“I believe on fight night, I will be 100 percent.” That was the farthest thing from former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva ’s mind 10 months ago. Silva suffered a severely broken leg in his UFC 168 headlining rematch with middleweight champion Chris Weidman . Silva launched one of his thunderous leg kicks, but it was checked by the champion. That’s when Silva’s left tibia and fibula snapped. He tried to put weight on the leg, immediately crumpling to the floor in agony. The fight was over, but soon after, Silva thought his career was as well.
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Anderson Silva Thought His Career Was Over, Intends to Fulfill 10-Fight Contract – MMA Weekly