Anderson Silva And Jose Aldo Post Statements On UFC 237 Losses

14th May 201926th November 2019 Leon Jennings

At UFC 237, until Jessica Andrade beat Rose Namajunas in the main event, to win the UFC women’s strawweight title, it had been a tough night for the other Brazilian fighters on the card.

And no more so than for Brazilian legends, Anderson Silva and Jose Aldo. Silva’s fight ended early in the first round, when he collapsed to a kick to the knee from opponent Jared Cannonier. Aldo lasted longer but still lost in convincing fashion to Alex Volkanovski, losing via unanimous decision.

Both men have since taken to social media to post statements on their losses. Silva gave a very philosophical reaction to his loss, comparing himself to ‘an old lion, surrounded by hungry hyenas’.

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Fala meu povo. ATE O LIMITE… A dor é sua amiga … Ela mostra que vc não esta morto ainda. Dizem por aí que grandes símbolos tornam-se grandes alvos, talvez… mas a coisa mais importante é não se vitimizar se caiu levante, se quebrou conserte, nada de desistir ou achar que não consegue porque perdeu uma batalha. O ditado e um só, eu vou até o fim e quanto mais me pressionarem mas eu vou querer ir até o fim, não existe nada selvagem que sinta pena de si mesmo, um leão velho rodeado de hienas famintas loucas para devora-lo e ele mesmo assim luta até a morte sem nunca ter sentido pena de si mesmo, e não será diferente comigo!!!! Foça e Honra!!!

A post shared by Anderson "The Spider" Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on May 12, 2019 at 3:16pm PDT

Which when translated, reads:

“Speak my people. ATE THE LIMIT. Pain is your friend. It shows that you’re not dead yet. They say that great symbols become great targets, perhaps but the most important thing is not to get victimised. If you fall, get up. If broken, don’t give up or think you can not because you lost a battle. The saying is one, I go until the end and the more I press but I will want to go to the end. There is nothing wild that feeling sorry for yourself. An old lion surrounded by hungry hyenas, crazy to devour him and he yet he fights to the death, without ever feeling sorry for himself. And will not be different with me!!!! Strength and honour!!!”

Aldo was less philosophical and more disappointed, saying he had never fought so badly in his life.

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Queria agradecer a todos que estavam e torceram na arena e nas suas casas muito obrigado, agradecer a toda minha equipe @dede_pederneiras @mabogea @guidarellif os treinadores @emersonfalcaovieira @aleksandrofg @piratiev_oficial @rafaelviniciusbertho me colocaram como nunca estive antes! Mas nunca lutei tão mal na minha vida sem desculpas nenhuma porque não sou disso, mas sei da minha capacidade e talento e não posso fazer isso, sem tirar os méritos do meu adversário que fez a luta dele mas fico triste comigo mesmo e transfiro tudo em mim mesmo porque deixei acontecer e não fiz a luta que deveria fazer. Já passou e vamos pra próxima!?????

A post shared by José Aldo Junior (@josealdojunioroficial) on May 13, 2019 at 8:52am PDT

Which when translated to English, reads:

“I would like to thank everyone who was there and thanked everyone in the arena and in their homes, thank you very much. Thank all my team @dede_pederneiras @mabogea @guidarellif the trainers @emersonfalcaovieira @aleksandrofg @piratiev_oficial @rafaelviniciusbertho who pushed me like I’ve never been before! But I have never fought so badly in my life. Without excuses because that was not me. I know of my ability and talent, without taking the merits of my opponent who made his fight but I am sad with myself and I blame everything on myself because I let it happen and I did not do the fight I was supposed to do. It’s over and let’s move on!”

Where do you think Silva and Aldo should go from here?

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