Anderson Silva is a Brazilian fighter practicing MMA (mixed martial arts) style. Former UFC middleweight champion. Silva holds the record for the number of consecutive victories (17). In the community, MMA is considered the greatest fighter in sports history.
Acquaintance with martial arts
Anderson Silva was born in Sao Paulo in 1975. However, the fighter himself prefers to say in an interview that he is from Curitiba. It was there that the boy became acquainted with martial arts. At the age of 14 he began to practice taekwondo, and already at 18 he received a black belt. Anderson also studied Muay Thai for a long time and is known for his high skill in this type of martial arts. Silva also has a black jiu-jitsu belt. In 2006, he received it from Antonio Nogueira.
Own team
The Cool Boxing Academy is the organization Anderson Silva was a member of. The soldier soon left her. He did this to set up his Muay Thai Dream Team. At the end of 2006, Anderson created the new Black Horse club. It included the brothers Nogueira, Assuero Silva, Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida. In 2008, the hero of this article, along with Rodrigo Nogueira, opened the MMA Academy in Miami.
Career start
2000 - this is the year when Silva began his performances in MMA. The fighter and his friend from Russia Denis Kazyukin signed a contract with the Brazilian organization Mecca. Unfortunately, Anderson lost the opening bout by unanimous decision to his teammate named Luis Azeredo. And his friend Denis defeated Andre Galvao with a painful hand technique. The next two fights Anderson won by knockout against Claudinor Fontinellier and Jose Barreto. After there was still a series of victories in the Japanese Shooto.
First defeat and revenge
2006 - this is the year when he won the UFC champion (middle weight) Anderson Silva. The fighter held him for eight years. On July 6, 2013, the hero of this article had a fight with Chris Weidman. The championship title was at stake. In the first round, Chris transferred the fight to the ground and dominated Anderson, inflicting numerous blows. When there was very little time before the bell rang, the Brazilian began to tease and provoke the American. They spent the ending just exchanging blows. In the second round, Silva again provoked Weidman. This did not last long. In the third minute, Chris caught Anderson on the left hook and knocked him down. Weidman was the first fighter to knock out a Brazilian in mixed martial arts. This defeat interrupted the winning streak of the champion, numbering seventeen fights. In honor of the American’s win, the city of Nasso (New York) called July 17 Chris Weidman Day. And the famous information portal about mixed martial arts “Sherdog” awarded him the “Knockout of the Year” prize.
On December 28, 2013 a revenge was appointed. In the first round, Chris nearly knocked out Anderson. While in the clinch, the American held a right hook and unbalanced his opponent. And then Weidman brought down a hail of blows on Silva. However, the former champion was able to withstand them and transferred Chris to the ground. In it, the fighters remained until the end of the round. At the beginning of the second round, Silva went on the attack and inflicted many blows on Weidman. One of the Brazilian low kicks hit Chris in the knee. So, Anderson broke his leg, and the battle was stopped.
Dope
The Brazilian fighter Silva was recovering from an injury for several months. He entered the ring only at the end of January 2012 against Nick Diaz. The fight ended with Anderson's victory by unanimous decision. But soon the result was canceled, as Silva's doping test turned out to be positive. Androsterone and drostanolone were found in the blood of a fighter. And Diaz was convicted of drug use.
The year 2016 was unsuccessful for the athlete. Silva lost to two opponents - Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier. The last fight of the hero of this article took place in February 2017 against Derek Brunson and ended in a victory for the Brazilian.
