Anderson Silva: record, next fight and profile →
Former UFC champion Chris Weidman is eager to see Jake Paul face Anderson Silva in a boxing ring. Silva, regarded as one of the greatest MMA fighters in history, is now riding a wave of success in the sport of boxing.
MMA veteran Chael Sonnen, who often offers his services as an analyst, has accused former opponent Tito Ortiz of taking a dive in his recent fight with Anderson Silva.
UFC President Dana White erupted when reporters questioned him regarding last Saturday's pay-per-view event that was staged by the Triller app in Hollywood, Florida.
At the Hard Rock LIVE at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, MMA legend Anderson Silva (3-1, 2 KOs) continued his boxing run with a brutal first round knockout of fellow UFC Hall-of-Famer, Tito Ortiz.
Silva, Ortiz Fight Photos Gallery - Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, Hollywood - In a cruiserweight fight between two MMA legends, Anderson Silva (3-1, 2 KOs) demolished Tito Ortiz (0-1), who was making his boxing debut, with a crushing first round knockout. (photos by Amanda Wescott)
Anderson Silva didn’t even need two minutes to obliterate Tito Ortiz on Saturday night. Silva knocked Ortiz unconscious in the first round of their boxing match between 46-year-old mixed martial arts legends. The left-handed Silva slipped several of Ortiz’s slowly delivered punches in a corner, which led to Silva turning Ortiz around and drilling him with a compact right hand and then two lefts that sent Ortiz crashing to the canvas, face first, with 40 seconds to go in the opening round of an eight-round cruiserweight fight.
Silva, Ortiz Scorecard BoxingScene Live - Headlining LEGENDS II, Former Cruiserweight and Heavyweight Undisputed World Champion, EVANDER ‘THE REAL DEAL’ HOLYFIELD will battle Former UFC Heavyweight World Champion VITOR ‘THE PHENOM’ BELFORT in an eight-round clash. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
Tito Ortiz is doing his best to not envision a future beyond his upcoming showdown with fellow mixed martial arts legend Anderson Silva. That’s not to say he doesn’t see himself boxing beyond their September 11 boxing match in Hollywood, Florida.
Ortiz, Silva Weights Photos Gallery - Headlining LEGENDS II, Former Cruiserweight and Heavyweight Undisputed World Champion, EVANDER ‘THE REAL DEAL’ HOLYFIELD will battle Former UFC Heavyweight World Champion VITOR ‘THE PHENOM’ BELFORT in an eight-round clash. (photos by Amanda Westcott)
Evander Holyfield is 10 years older than the last time he weighed in for an official fight. The 58-year-old former heavyweight champion was almost exactly the same weight Friday, however, as he was the day before he stopped Danish veteran Brian Nielsen in the 10th round of their May 2011 bout in Copenhagen, Denmark. Holyfield stepped on the Florida Athletic Commission’s scale at 225.4 pounds Friday for his eight-round heavyweight bout Saturday night against Vitor Belfort.