By Eduardo Ferreira

An idol in England and one of the best Brazilian lightweight in the MMA history, Jean Silva announced his retirement today, exclusively to TATAME.com. The former Chute Boxe fighter, who fought for almost ten years and 40 fights, already faced top ranked fighters like Takanori Gomi and Vitor Shaolin, also battled with tough opponents such as Fabrício Camões and Paul Daley. Check below the announcement, sent to TATAME.com.

“Hey guys from TATAME, I announced to you in first hand my retirement. It’s 10 years of career and almost 40 fights. I’m too tired to train and administrate my new training center here in João Pessoa. Another reason is that my manager abandoned me. It’s complicated when you lose, because you don’t have any value anymore. I had other problems that made me think more on taking care of my family and my business around here. It’s sad to me, but sooner or later this day would come. I think I already gave my contribution to MMA, specially in England, where I fought most of my career".