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CSAC will follow up Wanderlei Silva after he reports 8 out of 10 concussion symptoms

The California State Athletic Commission is taking “very, very seriously” a recent interview from Wanderlei Silva, who on Tuesday said he suffers from concussion symptoms.

“We’re going to have to make sure he’s neurologically fit to go,” CSAC Executive Director Andy Foster today told MMAjunkie. “If fighters say things like this in the press, we have to follow up. He’s welcome to fight here if he’s medically cleared.”

In 2016, the CSAC implemented neurological testing using the iPad-based C3 Logix system, which uses neurocognitive data to assess potential concussions and overall brain function.

Silva, 42, told Porto Vale Tudo he self-identified eight of the 10 symptoms of head trauma while at a lecture on the topic of concussions. He cited difficulties with mood swings, memory lapses and sleeping.

“In our time … I believed that the more punches you took, the more you could bear it,” Silva said (via Google translate). “And it’s the other way around: The more punches you take, the less you can handle at the time of the fight.”

The former PRIDE champion and MMA legend was medically cleared and issued a one-year license in California for a rematch against rival Quinton Jackson (38-13 MMA, 5-2 BMMA) at Bellator 206. Jackson, who predicted he’d retire Silva (35-14-1 MMA, 0-2 BMMA), won via second-round TKO. It was Silva’s 7th career loss by knockout. He welcomed a fifth fight immediately afterward.

A veteran of 51 MMA bouts and the famed MMA team Chute Boxe, Silva remains under contract with the Viacom-owned Bellator, which declined comment on the story.

“The Axe Murderer” is known for his ferocious, brawling style that’s left dozens of opponents on the receiving end of knockouts. As his career has stretched into its second decade, however, his ability to take punishment has noticably faded. He’s suffered several brutal knockouts, including one previously delivered by Jackson.

Silva acknowledges his approach to the sport has contributed to his current predicament and advises young fighters not to follow in his footsteps.

“If (I were) to leave a tip … it is not to get beat up every day,” he said. “Those who have young students, do not let the student get very punched in the head. Have the right time to do a stronger training, but it cannot be an everyday thing.”

Silva said he serves as a volunteer with a Canadian company that produces a supplement designed to minimize head trauma. He also revealed efforts to donate his brain to studies on chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), which currently can only be diagnosed post-mortem. The disease already been diagnosed in one deceased fighter, Jordan Parsons.

Even with his issues, Silva still relishes a rematch with Vitor Belfort, who handed him his second knockout loss when they first met all the way back in 1999. Belfort, 41, is a free agent and talked up a comeback this year.

“I’ve been running after him for 20 years and the guy just runs away,” he said.

For more on Bellator’s upcoming schedule, check out the MMA Rumors section of the site.

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