Former UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva earned a controversial decision victory over Derek Brunson at UFC 208.
Silva, who is 41 years old, believes that all that?s in front of him for his next fight s the challenge it provides.
?I?m waiting for my next challenge in the cage,? Silva after the fight ?But now, I need to rest a little bit. I?m old.?
Silva is also the longest reigning UFC Middleweight Champion in the promotions history, but he technically only has one win in the last four-plus years.
While many, including UFC President Dana White, believe Brunson should have won the fight over Silva, the former middleweight champion sees things differently.
?I think I was more technical, and I moved more,? Silva said. ?In the last round, my opponent put me on the ground. But I was more offensive, and I attacked more. This is a good question for the judges. I have just one thing to say: I?m so happy, because first of all, I love fighting. Second, sometimes when different people talk to me and say, ?Why don?t you stop? You don?t need to prove anything.? I respond, ?This is my air. This is my heart. Fighting is my life.' When I go inside the cage, I?m back to being 30 years old and happy, because this is my life.?
Silva has competed as both a middleweight and as a light heavyweight in the UFC, his lone loss at light heavyweight came to Daniel Cormier at UFC 200.