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Sometimes enough is enough in the sport of MMA and with that in mind, we take a look five fighters who really need to call it quits.

Brazil’s Jose Aldo wasn’t best pleased with his countryman Anderson Silva last month and with good reason. After he had been removed from the UFC 212 card, a disgruntled Silva urged fans to return their tickets for the June 3rd show in Rio de Janeiro and demand refunds. This despite the fact that the show’s main event, a featherweight title …

It’s official – Anderson Silva will fight Kelvin Gastelum at UFC 212 on June 3rd in Rio de Janiero. The news was confirmed Tuesday night by ESPN combat sports journalist Brett Okamoto. Just confirmed Anderson Silva vs. Kelvin Gastelum is official for UFC 212 on June 3. First reported in Brazil. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) March 14, 2017 The 25-year-old …

On Saturday night, MMA fans eagerly looked on as Derek Brunson took on UFC legend Anderson Silva in the co-main event at UFC 208. With a 16 fight win streak to his name in the UFC, Anderson Silva is widely regarded as the greatest mixed martial artist that has ever lived. However, in recent years, age seems to have gotten …

Officials were the big talking point in the aftermath of UFC 208, as both the co-main event and the Brooklyn show’s headline attraction were marred by controversy. Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva logged his first victory since October of 2012, as he was announced a unanimous decision winner over Derek Brunson after three rounds at the Barclays Center. The …

Derek Brunson has drawn first blood ahead of his UFC 208 matchup with Anderson Silva, claiming the Spider knows he will get KO’d if he chooses to taunt him mid-fight. Brunson, whose last fight ended in a stoppage defeat to the Australian Robert Whittaker in November, is now looking to bounce back from that loss with a win over one …

When one considers the fact that Anderson Silva’s last fight took place at 205lbs and that Conor McGregor’s was a 155-pound title-bout, it seems utterly ridiculous that ‘The Spider’ chose to essentially call the Irishman out during a recent interview with Planet SporTV. “Now I’m an old man, I’m starting to challenge everyone,” Silva told the Brazilian media outlet, before …

At one point, Anderson Silva was considered to be the greatest mixed martial artist on the face of the planet. However, in recent years, age has gotten the better of the Brazilian legend and he has suffered a string of losses.  Between April 2006 and June 2013, Anderson Silva won an astonishing 17 fights in a row, 16 of which …

Coach Mark Henry sat, staring through the holes of the octagon fence in a state of joyless awe last Saturday night in New York’s hallowed Madison Square Garden, as Conor McGregor bamboozled and battered his helpless charge Eddie Alvarez to a second round KO defeat at UFC 205. Having seen the sublime display at close quarters, Henry, once a vocal …

Despite calling the UFC out on their apparent mistreatment of Brazilian fighters signed to the promotion, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva has apologised to the organisation, in particular UFC president Dana White. Silva called the UFC out on their lack of respect for fighters hailing from Brazil, no doubt it being focused towards Jose Aldo’s recent fallout with the promotion …

Rumours have been swirling in recent days that the main event of December’s UFC 206 event in Toronto will be a long-awaited battle between former UFC champions Georges St-Pierre and Anderson Silva. When Silva’s son posted a picture of the two fighters to Instagram on Saturday with the tagline “Christmas month will be exciting” these murmurs grew louder. Did Anderson …

The biggest event in MMA history has come and gone, and while some may chalk it down as a major disappointment, I do not. Sure, it lacked the fireworks to sate the general MMA community’s ravenous appetite for ultraviolence, but there was still an abundance of skill on show that seemed to pass people by. The undercurrent of storylines that also …

It’s a testament to just how good a fighter Anderson Silva was in his prime that MMA fans have so enthusiastically embraced him as Jon Jones’ replacement at UFC 200. Since ‘The Spider’ was slotted into the spot opposite UFC light-heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier on Thursday, certain salient facts and statistics have scarcely been mentioned. At 41, Silva is well …

Following the withdrawal of Anderson Silva from this Saturday’s UFC 198 in Curibita, Brazil, his scheduled opponent Uriah Hall has now been pulled from the card. First reported by Combate (via MMA Fighting), the Ultimate Fighting Championship were unable to find a suitable replacement for Hall on such short notice and decided to remove the middleweight from the card entirely. Silva …

2015 was an incredible year for the UFC in so many respects. One prominent reason for viewing it as such though, was the fact that few of the year’s biggest fights were affected by the injury and withdrawal crisis that crippled 2014. It appears now as though 2015 was something of an exception, as the promotion’s plans have been thrown …

The Ultimate Fighting Championship is heading back to Brazil this month for UFC 198, which sets us on the path towards the landmark UFC 200 event this July in Las Vegas. The event, taking place on May 14th at the Arena da Baixada in Curitiba, Brazil, will showcase the best in Brazilian fighting talent. Among them will be former UFC …