Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is returning to face Nick Diaz at UFC 183 in January. At a recent press conference, he said that following that fight, he still had seven fights left on his current contract, and, even at 39 years of age, he intended to fulfill them all. SEE ALSO: Anderson Silva UFC 183 Press Conference Video The task of completing his contract just got a little more daunting, however, as Silva revealed that his former 10-fight contract has been torn up, and he has inked a new 15-fight deal, which all but assures that he will finish his career in the Octagon. “I had seven fights on my contract (not including the Diaz fight),” Silva told Combate.com . “I met Lorenzo (Fertitta) and Dana (White) on Thursday and that contract was cancelled. “We signed for another 15 fights.
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