45-year-old Anderson Silva announced his retirement

Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has announced his retirement. Recall that last weekend, the 45-year-old Brazilian lost to Uriah Hall at the UFC tournament.

This morning Anderson published the following message in his Instagram account:

“Good morning, my people, today is a very different day for a simple reason, and I wanted to thank you all these years with your cheerleading!

I want to thank the God for granting me the gift of the fight! Thank you my people for all understanding, for all your support and for all your amazing moments that we live in this sport together!

I hope I left it in memory and in the heart of each of you a little of who I am, that you can overcome difficulties, every second of uncertainty and to overcome obstacles in your lives!

Never think about giving up, as hard as things get at some point; know that ​​I leave all my love, all my respect for you!”!

“Force and time always and God bless you all!” Thank you all, bless you, and bless you”.

Recall that Andreson Silva is a former UFC middleweight champion. He also holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history, starting in 2006 and ending in 2013 with 16 consecutive victories.