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Anderson Silva is a Brazilian National Kickboxing Champion who grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started kickboxing at the age of 14.

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Anderson Silva is a Brazilian National Kickboxing Champion who grew up in Sao Paulo, Brazil. He started kickboxing at the age of 14. He devoted himself completely to his preparation, and when he was 18 years of age, he realized that he needed to completely commit his life to this sport.

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PERSONAL LIFE

  • Silva was born on April 14, 1975, in São Paolo, Brazil. The son of a destitute family, Silva spent most of his youth in Curitiba with his aunt and uncle, who was an officer with the Curitiba police force.
  • Silva’s first raid in quite a while started as a kid preparing jiu-jitsu with neighborhood kids. As a high schooler, Silva started preparing in taekwondo, capoeira, and muay thai.
  • Silva’s wife is Dayane. They had three sons and two daughters. Before he started his career as a professional fighter, Silva worked as a file clerk and he also worked at McDonald’s. He considers Spider-Man, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali and his mother as the biggest of his personal heroes.
  • Silva became a naturalized U.S. citizen in July 2019.
  • He showed interest in competing in the sport of taekwondo and boxing.
  • He has a love of comic books and comic book heroes.

CAREER

  • Initially, Anderson “the Spider” Silva fought in the welterweight category in Brazil and in 1997 he made his professional debut with a pair of wins.
  • In the year 2000, Silva recorded his first loss to Luiz Azeredo. But after that fight, he went on a nine-fight winning streak, winning six of those fights by either submission or TKO.
  • On August 26, 2001, Silva beat Hayato Sakurai in his first match in Japan by unanimous decision after three rounds. He then became the new Shooto Middleweight Champion and the first man to defeat Sakurai, who was unbeaten in his first 20 fights.
  • On June 28, 2006, Silva made his debut at Ultimate Fight Night 5. His opponent was Chris Leben, the Ultimate Fighter 1, who had gone undefeated in the UFC with five consecutive victories.
  • Silva made a forceful debut when he knocked out Leben 49 seconds into the first round.
  • On July 7, 2007, in his next fight at UFC 73, he won by TKO at 4:50 in the first round. Silva successfully defended his title against Nate Marquardt.
  • At UFC 97 on April 18, 2009, Silva defeated Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelter Thales Leites by unanimous decision.
  • It is believed that Leites was the first man in UFC history to take Silva through 5 rounds to a judge’s’ decision.

TITLE LOSS AND INJURY

  • At UFC 162 on July 6, 2013, Silva faced Chris Weidman, and he lost by KO in the second round after showboating, finishing his dash of the longest title reign in UFC history.
  • On December 28, 2013, a rematch was held at UFC 168 when Weidman dominated the stand over the first round. It was detailed that Silva may have also cracked his shin bone against Weidman during the first leg check.
  • Right away after the battle, Silva had orthopedic surgery to balance out his tibia with an intramedullary rod; his fibula was reset and was not expected to require further medical procedure.
  • A UFC proclamation called the surgery “effective” and said those with comparable wounds by and large take three to a half year to recoup.

FIGHTING STYLE

  • On January 31, 2015, Silva faced Nick Diaz in the main event of UFC 183, his first fight after his injury. He won the fight via unanimous decision.
  • At UFC Fight Night 84, Silva faced Michael Bisping on February 27, 2016, his first fight after his PED suspension was lifted. He lost the fight via unanimous decision, but the fight ended with disagreement.
  • Silva dropped Bisping with a flying knee at the end of round three, then Bisping was signaling to the referee that he lost his mouthpiece.
  • Silva believed he had won, but the referee said that the fight was not over, then continued the fight for another two rounds to the decision.
    On February 11, 2017, Silva faced Derek Brunson at UFC 208. He was awarded a unanimous decision victory.
  • Silva is primarily a stand-up fighter, an expert in Muay Thai, boxing, and taekwondo. He is an owner of numerous UFC offensive striking records.
  • Silva is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the history of MMA and many consider him the best of all time.
  • Silva’s striking precision, power of knockout, technically vicious Muay Thai, and ability to counterstrike makes him a threat to his opponents.
  • Silva’s striking uses three major strengths: the jab, technical precision, and his transitions and movement.

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