Tim Silvia wasn’t lying in his interview after his loss to Randy Couture. He emphatically stated that he was having back problems while he was training and wasn’t at 100%.
His blog states the following:
Matt and I are in St. Louis, MO today and tomorrow for the NRA show. I got my 3rd cortisone shot for my back and if this doesn’t work out, I’ll have surgery in 2 weeks. Heading up to Oregon on Wednesday for some turkey hunting, I’ll be hanging out with my buddies from BowTech Archery while I’m up there.This is actually good news for both Tim and the Heavyweight division. This will allow them to develop said division without Tim in the picture for awhile AND it will allow Tim to rehab his back at his own pace so that he can come back in full health and be a force in the weight class again rather than a footnote.
-Tim