/staging.tcpcharms.com\/bjpenn\/mma-news\/ufc\/jon-jones-hints-that-he-could-return-sooner-than-planned\/\">New York.\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Silva is currently a tough 3-6, 1 NC in his last 10 fights. Despite this recent skid, he still stands out as the greatest middleweight in MMA history, and one of the sport&#8217;s greatest fighters regardless of division.<\/p>\n<p>At present, Anderson Silva does not have a fight booked, though he does not seem prepared to retire just yet.<\/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> on 7\/24\/2019.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Former UFC middleweight champion and MMA legend Anderson Silva is now a citizen of the United States of America. Silva gained his citizenship at a Tuesday ceremony in Los Angeles, California, alongside his son and daughter, Kalyl and Kaory. Silva&#8217;s wife Dayane and his three other children are still working on obtaining their US citizenship. 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