When do you think Anderson Silva should've retired?

[Takes Two To Tango]

I know we got the magic of hindsight to guide us.

But I'd say after the second fight with Weidman, where he broke his leg. I think he should have retired after that.

Reason I say that, is because he was going to get an immediate rematch title shot after losing the Weidman the first time.

So it's reasonable to go for that rematch. But after that devastating loss with his leg break, he should have ended it there. He was never the same after.

I believe he was 37 years old if he retired right after the second fight with Weidman. His record would've been 33-6.

 

[Corrado Soprano]

He retired at the perfect time. He maxed out his skill and talent and still has his health.

 

[Joss]

After Diaz

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

After beating Stephen Bonnar, 17 fight win streak.

Just curious why many are selecting after the 2nd Weidman fight? What does Silva gain from losing twice to Weidman breaking his leg? Why not retire as a champion and still on top?

 

[13Seconds]

After beating Stephen Bonnar, 17 fight win streak.

Just curious why many are selecting after the 2nd Weidman fight? What does Silva gain from losing twice to Weidman breaking his leg? Why not retire as a champion and still on top?

Closure.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

After beating Stephen Bonnar, 17 fight win streak.

Just curious why many are selecting after the 2nd Weidman fight? What does Silva gain from losing twice to Weidman breaking his leg? Why not retire as a champion and still on top?

Well he didn't know he was going to lose to Weidman even in the second fight. But once that happened with his leg breaking. That should've been it. A clear sign to retire I believe. Especially at 37 at the time. It's not of the realm to retire at that age after something brutal like that happening to you.

 

[Davidjacksonjones]

Well he didn't know he was going to lose to Weidman even in the second fight. But once that happened with his leg breaking. That should've been it. A clear sign to retire I believe. Especially at 37 at the time. It's not of the realm to retire at that age after something brutal like that happening to you.

Oh I see, I thought this meant like, if we already knew how his career would play out

But yeah, thats a good decision, if I was Silva at that time, I would still be coming off a huge win streak and highly confident in my abilities to beat Weidman

 

[Danespina]

Adesanya bout would have been perfect.

- Without Weidman II I'd still want closure.
- Without Diaz he'd never get his comeback win.
- The Bisping bout was awesome and I wouldn't remove it.
- The Cormier bout saved 200 even if it didn't go his way.
- Derek Brunson was a win regardless of controversy so whatever.

On the other hand, the Jared Cannonier and Uriah Hall bouts just sucked and didn't lead to anything meaningful.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Adesanya bout would have been perfect.

- Without Weidman II I'd still be wanting closure.
- Without Diaz he'd never get his comeback win.
- The Bisping bout was awesome and I wouldn't remove it.
- The Cormier bout saved 200 even if it didn't go his way.
- Derek Brunson was a win regardless of controversy so whatever.

Thank you for breaking down. I added the Adesanya fight on the poll.

 

[SpiderFan187]

Massive fan of the spider, even though he went on a losing run there was always some kind of hope and i think he retired when it was gone.

- Lost to Chris, was taunting,
- Lost again again and snapped his leg
- Got a W vs Diaz but was a NC
- Lost a close one to Bisping in which he landed one of the nicest knockout blows and rocked him from an upkick
- Lost to DC in which he hurt him and pretty much got layed on most of that fight
- Beat Bruson, granted it was close
- Lost to Izzy in good showing on his part considering his age
- Hurt his leg Vs Jared Cannonier
- Got knocked out by Hall and retired

I know it looks bad on paper but it's not as bad as it looks once you break it down.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

Massive fan of the spider, even though he went on a losing run there was always some kind of hope and i think he retired when it was gone.

- Lost to Chris, was taunting,
- Lost again again and snapped his leg
- Got a W vs Diaz but was a NC
- Lost a close one to Bisping in which he landed one of the nicest knockout blows and rocked him from an upkick
- Lost to DC in which he hurt him and pretty much got layed on most of that fight
- Beat Bruson, granted it was close
- Lost to Izzy in good showing on his part considering his age
- Hurt his leg Vs Jared Cannonier
- Got knocked out by Hall and retired

I know it looks bad on paper but it's not as bad as it looks once you break it down.

Thank you for that, yeah it doesn't look as bad. When you break it down like that.

 

[Deleted member 110072]

If he wanted to maintain maximum status probably after Bonnar, that fight was I think a definite "warning sign" how much punishment he took.

 

[Mittens]

After Weidman 2, so would still be in talks for the Greatest of All Time type of things due to not being disqualified for getting caught using verboten substances.

 

[pankrat]

I know we got the magic of hindsight to guide us.

But I'd say after the second fight with Weidman, where he broke his leg. I think he should have retired after that.

Reason I say that, is because he was going to get an immediate rematch title shot after losing the Weidman the first time.

So it's reasonable to go for that rematch. But after that devastating loss with his leg break, he should have ended it there. He was never the same after.

I believe he was 37 years old if he retired right after the second fight with Weidman. His record would've been 33-6.

He was three months away from 39 years old when he lost to the rematch with Weidman

 

[Deleted member 504083]

He looked pretty old against Bonnar, maybe it was having no training camp and fighting at LHW, but he obviously looked a lot older in this fight, so in hindsight should've retired after that.

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

He was three months away from 39 years old when he lost to the rematch with Weidman

Yeah, that's true my bad.

 

[ILove4MinutesHyuna]

I believe he has one more in him

 

[m249viking]

After Chris Leben he should have known to go back to Japan where it’s easier.

 

[HHJ]

I mean with hindsight its really easy to just say his last win,right?

I will say this. He wasnt the same after his losses to Weidman. The decline was evident,as it usually is when someone on a long win streak finally loses. Momentum and confidence is a hell of a thing.

That being said,this is a master of deception. I dont think he had much,past the Bisping fight,but he could keep from gettiing Ko'd in other fights just by acting like he was going to do something hahah

 

[HI SCOTT NEWMAN]

Probably after the Adesanya fight. On a side note I was actually watching that fight recently, hadn't seen it in years, and honestly Anderson looked very good, it was much closer than I remember. Adesanya won a 2-1 decision and it was only because he threw and landed a few more leg kicks. There was not much in it. Sure he won 2-1 fairly.. but it will still very close.