Anderson Silva injury update: 'I'll continue doing physical therapy until the pain goes away'
by Jesse Holland on Feb 21, 2012 11:12 AM EST
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Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva, who is expected to return in June for his eventual showdown (and UFC 117 rematch) against division number one contender Chael Sonnen, is still taking it slow and steady as he rehabilitates from injuries to his shoulder and back.
Silva updates his progress (via Sherdog.com):
"After about four or five months I went back to training. I'm always doing some Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu training in a gi with the guys so I keep everything well-adjusted, but due to the injuries to my shoulder and back, I'm a little slow. I'm doing physical therapy and nursing it enough so when I'm really back training there aren't any injuries that hinder me. It's a job all athletes have to do, you work at prevention. From doing therapy all the time to correcting posture and breathing to avoid the injuries. But no matter how much I did, I ended up hurt. First with my shoulder and now with my back. You reach a certain age where you don't heal as fast, so you have to take your time. I don't want anything to be wrong when I come back to the real hard training. I'll continue doing physical therapy until the pain goes away and I'll keep up the workouts."
"The Spider" was last seen disposing of Yushin Okami at the UFC 134 pay-per-view (PPV) event back in August of 2011 and while the promotion insists he's a lock for the June 29 event in Sao Paulo, Sonnen claims the UFC has yet to offer him the fight.
Hear Silva discuss his long road to recovery, after the jump.
For more on "Silva vs. Sonnen II" click here.
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Untill Chael leaves.....
Anderson will have to rehab…FACT
Prepping excuses for when Chael smashes Anderson
Anderson such a fraudulent piece of garbage.
by southpaw447 on Feb 21, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
hopefully he doesn't have to pull-out of the fight
If he loses I’m sure someone will point to this as being the reason
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 11:20 AM EST via mobile reply actions
that's exactly what will happen if Sonnen wins
It will be Sonnen couldn’t beat Silva in his prime even on roids. Which really sucks for this fight.
by KCmmaBadBoy on Feb 21, 2012 11:57 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Fans will always try to rationalize things for their favorite fighter or discredit a fighter they hate
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 12:19 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I dont think he will either
He has a long way to go imo
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 11:23 AM EST up reply actions
Yeah, cuz he sure looked like championship material in his last fight o_O
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by ViolentMike on Feb 21, 2012 11:54 AM EST up reply actions
LOL, yeah a real contender. Like Matt Lucas at HW
TRAIN BY DAY, JOE ROGAN PODCAST BY NIGHT - ALL DAY.
I don't buy it
He is so overrated and obviously just faking his injuries. He is scared of Sonnen. Remember how bad that Maia fight was?
Overrated?
Yea I dont agree with that one bit… AS is a beast
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 11:22 AM EST up reply actions
If you're being serious...
Go away….cause no one is going to + that comment…
This is the only attention you’re getting!
Scared? Overrated? boy yo need to be able to back up your shit
You seriously need to start following a different “sport” like poker or bowling!
by FairMMAgame on Feb 21, 2012 11:39 AM EST up reply actions
ehh i guess
i shouldnt post before taking my medication. I guess it was an attempt at trolling. Sorry to everyone i wont even try again because pathetic and poorly written is a generous description of that post
All of those losses in his UFC career sure do tell me that he is overrated as well.......NOT!!!!
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by ViolentMike on Feb 21, 2012 11:55 AM EST up reply actions
Andy should kill Chael,
Then have a ‘superfight’ with GSP or a LHW, and then retire.
by PotOfGold on Feb 21, 2012 11:22 AM EST via mobile reply actions
Superfight with gsp
would only be competitive if andy dropped to ww.
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 11:25 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Its not even a superfight
when dudes are in totally different weight classes and they are not even close to the same size
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 11:27 AM EST up reply actions
Right
But GSP is dominant champ as is Silva, so I would consider it a superfight. More super than Andy KOing another mw who is out of his league, and GSP dominating another ww who isn’t in the same league
by PotOfGold on Feb 21, 2012 11:32 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Does that mean Frankie Edgar should fight JDS
if they both clear out their divisions? I dont think that would be a super fight either..
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
Ya man that's totally what I mean
Cruz should fight Bones too.
You really don’t think GSP would give him a good test? Especially with Andy getting older, and GSPs high level of wrestling and gameplanning
by PotOfGold on Feb 21, 2012 11:38 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Big size difference
Makes it a freak-show fight
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 11:36 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
A freak show?
Because there would be about a 15 lb weight difference? Ummm, have you ever heard of the HW division?
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by ViolentMike on Feb 21, 2012 11:57 AM EST up reply actions
haha I agree with you for the most part but the HW division is not a good example to back up the claim.
How many times have we been told “the two largest mma fighters will collide” and “this is a battle of experience versus size.” etc, etc, etc.
Team Sonnen!
by Armando Baez on Feb 21, 2012 12:12 PM EST up reply actions
Maynard outweighed Frankie in all of their fights more than Anderson would outweigh GSP
Not seeing how that would be considered to be a freak show.
The only people that say it would be a freak show are rabid GSP supporters who don’t want to see their love tap to strikes again
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by ViolentMike on Feb 21, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
haha whatever dude
The size difference does matter more when you are bigger anyways
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 2:04 PM EST up reply actions
Yes i would consider it a superfight
Because it would be a superfight between two dominant champs. But i think the only way for it to be evened out would be at ww, possibly at a catchweight which i dont think silva would do. Gsp gets crushed at mw.
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 11:39 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I don't think the size differences are that great...
I’m gonna say what I truly think…
Anderson says he doesn’t want to fight for the belt because he doesn’t want to take away opportunities from his teammates who compete at 205 (which makes up most of his close partners)…I think the bigger reason is he doesn’t want to fight Jon because Jon is another black champion with a bright future…I truly believe this is what is on 36 year old Anderson Silva’s mind, among other things
That could be the truth of it... wouldn't surprise me one bit
But the size difference is definitely there between Silva and GSP
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 11:34 AM EST up reply actions
I remember once
In Dana Whites video blog Anderson was down to 194 a week before the Maia fight. Anderson seems to put on a lot of fat. I really don’t think he would be a muscular 205 pounder.
He’s not a muscular 185 either. He looked fine the two times I watched him at 205
GO BIG, OR GO HOME!!!
by LOKIE on Feb 21, 2012 1:27 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Anderson Silva is black?
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
yes...
well… technically brown… but pretty much…
lesson time! color of skin does not equal race!
Move on.
I expect this from a self-proclaimed red neck
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 12:04 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
blacks or african-american
silva is brazilian I’m not sure where the mix-up is.I asked the question because maybe I’m misinformed and you know something that I don’t know.
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 12:07 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
preference
Some prefer to be called african-american and others prefer to be called black
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 1:16 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
If someone ever called me African-American I would smack the shit out of em!
I’m neither African nor American…
Due to the African diaspora caused by slavery in colonial days...
Brazil has more people of African descent than most African nations.
Not to mention that Andy has physical traits that would suggest he is of African descent.
Terms like “black” however are socially constructed and we are uncertain if Andy would identify as such.
Team Sonnen!
by Armando Baez on Feb 21, 2012 12:09 PM EST up reply actions
Source?
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 12:14 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
then its official
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 12:21 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Anderson is Brazilian. And Black! Mind = Blown!
by p123 on Feb 21, 2012 2:43 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
learn something new everyday
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 2:59 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
+1
Hes been injured yet helped machida train for bones?? Fishy to me…
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 11:27 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I think that he is interested in things other than fighting
At least more than fighting… which I dont blame him to be honest… but if he wants to be serious…. then he needs to be serious
enzo-enormous
by enzo-enormous on Feb 21, 2012 11:28 AM EST up reply actions
He was helping him with sparring.
Doesnt get anymore full contact than that.
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 11:43 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
no he didn't, those videos were old from over a year ago... Do some research friend.
TRAIN BY DAY, JOE ROGAN PODCAST BY NIGHT - ALL DAY.
The vids i saw said 'helping lyoto in training for his fight with jon jones.
If im not mistaken, lyoto has fought jones how many times? Once… That beez all
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 1:06 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
you saw a video and something someone wrote as the title of it. Critical thinking bro... try it
TRAIN BY DAY, JOE ROGAN PODCAST BY NIGHT - ALL DAY.
He sent him video tapes lol
A hurt shoulder or back doesn’t mean you’re Steven hawking
" What would Sakuraba do ? " - Ivan Menjivar
by wooly shambler on Feb 21, 2012 11:48 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
he is training, not full capacity, he's not handicapped, just talking things slow
Silva will fight and defeat Sonnen again… and yes he will make him look like the tool he is don’t worry it will happen this year :)
by FairMMAgame on Feb 21, 2012 11:35 AM EST up reply actions
If he's not back by August
I say Interim champ. They did it to GSP, they should do it to Andy.
Chael v. Munoz
by HeadKickLegSweep on Feb 21, 2012 11:34 AM EST reply actions
Why does anyone think Asilva is scared? does he think Cahel can beat him? most likely but he took everything he could give and beat him.
This is the fight that should happen and will happen, give Silva a fucking break. He has been the best time and tine time again.
"with a good physique and explosiveness anybody can perform a takedown"
-RoBerto
by Lesnar's striking coach on Feb 21, 2012 11:41 AM EST reply actions
What do you do now?
Are you Brocks hunting partner?
by PotOfGold on Feb 21, 2012 11:44 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I dont think hes scared at all.
But it just seems he really does not want to fight sonnen for whatever reason, but i dont think the reason is fear
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 11:46 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
He isn't scared of Sonnen
He just reeeeally hates getting his ass kicked which is exactly what Sonnen would do to him
Don't make me swing on you bro
I must admit, this news is not very encouraging. Silva is getting pretty old and with multiple nagging injuries, he is going to be slowing down soon. I don’t see Silva fighting more than 2 more times after this. Injuries are what get reflex guys like Silva because ligament injuries slow a fighter down (especially when they are 36).
"He's got a great package... and an unusual one!" Joe Rogan (of Lyoto Machida)
chael by unanimous decision! or tko!
Chael is gonna ride him for 5 rounds!!!
by Padriza on Feb 21, 2012 11:43 AM EST via mobile reply actions
And that is what you are rooting for, a humpfest for 25 minutes?
"He's got a great package... and an unusual one!" Joe Rogan (of Lyoto Machida)
Nop!
But let’s be honest, if the fight takes place that’s prolly what’s gonna happen!
by Padriza on Feb 21, 2012 11:48 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
You say let's be honest
And you say Chael by tko?
Smh
by PotOfGold on Feb 21, 2012 11:50 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
Wow, you should put all the money you can on it then if you are that sure. Sonnen is sure to be a pretty significant underdog.
"He's got a great package... and an unusual one!" Joe Rogan (of Lyoto Machida)
he'll be underdog but not by much
"I'm recognized for being a great fighter but more importantly a great father"-letter19
by letter19 on Feb 21, 2012 11:52 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
I’m saying most likely, but I do see a small chance of chael gnp to get the tko, and yea I def will be putting my money on him
by Padriza on Feb 21, 2012 11:53 AM EST via mobile up reply actions
i honestly cant tell if anderson is hesitant to take this fight or not .. i think part of him knows his time is coming at his age .. he is gonna loose one day eventually and i think he really doesnt want the loose to be against someone like sonnen .. i could be wrong .. and i got to belive that sonnen respects anderson in spite of the trash talk .. what anderson as done is impressive and he truly is a legend .. i wish he was 4 years younger so he could face jones .. but at this point in his career it would not be a good move for him .. and as far as gsp .. that fight is never gonna hapeen folks .. as far as i have heard from previous joe rogan statements is that silva as offered to meet at 177 .. to which gsp was not interested in ..
So every morning this guy comes to my apartment complex to collect cans out of the dumpster he then crushes them .. turns out the guys name is fedor ..
Im sure others have brought this up
But, i know people say that bisping had better takedown defense than Anderson. Chael was 4 for 7 against bisping and 3 for 8 against Anderson if memory serves me right. If Anderson’s rib really affected his performance. And if he doesn’t try to grapple and get reversed, like he did last time this fight might look different. The reversals surprised me more than anything in the last fight.
Henderson said it best, he believes that Silva’s injuries would heal up really quick if his next opponent was Bisping.
Silva is ducking Weidman.
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by VeeisAnimated on Feb 21, 2012 12:15 PM EST up reply actions
u guys r fools do u not c this is andersons only way to troll chael and it works like a charm
NICK DIAZ.... champ early 2012
by 209stk on Feb 21, 2012 12:37 PM EST via mobile reply actions
As is going to murder Sonnen
in their next fight. I dont think AS takes anyone to seriously and Chael was just a little tougher than he thought the first time, plus he hates getting trash talked. I think the last guy that trashed talked AS for real was Chris Leben and we all saw what happened to him. IMO chael is going to take a severe beating that night!
Murder?
Holy crap if i was his opponent and i thought he was going to murder me, i would seriously think about not showing up. Or try and get a few really big guys to come with me and stay really close to me,or at least at the bare minimum i’d take some nunchucks and possibly a small concealable knife.
Really, is that what you would do :)
when carrying nunchucks into the octogon there really is no need to conceal a small knife, honestly I would just take a god dam sword and then resort to the nunchucks if needed :)
It would be really hilarious if Silva were healthy and training hard and just saying all this stuff to psych out Sonnen.
"He's got a great package... and an unusual one!" Joe Rogan (of Lyoto Machida)
Kinda like chael did with his performance against bisping?
Or is bisping just that good??
by dragonassault on Feb 21, 2012 1:11 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I smell a pull-out coming.
sure wish I would have worded that differently, but you know what I mean.
anderson doesn’t want this fight. he’ll talk about fighitng bisping, and gsp or whatever, but after all the cash **** chael said about Brazil and his wife…..Anderson’s not even interested in crushing him.
just sad for a guy who’s supposedly the P4P best or whatever.
Gatti. Dekkers. Pele. Aoki. Kang. Vanderlei. Basillio. Harry Greb.
by theworldsoldestsport on Feb 21, 2012 2:06 PM EST reply actions
No man... dude is ducking...........
Anderson is clearly ducking the re-match with Chael. This injury nonesense is total B.S. He fought twice since the Chael fight, finished both in record time, taking no injury whatsoever to himself and he has an injury that has lasted for about a year? Total Bullshit!!!
Shut up you fucking douche money!(i would totally say that to his face)
Get your ass absolutely destroyed by Sonnen in your home country!! Can’t wait for your shoulder(vagina) to quit hurting(bleeding) and get all better(the sand out).
Don't make me swing on you bro
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