MIAMI – Anderson Silva has many numbers associated with his illustrious career, but an end date is not one of them.
Right now, his number is 50. Despite having hit the half-century mark, Silva has showed no signs of hanging up the gloves. That was evident once again Friday when he dazzled fans and scrambled Tyron Woodley all at once with a vicious fight-ending uppercut midway through Round 2 of their boxing match at Kaseya Center.
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“No, I’m not surprised. I just keep working every day,” Silva told MMA Junkie and other reporters at a post-fight news conference. “The age in my mind is a number. For me, I don’t think about my age. I don’t have bad discipline. I’m very hard in my food and everything I do in my life to make my life better. I like to see my grandson grow up and train with me, too.”
The question for Silva, as is the case with many fighters, is always “what’s next?” At his age, the answer is a little less clear, however. He indicated post-fight he’s going to pursue a career as a police officer. But that doesn’t mean he’s done fighting. Silva indicated one way or another, he’ll fight again – and embrace the moans and groans of his family members when he breaks the news.
“I don’t have a number. I just wake up every day in the morning and say, ‘God, thank you so much. I’m here again,'” Silva said. “When I have a chance to put everything together between my work, my company, and my training, I just say, ‘Oh my God, I can do this again. Wow, I’m so lucky.’ It’s not very good when I pass the news to my family. When I go, ‘Well, I’ll go fight again.’ Everybody (says), ‘No way, Dad. Are you crazy?’
“Yeah, I’m a little crazy. It’s a passion, brother. It’s a passion. I’m lucky because I don’t see nobody in my age, in my generation doing the same. That’s why I pray every day and say, ‘God, thank you for everything you do in my life.'”
This article originally appeared on MMA Junkie: Anderson Silva forecasts future beyond Tyron Woodley win
