Today makes 128 days since Anderson Silva broke his tib/fib across Chris Weidman's shin in UFC 168. And now his doctor has cleared him to resume training. But if you've been watching the MMA news on the Interwebs, you know this was just a window dressing, because he's been throwing kicks for a couple of weeks.
Dana White has predicted Silva will be back in the octagon before the end of the year. But Spider says differently.
Silva is known to be one of the most extreme weight-cutters in the UFC (if not the most exteme, 40 lbs+), but in the past he's been able to deal with it because his champion's status and draw numbers gave him enough leverage to only accept fights with adequate lead time. So he can pare down at a rate that doesn't impact his fight performance. So it could be he's speaking from the standpoint of how long before his healing leg can support the level of cardio he'd have to do to to make 185 without being ragged out.
Regardless when it happens, it'll be interesting to see how Dana grooms the competition landscape for his return.
Dana White has predicted Silva will be back in the octagon before the end of the year. But Spider says differently.
Silva is known to be one of the most extreme weight-cutters in the UFC (if not the most exteme, 40 lbs+), but in the past he's been able to deal with it because his champion's status and draw numbers gave him enough leverage to only accept fights with adequate lead time. So he can pare down at a rate that doesn't impact his fight performance. So it could be he's speaking from the standpoint of how long before his healing leg can support the level of cardio he'd have to do to to make 185 without being ragged out.
Regardless when it happens, it'll be interesting to see how Dana grooms the competition landscape for his return.
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