Diggin’ Deep on UFC Vegas 12: Hall vs. Silva - Main card preview

Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports We’re about to witness the finale of Anderson Silva’s legendary UFC career. I would say career in general, but there’s been so much pushback from Silva about him not wanting his career to be over, I got a feeling we’ll see him turn up somewhere else. Regardless of whether this is the end of the line or just his UFC career, it is a clear delineation for him and the official end of an era. There’s been a lot of talk of who the GOAT is lately following Khabib Nurmagomedov’s retirement, it’s fortuitous Silva’s retirement fight comes a week later, allowing us to reminisce about Silva’s run of dominance. While Khabib was intimidating in his own way, Silva’s opening of his UFC career captured the imagination of fans in a way that had never been done before. Hell, it still hasn’t been replicated… probably never will. Will he find some of that magic one more time?

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