LIVERPOOL, England – With more than three and a half years gone by since his last fight, even Claudio Silva ’s biggest fans – some of his family members – were pushing him to call it quits. Those who were telling him to hang up the gloves as the calendar marched onward without him in the cage probably are eating their words now. On Sunday, Silva (12-1 MMA, 3-0 UFC) finally returned and pulled off a big upset with a first-round submission of Nordine Taleb (14-5 MMA, 6-3 UFC) at UFC Fight Night 130. UFC Fight Night 130 took place at Echo Arena in Liverpool, England.
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Claudio Silva didn’t retire when people wanted him to – and persistence paid off – MMA Junkie