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UFC President Dana White isn’t sure what to do with former UFC middleweight champ Anderson Silva; one of the greatest fighters in MMA history.<\/p>\n

Silva, who is now 45 years old, has lost his last two fights, first losing a decision to reigning UFC middleweight champ Israel Adesanya, then losing via TKO to Jared Cannonier as the result of a leg injury. Those losses were preceded by a tight decision win over Derek Brunson, and a string of four straight losses to Daniel Cormier, Michael Bisping and Chris Weidman (twice).<\/p>\n

At this stage, White says, he’s not sure what to do with the aging legend.<\/p>\n

\u201cI don\u2019t know,\u201d White told\u00a0ESPN<\/a> recently. \u201cI honestly don\u2019t know what to do with his last two fights. When Anderson\u2019s really ready to fight, we\u2019ll sit down and look at it, and we\u2019ll figure out what we thinks makes sense for him next. There\u2019s a lot of things that goes into the decision-making process with an Anderson Silva. His age, what he gets paid \u2013 all that stuff\u2019s important.\u201d<\/p>\n

Silva recently flirted with the idea of a fight with current welterweight contender Anthony Pettis, who has previously competed in the 155-pound lightweight and 145-pound featherweight divisions.<\/p>\n

White is not keen<\/a> on that idea, arguing that the matchup doesn’t “mean something.”<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not crazy about it,\u201d White said. \u201cYou\u2019ve got a guy that fought at 145 pounds and a guy that\u2019s in the conversation for the GOAT at 185 pounds and walks around at 210, 215. It\u2019s not a big fight that really means something. I like making fights that mean something, so I\u2019m not crazy about that fight.\u201d<\/p>\n

Anderson Silva, who held the UFC middleweight strap from 2006 to 2013, is currently 34-10-0 overall.<\/p>\n

What do you think the future holds for the 45-year-old MMA legend? Let us know your thoughts in the comment section down below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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