Anderson Silva returned to the UFC octagon at UFC 234 last weekend with a surprisingly impressive showing against Israel Adesanya. And in a lot of ways, it was as perfect a return as we could have realistically hoped to see from the legend at this point in his run. Both technicians danced in a tactical battle for fifteen minutes and …
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Israel Adesanya was expected to make quick work of the legendary former champion Anderson Silva at UFC 234, but when all was said and done, we were treated to something very different. Seeing Stylebender as the clear favourite going into this one wasn’t the most outlandish call of all-time. As one of the middleweight division’s finest strikers, Israel had spent …
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The time has come for The Last Stylebender and The Spider to throw down, so with that in mind, here’s how we think it’s going to play out. We’ve already delved into the possible reasons for Silva’s decision to fight a young, hungry contender at this point in his career. Anderson himself has admitted that he is ‘too old for …
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When the soon-to-be 44-year-old Anderson Silva was announced as the next opponent for rising phenom Israel Adesanya at UFC 234, a mixture of confusion and worry was the initial reaction of most who had watched the man do work in his prime. Not seen since the admittedly-dire UFC 208, Silva will have been sitting out for two years by the time …
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Anderson Silva has claimed he is in favour of the USADA programme within the UFC but feels that the company should rethink its approach to Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT). The former Middleweight champion feels the United States Anti-Doping Agency’s presence is warranted, however, he thinks they should be more flexible. TRT was banned by the UFC in 2014 after various …
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It was announced this week that Anderson Silva will face Israel Adesanya at UFC 234 in February. However, ‘The Spider’ has revealed that he was in talks about facing Conor McGregor before his fight in Melbourne was confirmed. The former pound-for-pound told ESPN that he was in talks with the UFC about a fight with Conor McGregor, after the Dubliner called …
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ESPN reported today that the UFC are looking at setting up a middleweight clash between rising phenom Israel Adesanya and the former champ, Anderson Silva. Brett Okamoto reported first that UFC 234 could well host a 185lb clash between Adesanya and Silva, a fight that would mark the Brazilian legend’s first outing since February 2017. Breaking: Anderson Silva vs. Israel …
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Brazilian powerhouse Paulo Costa has pulled from his UFC Brooklyn showdown with Yoel Romero, the second time this fight has been unsuccessfully booked. And what a fight it would have been! Two of the middleweight division’s most violent customers locked into a cage together? That sounded good to us. Romero has only come up short against the reigning champion Robert …
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Anderson Silva didn’t take too long to respond to Conor McGregor’s interest in potentially taking him on inside the octagon in the future. It was a rather bizarre thing to hear Conor McGregor express his desire to test himself against the former UFC middleweight champion of the world Anderson Silva. Sure, the Brazilian is far past his best, but in …
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This week eight years ago Anderson Silva defeated Chael Sonnen to retain his UFC middleweight title in one of the most dramatic fights in recent memory. After dominating throughout the fight the brash Sonnen fell to a late submission nearly four minutes into the fifth and final round as Silva survived to barely keep his title. In the buildup to …
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