Anderson Silva, the former long-time UFC middleweight champion and future hall of famer, appeared in what is said to be his last UFC fight at UFC Vegas 12, losing to Uriah Hall via fourth-round TKO.
It was a painful exit for the 45-year old Anderson Silva, who had long been considered as one of the UFC’s best fighters ever.
For Minotauro, a former PRIDE FC and UFC titleholder and Brazilian MMA legend in his own right, what Anderson Silva has done for the sport of MMA is comparable to what other legends like Pelé and Michael Jordan have done for their own respective sports as well.
‘Big Nog’ also explained how Silva impacted MMA not just on a national level, but also on a global scale.
Rodrigo Minotauro’s twin brother Rogerio Minotouro echoed those sentiments in the same interview, also comparing Anderson Silva to other sporting greats, and calling The Spider and idol in Brazilian sports.
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Anderson Silva’s place among Brazilian MMA legends
Brazil and MMA will seemingly always go hand-in-hand because of the number of Brazilians who have excelled in the sport.
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From Royce Gracie, to the Shogun and Wanderlei Silva and the Nogueiras, to the Jose Aldo and Amanda Nunes and so on, Brazilians will seemingly always be a big part of MMA.
This is why Anderson Silva, who is widely regarded as the best Brazilian to ever enter the Octagon, will leave a legacy that will likely be unmatched.
The Curitiba-native ruled over not just the middleweight division, but the UFC from 2006 to 2013 and situated himself atop every pound-for-pound list.
Indeed, Anderson Silva should be mentioned in MMA the way people talk about Pelé in football and Michael Jordan in basketball.
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