Has anyone else lost their love for Anderson Silva?

[Sherwolf]

I was a huge Anderson fan back in the days. I mean it was to the point that we would order his fights and I wasn't able to sit all fight and my heart was beating out my chest.

At some point (maybe it was his mockery KO in the Weidman fight?) I just lost interest in him as a fan. Since then his career has just been bizarre. The very next fight he comes back and snaps his shin in 1/2. Then he comes back and tests positive for banned substances and Viagra. Then he has that terrible defense in court. And finally he has a strange 5 round loss to Bisping in a fight he looked like he could win at any point if he wanted.

I can't remember any elite fighter have such a bizarre tailspin this later in their career. Even in his interviews he seems less charismatic. Has he lost a lot of other fans on here?

 

[PabloMEX]

Is this love or lust we are talking about?

 

[conorbless1]

He's 41 and is still fighting, give the man a break.

 

[AP_RESURRECTION]

hell na

 

[Arm Barbarian]

The very next fight he comes back and snaps his shin in 1/2. Then he comes back and tests positive for banned substances and Viagra. Then he has that terrible defense in court. And finally he has a strange 5 round loss to Bisping in a fight he looked like he could win at any point if he wanted.

Just these lines alone =

 

[MuyThaiElbows]

Never. He can still win the strap today, but not a year from now.

 

[the can]

in the demain maia fight. yes i did....

 

[Soul On Ice]

give the man a break.

Appreciate the set-up but I love Anderson too much to take advantage of it.

 

[BC]

Never @NightwingBJJ

 

[OrigFan255]

Anderson didn't stand out as much in Pride as he did in UFC.

He went 3-2 in Pride.

 

[NightwingBJJ]

Never @NightwingBJJ

I want the guy to retire but I still love The Spider, too many memories. Thanks for the call BOOMIN'

 

[Voyageur]

Well he is a steroid cheat who got rekt by cans and ruined his own career and goat status. Iz normal. Love , like everything in this world, is temporary.

 

[Breaking]

It feels more like he's lost his love for me.

The last few years have broken my heart...

 

[AndroidRage]

He's 41 and is still fighting, give the man a break.

The Chris already did.....

 

[BC]

I want the guy to retire but I still love The Spider, too many memories. Thanks for the call BOOMIN'

I wish he would have retired after the Bonnar fight. Will always be number one in my book.

 

[Jet40]

I was never really a fan, though I did cheer for him against Belfort and both Chael fights.
The funny thing is I only cheered for him because the other guys were proven steroid users. Then the tests results came back from the Diaz fight...

 

[The-AxeMurderer]

He's 41 and is still fighting, give the man a break.

 

[TheKing]

So you were a huge fan and then lost interest when he suffered his first loss in the UFC? Yep sounds about right for the average mma fan.

 

[SocraticMethod]

So you lost interest in him as a fan after he got he got knocked out and lost the title? Weird.

 

[DS7]

To me you look like a glory hunter, big fan while he was winning but when he lost in the Weidman fight(your words) you started to lose interest in him.