Coach: SIlva told me he will fight again

When Anderson Silva, 38 snapped his titba and fibula at UFC 168, many fans assumed he would retire. However, Silva’s co-manager Jorge Guimaraes spoke with TMZ, and said “trust me, he will be back.”

“He had his second X-ray [Thursday] and everything looks great. It was a clean break so the nerves are okay. He’s already started physical therapy and he’s moving his toes.”

Guimaraes says Silva is extremely confident he’ll return to the Octagon after he recovers.

The remarks were followed by Anderson Silva’s coach Pedro Rizzo telling MMAFighting that Silva himself said he would return.

“At the hospital, Anderson told me ‘??I will be back, master. I will be back,'” said Rizzo. “I told him ‘??Yeah, you’??ll be back home to recover and rest’. And he said ‘I will be back, master.’?? He’s a fighter. He has six months to recover, heal and then decide what he’s going to do next.”

Silva’s surgeon says he could be able to resume training in six to nine months.