Anderson Silva has been in the news, after revealing that he wanted to retire before his storied reign as the middleweight champ was ended by Chris Weidman in 2013.

The Brazilian star also reported that after meeting with the UFC in 2012 he was handed the keys to a brand new Bentley, and Weidman’s striking coach Ray Longo has taken some verbal shots at Silva.

Silva’s retirement comments

Recently Silva did an interview for UFC Brasil, and during it, he reported that at the end of 2012, he flew to Las Vegas to meet with the UFC brass. Silva said he initially went to tell the UFC that he was going to retire.

At the time Silva was widely regarded as the best fighter on the planet, and he had defended the middleweight title a record ten times. The UFC obviously didn’t want Silva to hang-up-the-gloves, and the legend reported the promotion gave him a brand new Bentley.

Silva also said that as the Weidman fight neared, however, he was planning to retire if he won. That didn’t happen, and in their rematch later in 2013, Silva broke his leg. 

Well, since then, Longo was a guest on the MMA & Beyond podcast. While discussing Silva’s recent revelations, the striking coach said this (quotes via MMA Fighting).

“I mean, so basically what he’s saying is he’s a f**king whore,” Longo said. “And that the moral of the story [inaudible], and then for the rematch they gave him gift certificate to McDonald’s.

They let him have a shopping spree at Target for the rematch. They bought him out. ‘Listen, I know you don’t wanna do this, but here’s a gift card to Starbucks.’

I don’t even understand what does that mean.

“Imagine that, though, when Dana and Lorenzo offered the Bentley and he took it, and then Lorenzo goes to Dana, ‘sh-t, we could’ve gotten him with a Chevy.

We could’ve gotten him with a f**king SUV, a Honda SUV. Why the f**k we go with a Bentley, you f**cking morons?’ The hell is going on? [laughs]

“After he lost the first fight, he drove the f**cking Bentley into a wall.”

Reaction from Silva’s supporters?

So, chances are these comments won’t go over too well with Silva supporters. The legend certainly isn’t the first fighter to change his mind on retirement, whether it was due to a loss or financial incentives. 

The losses to Weidman and the broken leg Silva incurred was certainly a turning point in his career though. The 45-year-old fighter has gone 1-4, with 1 no-contest since those bouts.

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