Anderson Silva is a fighter of mixed martial arts

Anderson Silva - a fighter from Brazil, practicing the style of MMA (mixed martial arts). Former UFC middleweight champion. Silva holds the record for the number of victories won in a row (17). In the community, MMA is considered the greatest fighter in the history of sports.

Acquaintance with martial arts

Anderson Silva was born in São 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 study taekwondo, and already in 18 he received a black belt. Also, Anderson studied Muay Thai for a long time and is known for his high skills in this kind of martial arts. And also Silva has a black belt in Jiu-Jitsu. In 2006, he received it from Antonio Nogueira.

Your team

"Cool Boxing Academy" - this is the organization in which Anderson Silva was. The soldier soon left her. He did this to organize his company "Dream Team Muay Thai". In late 2006, Anderson created a new club called "Black Horse". It included the brothers Nogueira, Assuero Silva, Vitor Belfort and Lyoto Machida. In 2008, the hero of this article on a couple of Rodrigo Nogueira opened in Miami Academy of MMA.

Starting a career

2000 - this is the year when he started his performances at MMA Silva. The fighter and his friend from Russia Denis Kazyukin signed a contract with the Brazilian organization "Mecca". Unfortunately, Anderson lost the debut fight by a unanimous decision of the referees to his club mate Luis Azérédo. And his friend Denis overcame André Galvao with a painful technique in his hand. The next two duels Anderson won by knockout with Claudinor Fontainelier and Jose Barreto. After there was a series of victories in the Japanese Shooto.

First defeat and revenge

2006 - this is the year that won the title of champion of UFC (middleweight) Anderson Silva. The fighter held him for eight years. On July 6, 2013, the hero of this article fought with Chris Weidman. At stake was the championship title. In the first round, Chris moved the fight to the ground and dominated Anderson, inflicting numerous strikes. When there was very little time left before the bell rang, the Brazilian began teasing and provoking an American. They spent the ending simply by 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 sent him to a knockdown. Weidman became the first fighter who could knock out the Brazilian in mixed martial arts. This defeat interrupted the winning series of the champion, numbering seventeen fights. In honor of the American win, the city of Nassau (New York) was named July 17 by the Day of Chris Weidmann. A well-known information portal about mixed martial arts "Sherdog" handed him the "Knockout of the Year" prize.

On December 28, 2013 was appointed a rematch. In the first round, Chris nearly knocked out Anderson. Being in the clinch, the American had a right hook and brought the opponent out of balance. And then Weidman brought down a hail of blows on Silva. However, the former champion could stand them and moved Chris to the ground. In it, the fighters stayed until the end of the round. At the beginning of the second round, Silva went on the attack and caused Weidman a lot of blows. One of the low-kicks of the Brazilian came to Chris in the knee. So, Anderson broke his leg, and the fight was stopped.

Doping

The Brazilian fighter Silva recovered from the injury for several months. In the ring he came out only in late January 2012 against Nick Diaz. The battle ended in the victory of Anderson by unanimous decision of the arbitrators. But soon the result was canceled, as the doping test of Silva was positive. Androsterone and drostanolone were found in the blood of the 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 duel of the hero of this article was in February 2017 against Derek Branson and ended with a victory for the Brazilian.

Fighter Silent Giant

Some fans of martial arts confuse Anderson with this athlete. In fact, these athletes have only three common features: they are both MMA fighters, have the same surname and were born in São Paulo. The biography of Silent Giant is a topic for a separate article. Here we only briefly tell about this athlete.

Paulo Cesar da Silva was born in 1963. He began his sports career with basketball, but then moved to wrestling and mixed martial arts. The weight of Paulo is 175 kilograms, and the height is 218 centimeters. Externally, the athlete looked impressive, but here about his statistics can not be said the same. In MMA, he spent eight fights, and won only two of them. All fights took place in Japan.

1997 - this is the year that debuted in wrestling Paulo da Silva. A fighter with a fearsome appearance became a gold mine for this sport. It was in WWE federation that he received his nickname Giant Silva. Many people remember his fight with the Great Kali. All spectators were breathtaking from the sight of two huge athletes who beat each other with their big fists.

Currently, Silva periodically performs in independent wrestling federations. Well, when he's not busy fighting, he works as a bouncer at New York's entertainment venues.