After knocking out Tyron Woodley this Friday (19) and achieve his fourth victory in his professional boxing career, Anderson Silva indicated that he still wants to face his historic tormentor, Chris Weidman, in the sport.
The North American would be Spider’s opponent in this Friday’s fight, but was forced to withdraw from the card after suffering a serious biceps injury during training in the last week of November.
“I thank my opponent for accepting the fight, a great UFC legend. Not just anyone agrees to come here in such a short time. Chris Weidman, I hope you are better. Let’s put on a show. Let’s show that UFC fighters can fight and respect boxing”, declared the Brazilian, still in the ring, shortly after overcoming Woodley.
Trilogy against Weidman
Weidman and Silva faced each other on two occasions, with the American overcoming the Brazilian on both occasions. In 2013, Chris shocked the world by beating Anderson by knockout and winning the UFC middleweight belt. At the time, the Brazilian fighter had 16 consecutive victories, being the longest sequence of victories in the organization’s history up to that moment, in addition to holding the longest sequence of title defenses (10).
Months later, still in 2013, the two faced each other again. It was Anderson Silva’s chance for a rematch. However, once again, the result was not favorable for the Brazilian. Spider was blocked after an attempted kick and ended up breaking his left leg.
Boxing career
After leaving MMA in 2020, Anderson began dedicating himself to professional boxing, where he has already had six fights. The Brazilian’s record is positive with four wins and two defeats, including impressive triumphs over Julio César Chávez Jr., Tito Ortiz and, now, Tyron Woodley.
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