“The Spider” lost to Cannonier in the co-main event of UFC 237 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Saturday night. He avoided any serious knee injury in the bout, clearing the way to a possible comeback after proper physical therapy. However, on a new post on social media, titled “Stop or continue?”, Silva wrote about having doubts.
”Over the last four days, after another mission that wasn’t successful, I’m questioning if I should or shouldn’t continue training, dedicating, overcoming injuries, pain, etc,” Silva wrote in Portuguese. “I ask myself, ‘Is the love that I feel for the sport consuming my mind and my body to the point that I can no longer continue?’
”Everything I’ve always done was be a good soldier in the battle field, the most well-trained, the most disciplined, and ready to die for my mission because my love for the job has always spoken louder. I’m sure that I can still do that 1,000 times more, but the last four days with pain and uncertainty, things that aren’t new in my routine, are consuming me more than before.”
The former UFC middleweight champion dropped to 34-10 with one no contest as a professional MMA fighter, going winless in seven of his last eight Octagon appearances. Yet, Silva doesn’t seem ready to make definitive decision as of right now.
”My heart and mind of a warrior get confused to a point that creates doubts,” Silva wrote. “On one side I realize I’m not and don’t have to be perfect, and how much this search (for perfection) has brought me good and bad things over the years.
”Always remember that your failures are always the best teachers, and it’s during hard moments that people need to find a reason to continue moving forward. Our actions, especially when we have to overcome ourselves, makes us better people. Our capacity to resist and continue going is what makes us special people.”
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