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Tim Kennedy calls out some of UFC’s big middleweight names to step up for UFC 205
Many fans were upset to hear the news that UFC 205 lost a big fight on Tuesday. Tim Kennedy just arrived in New York for his scheduled match against Rashad Evans on Tuesday only to find out that Evans was pulled from competition. Evans told MMA Fighting that he was in great shape and that […]
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Anderson Silva Has Been Tested by USADA More Times Than Any Other Fighter in 2016
Anderson Silva, who is widely considered the greatest fighter in the history of mixed martial arts, is the keeper of many impressive records. He’s headlined more pay-per-views than any fighter in UFC history, at 15. He’s tied with Vitor Belfort for the most finishes achieved in UFC history, at 15. He’s earned more knockdowns than any […]
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Anderson Silva apologizes for comments about UFC
While interim UFC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is still unhappy with the UFC brass given that they didn’t force UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor to take a fight with him after his UFC 202 majority decision win over Nate Diaz, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva has taken a step back. After it was announced […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva posts video of him sparring, practicing reverse-elbow
http://youtu.be/gzJWSRom8fo Anderson Silva appears to be training hard, releasing a video of him in a hard sparring session on Tuesday amidst rumors of a potential match-up with Georges Saint Pierre. In the video you can see Silva and his sparring partner throwing some heat! It appears as though The Spider gets tagged early on in […]
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Anderson Silva’s son claims his dad is fighting Georges St-Pierre this December
According to Anderson Silva’s son, his father will be fighting former UFC welterweight champion Georges St. Pierre (25-2 MMA) this December. Check out his Instagram post below: • Christmas month will be exciting • A photo posted by One Of A Kind (@kalylsilva) on Oct 8, 2016 at 5:49pm PDT The fight would mark the first […]
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Georges St-Pierre vs. Anderson Silva rumored for UFC 206
Former UFC welterweight champion Georges St-Pierre spoke with Canadian Sports Outlet “RDS” two days ago and stated that he would be making a “big announcement” next week. Rumors are now swirling that GSP’s big announcement could be a super-fight with former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson “The Spider” Silva, which would headline the UFC 206 pay-per-view event […]
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Anderson Silva “very upset, sad, and disappointed” with UFC
When it was revealed that just 48 hours before UFC 200, interim light heavyweight champion Jon Jones would be unable to fight Daniel Cormier for the undisputed light heavyweight championship due to a failed out-of-competition drug test the month prior, former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepped up to take Jones’ place. On just two days […]
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VIDEO: Anderson Silva posts sparring session
http://youtu.be/Cj6MGcpTSzI Anderson Silva is back to the gym and appears to be training for another fight following his short-notice decision loss to light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. ‘The Spider’ posted a video of some light sparring on his YouTube page on Saturday. Although the former middleweight kingpin doesn’t have another fight scheduled yet, the video […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva sparring with his son
https://youtu.be/3Zkw_-lFt0c Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva has returned to the gym for training following his UFC 200 loss to light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Silva, who has been on a bit of a slide since losing his UFC middleweight championship to Chris Weidman in 2013, will be looking to return to the […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva back training following UFC 200 loss
https://youtu.be/3skeQb0sh18 Last month, on the main card of UFC 200, Anderson Silva stepped into the Octagon to fight UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Silva, who stepped in to fight Cormier on just 2 days notice after Jon Jones was pulled from the fight for a potential USADA anti-doping violation, was handed a unanimous decision […]
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PHOTO | Ric Flair absolutely despises Conor McGregor but has the highest praise for Anderson Silva
UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor made a few more enemies after calling nearly all of the WWE wrestlers “puss–s” recently on a UFC 202 media conference call. Even after the backlash from fans and quite a few professional wrestlers, McGregor never back peddled one bit, following up with a tweet saying that he would “slap […]
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VIDEO | On This Day: Anderson Silva in the Matrix vs. Forrest Griffin
https://youtu.be/Rt1IIJMpcgI Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva has put on some of the most entertaining performances we have seen in the UFC. On August 8, 2009, Silva went up to the light heavyweight division to take on former UFC champion Forrest Griffin and put on another highlight performance. Silva dodged Griffin’s shots with ease and […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva fought Daniel Cormier for $6 million at UFC 200?
Former middleweight champion Anderson Silva stepped in on two days notice to help save a huge fight from being cut from UFC 200 and took one of the toughest tasks of his career, going up against UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier. Silva said he took the fight to challenge himself and took the challenge […]
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VIDEO | Daniel Cormier and Anderson Silva – Octagon Interviews
Current UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier earned a victory over former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva at last night’s UFC 200 event in Las Vegas. Watch as Joe Rogan interviews both men following their main card battle which resulted in a unanimous decision victory for “DC”. Who would you like to see former middleweight champion […]
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VIDEO | Anderson Silva vs. Daniel Cormier (highlights)
https://youtu.be/AxLmtgNneYw It was an emotional rollercoaster of a week for Daniel Cormier, who went from fighting Jon Jones for the light heavyweight championship, to fighting Anderson Silva in a 3 round non-main event fight. Cormier won the fight in convincing fashion, taking Anderson Silva down numerous times throughout the fight, and maintaining control on the […]
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Anderson Silva weighs in well under light heavyweight limit at UFC 200 weigh-in
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva is set to fight UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier on two days notice at UFC 200. Silva, who is a massive underdog against Cormier reached out to the UFC shortly after Cormier’s original opponent Jon Jones was pulled from the fight after being flagged by the U.S. Anti-Doping […]
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Anderson Silva was sparring the day before stepping in to fight at UFC 200
With former middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva stepping in on just 2 days notice to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200, many have questioned how prepared Anderson Silva really is for the fight. While he won’t have to cut weight to make 205, Silva spoke at a press conference Thursday night, where he revealed that while […]
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Anderson Silva vs. Daniel Cormier opening betting odds
Thursday evening, UFC President Dana White announced that Anderson Silva would be stepping in on short notice to fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200. Silva is stepping in for Jon Jones, who was pulled from the card for a potential USADA anti-doping violation. The fight, which will take place on the main card, will not […]
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Anderson Silva says he hasn’t trained in months ahead of UFC 200 fight against Daniel Cormier
Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva says that he simply wants to test himself as a martial artist. From his yearning for a catchweight fight with UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor to his much-wanted rematch with current UFC middleweight champion Michael Bisping, Silva officially has a big challenge ahead of him stepping in on two […]
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VIDEO | Dana White announces Anderson Silva’s return
Cormier vs Silva!!! #UFC200 pic.twitter.com/c2QYsgEb68 — Dana White (@danawhite) July 8, 2016 Thursday evening, it was announced that former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva would be stepping in on just 2 days notice to fight Daniel Cormier. Silva is stepping in for Jon Jones, who was pulled form the event for a potential USADA anti-doping […]
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Daniel Cormier vs. Anderson Silva reportedly official for UFC 200
News broke Thursday evening that Daniel Cormier will face Anderson Silva at UFC 200 in a 3 round light heavyweight fight. The announcement comes after much speculation as to who the UFC will have step in to face Cormier on 2 day notice after Jon Jones was pulled from the event for a potential USADA […]
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Report: Anderson Silva to step in and fight Daniel Cormier at UFC 200?
With the UFC working hard to find UFC light heavyweight champion Daniel Cormier a fight for UFC 200 after Jon Jones was pulled from the fight for a potential Anti-Doping Policy violation, Brazilian media outlet Combate is reporting that former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be fighting Cormier on Saturday in a non-title bout […]
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On This Day: Anderson Silva knocked out for the first time in his professional career
Anderson Silva was the king of the UFC middleweight division for over six years, convincingly taking the belt from Rich Franklin at UFC 64. Silva would go on to defend his middleweight title 10 times, setting the record for the most consecutive title defenses in UFC history. Silva’s supremacy came to a stunning end when […]
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Anderson Silva continues campaign for Michael Bisping rematch
Nearly 6 months ago, Michael Bisping and Anderson Silva squared off in the main event of ‘UFC Fight Night: London’. The fight was a rather controversial one, with Bisping losing his mouthguard midway through the fight. When Bisping went to retrieve his mouthguard from referee Herb Dean, Silva took advantage of the situation and landed […]
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VIDEO | On This Day: Anderson Silva makes UFC debut at the age of 31
#OnThisDay in 2006: @spiderandersonsilva made his UFC debut and it was savage! Watch again on @ufcfightpass A video posted by UFC Europe (@ufceurope) on Jun 28, 2016 at 7:04am PDT Anderson “The Spider” Silva made his UFC debut on this day 10 years ago. Silva stepped into the Octagon with Chris Leben and made a […]
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Anderson Silva states his case for a rematch with Michael Bisping
Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping fought a controversial fight back at UFC Fight Night 84, just a few months prior to Bisping becoming the UFC middleweight champion at UFC 199. Silva thought he had finished Bisping at the end of the third round and ran off jumping on the cage celebrating, but was dumbfounded when […]
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Problems between Anderson Silva and Dana White?
UFC President Dana White runs into issues with his fighters from time to time and usually resolves things fairly quickly so that everyone can continue doing their jobs. Most recently, former middleweight champion Anderson Silva posted an interesting photo and caption to his Instagram account. The “Spider” posted a photo of White with a quote […]
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Update on Anderson Silva fighting at UFC 200
Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva was supposed to fight Uriah Hall at UFC 198 in Curitiba, Brazil last month, however ‘The Spider’ was forced to undergo surgery to remove his gallbladder the week of the fight. Silva set his sights on a return to the Octagon at UFC 200, hoping to avenge his loss […]