The pair crossed swords at UFC 234, and it was a changing of the guard moment. At the time, Silva wasn't completely shot. His skill-set remained dangerous, he just wasn't as fast as he used to be.

Adesanya outpointed Silva at UFC 234 in his first-career UFC pay-per-view main event. MORE BLOODY ELBOW NEWS Pereira is set to return to the Octagon next month at UFC 313 against Magomed Ankalaev ...