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The former UFC middleweight champ, Anderson Silva took to IG to show his love and support to the now, former bantamweight champ, Ronda Rousey.
On Saturday, Ronda lost in the second round at 59 seconds, her longest fight of her career against Holly Holm.
The pay-per-view fight ended with a stunning kick to the head that knocked Ronda out and lost her the fight too.
The fight was going to end badly for one of the fights considering that they both held a zero lost record. Holms is now, 10-0 MMA, 3-0 UFC and Ronda is 12-1 MMA, 6-1 UFC.
Silva wanted Ronda to know that just because she was defeated doesn’t mean that she won’t be back again. You can, fall, but you’ll always get back up…
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Our biggest glory doesnt lives in the fact of never fall down, But In the fact of we always stand up after each fall. With determination, You will over come this bad time. I know very well how It is. You are a great athlet and transcend the MMA world. My kids love You. So, dont forget: To fall Makes us strongerTo stand up. You deserve the best of this world. Nobody is forever. All of us lost And To lose make us stronger. So, I wish You peace And lots of patience. Hold this experience with inteligence And dont blame yourself. You had a big lesson Of this Sport. With class You will transform this hapeness In something better To your Personal And professional life, because the world was made for people like You, a winner. Stand up your head, girl. You are a great champion of life And a inpiration for all world. Dont forget, we Love You!
Ronda did post a brief statement out
on Sunday too say, “I just wanted to thank everyone for the love and support. I appreciate the concerns about my health, but I’m fine. As I mentioned before, I’m going to take a little bit of time, but I’ll be back.”
The brief time off was something that Ronda had scheduled to do regardless of the outcome of her fight. Her time off was made for projects that she already had scheduled.
