Should Anderson Silva be able to defeat Nick Diaz at UFC 183 in January, should Silva seek a third fight with current UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman? Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman have already spoken on the air. Silva saying that he it is in fact, expecting a third fight with Chris, and Weidman stating that a third fight with Anderson would be an “easy payday.” Wow!

According to the UFC website, Anderson Silva is the number one middleweight in the rankings, even though he hasn’t won a fight since October 2012, even after losing to Weidman twice in 2013, and not fighting for the entire duration. year of 2014. he still considers him the number one contender after all of this, it’s not far-fetched to see a third fight take place, although mixed martial arts fans probably wouldn’t agree.

The two wins over Silva were controversial and unfortunately not decisive enough for many fight fans. At UFC 162, many people say that Silva’s excessive antics cost him his belt and not so much Weidman’s offense. At UFC 168, Silva suffered a broken leg while throwing a strong kick that Weidman controlled. Although Weidman used a legal move, a defensive leg check, it was seen as a freak accident rather than a definitive victory.

Whether we think both wins were controversial or not, they still equal two straight wins for Chris Weidman, over former middleweight champion Anderson Silva. No fighter before Weidman within the UFC can make that claim.

For Silva’s many fans around the world, it may be time for them to face the fact that Anderson’s lifespan as a fighter may already have expired. No fighter can reign forever, everyone eventually falls. Look at BJ Penn’s last fight against Frankie Edgar, Randy Couture’s last fight against Lyoto Machida, Chuck Liddell’s last fight against Rich Franklin, and the list goes on and on. Silva, although he has an impeccable record in the UFC, has suffered losses in his pre-UFC career. The man is vulnerable like any other person. There is always an expiration date, it’s just that no one knows when it will arrive. No one saw Silva coming, but now we must realize that he may really be here. The man has had a brilliant mixed martial arts career, with a standout reel that many fighters can only dream of. Silva has nothing left to prove. The older fighters move in and the younger ones come in. It’s the cycle of life, only in UFC. Weidman is part of that new generation that will keep mixed martial arts fresh and exciting.

At nearly 40 years old and with such a damaging leg injury, is a third fight with Weidman a good idea for Silva? Or is it too risky a move? Only time will tell, starting with UFC 183.

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