Anderson Silva Yet again, Anderson Silva has left people scratching their heads. In this case, it’s the head of the Brazilian takekwondo federation, who’s none too pleased with the ex-champ’s decision not to try out for the 2016 Olympics. Carlos Fernandes, who gushed over Silva’s potential inclusion in next year’s games and predicted he would show well in tryouts despite the fact he hadn’t trained in taekwondo since his late teens, told Brazilian outlet Globo Esparte that the fighter simply “disappeared” after announcing his intent to compete with a letter. “We e-mailed him a few times, but he hasn’t responded, and we don’t know what’s going on,” said Fernandes as translated by MMAFighting.com . “We never said he would participate in the Olympic Games, but that he would be on the tryouts. I think his manager committed a mistake about this.
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Anderson Silva apparently abandons Olympic bid, federation criticizes him – MMA Junkie