It depends on if his contract expired with this match because if it didn't then like most UFC fighters who retired in the Zuffa era that means their contracts froze. If Silva wants to do boxing then it needs to be as a free agent unless they work something similar to the Conor vs Mayweather fight. Also it would've been nice to see Silva do that in his prime.
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