Something we don't know about is going on with AS

West Coast Nancy - he failed in japan
came over to the ufc in a weak division
got some opportunistic fights
people portrayed him as an invincible fighter
he got bored/underestimated opponents/division got more stacked
wants to retire before he faces anybody real
sonnen exposed him
okami and belfort are chomping at the bits for this easy title fight

This might be the dumbest breakdown of Anderson I've ever read.

Anderson Silva has been experiencing self-doubt for a while now.