Yes. Silva showed signs of slowing down before the Weidman fight. He was 38 years old around the time of the fight. Also, he didn't look serious in that fight at all. Just clowning, standing against the fence and teasing Chris. Yes, Chris knocked him out, but it even looked like he took a dive. Standing on 1 foot and dancing. Most people on here were quite sure, I remember.
Silva is still a great fighter, no doubt. But he wasn't on top for that fight and it was also pretty obvious from the result. I mean, Chris swinging and then Silva mismeasuring distance and getting knocked out. Tell me one other fight, that's ended like that??
It's not like Weidman had him hurt with combos or even rocked him before the dance.