"The Axe Murderer" Wanderlei Silva is arguably one of the most polarizing legends in Mixed Martial Arts victory.
Even the most casual of fans appreciate Wanderlei Silva because, whereas some guys resort to playing it safe and holding position, Silva's style is a balls-to-the-wall, do-or-die, completely unrelenting offensive style that incorporates the fury of a legendary killing spree with the violence of a horror-film collection and mixes in the finished combination with what is arguably the greatest display of Muay Thai to have ever been displayed in mainstream MMA.
Last Saturday night was by far his quickest loss in the UFC and his career, as what was to be a candidate for MMA's Fight of The Decade turned out to be a clear candidate and likely runner-up to Lyoto Machida's Crane Kick and Anderson Silva's Front Kick of Doom.
However, let me be the last to jump on the bandwagon and chalk it up to age or a step that Silva clearly has not lost yet.
If it were a simple feat to beat Michael Bisping, or if "just anyone" could create the argument that they beat Rich Franklin, wouldn't you think that guys like Jason Day and Nate Quarry would be much bigger names in the sport by now?
I would think not.
Wanderlei Silva just jumped the gun early and got too excited to give us the Fight of The Decade, which led to Chris Leben taking his opening to execute four beautiful uppercuts in succession, but that doesn't quite mean he's through with the sport.
That's why I've compiled five reason why Wanderlei Silva may be close to the end of his days in active competition, but he is not done with MMA yet.
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