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Anderson Silva could keep fighting after UFC retirement aged 45 as coach hints at MMA stay ahead of Uriah Hall finale
ANDERSON SILVA could continue fighting after UFC retirement, his trainer said.
The Brazilian icon faces Uriah Hall this Saturday in what UFC president Dana White confirmed will be his time inside the octagon.
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But Silva's personal trainer Rogerio Camoes hinted the 45-year-old could carry on his career with or without the UFC.
Camoes : “In every conversation I’ve ever had with Anderson Silva, he always says he doesn’t want to stop, that he still wants to fight, that he fights because he loves it and still is very determined to keep on fighting.
“That’s why nobody at the gym has this farewell feeling.
“It’s because of Anderson’s attitude. He never said anything about a last fight, on the contrary.
"Him saying farewell to the UFC does not mean he will stop fighting.”
Silva held the middleweight title from 2006-2013, making ten defences spanning over 2,457 days, the UFC longest title reign.
But his 16-fight unbeaten run blew up in smoke as Chris Weidman knocked him out at UFC 162, catching the 'Spider' while he was showboating.
Silva lost the rematch five months later as he broke leg while kicking, and struggled to get his career back on track.
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He has lost six of his last eight fights, with his win over Nick Diaz in 2013 getting overturned after a positive test for drostanolone and androsterone.
Despite this, the UFC legend is open to fighting on after this weekend, and could even cross over to boxing - where he once targeted a bout with Roy Jones Jr, 51.
Silva told : "Well, maybe I fight boxing, maybe if I fight kickboxing, maybe I fight jiu jitsu I don't know.
"I love my sport. I love martial arts. Let's go see. It is a very interesting moment for us, especially because the world has changed a lot.
"Let's go see."
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