Anderson Silva News

Russell Ess - May 9, 2016

https://youtu.be/oKQRiSTkcCo As UFC 198 approaches, take a look into one of the exciting bouts on the stacked card as former middleweight king Anderson Silva takes on Uriah Hall.

Scott Hernandez - May 7, 2016

https://youtu.be/lkPVtdY0RuI With less than two weeks to go until UFC 198, where Anderson Silva will fight Uriah Hall, Silva has taken it upon himself to mock his opponent.

Chris Taylor - May 1, 2016

https://youtu.be/SVTC7EEFL2c Does Anderson Silva’s son plan on following in his father’s footsteps?

Russell Ess - April 14, 2016

https://youtu.be/BV5-Nicu65Y Anderson “The Spider” Silva celebrated his birthday turning 41-years old today.

Scott Hernandez - April 2, 2016

It was over 5 years ago that Anderson Silva delivered one of the most spectacular knockouts in UFC history as he dropped Vitor Belfort with a front kick in the main event of UFC 126 to retain his UFC middleweight championship. Now, fast forward five years and the pair are both fighting different men at UFC 198 in Curitiba Brazil. Silva is slated to fight Uriah Hall, while Vitor Belfort is slated to fight Ronaldo ‘Jacare’ Souza in what many expect to be a #1 contender fight.

Russell Ess - March 31, 2016

Former UFC middleweight kingpin Anderson Silva and former light heavyweight champion Jon Jones have a great deal of respect for one another. The two friends are both living legends and have said they look at one another in a brotherly type of way. So when Silva, the figurative big brother found out about Jones’ recent arrest, he was not happy to hear the news.

Chris Taylor - March 30, 2016

During today’s UFC 198 press conference, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva was asked to comment on his recent request to fight current UFC featherweight champion Conor McGregor at a catchweight. “The Spider” was quick to point out that he did not challenge McGregor because of the huge “payday” that would come along with the fight, but that he is simply interested in challenging his skills against the brash Irishman:

Russell Ess - March 30, 2016

GSP vs Silva? @SpiderAnderson: “It could happen.” 👀 What do you guys think?! #UFC198https://t.co/l2vvzX7jU3 — UFC Canada (@UFC_CA) March 30, 2016

Scott Hernandez - March 25, 2016

Top ranked UFC middleweight Uriah Hall has quite the task ahead of him at UFC 198 where he faces one of the greatest mixed martial artists of all time in Anderson Silva. Not only is Hall fighting Silva on a pay-per view event in Brazil, he’s fighting Silva in “The Spider’s” hometown of Curitiba. Hall joins MMAJunkie Radio to discuss the fight:

Scott Hernandez - March 17, 2016

It’s official! After a report surfaced earlier this week that Anderson Silva vs. Uriah Hall would go down at UFC 198 in The Spider’s hometown of Curitiba Brazil, we now have official confirmation from the UFC that Anderson Silva and Uriah Hall will in fact be fighting at the event.

Scott Hernandez - March 16, 2016

While it was previously reported that Anderson Silva would be unable to fight in his hometown of Curitiba Brazil at UFC 198 due to a lack of opponents, a recent report indicates that may no longer be the case. A report has surfaced from Sherdog which revealed that the UFC is reportedly looking to book Anderson Silva to fight the always exciting Uriah Hall at UFC 198 on May 14th. The card is headlined by Fabricio Werdum vs. Stipe Miocic, but given Silva’s fame, the bout will likely be on the pay-per view portion of the card.

Scott Hernandez - March 15, 2016

When Chris Weidman stepped into the Octagon to face Anderson Silva for the UFC middleweight championship at UFC 162 in 2013, he shocked the world as he knocked ‘The Spider’ out cold in the second round. As if that moment wasn’t horrible enough for ‘The Spider,’ in their rematch at UFC 168, a checked leg kick from Weidman left Silva on the canvas with a broken leg.

Scott Hernandez - March 10, 2016

https://t.co/riAzLrYriG pic.twitter.com/X3J39IDKJa — Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson) March 10, 2016

Scott Hernandez - March 10, 2016

While this isn’t the first time that Tim Kennedy has called out Anderson Silva, the stars may have aligned for a bout to finally be scheduled between the two men. After Tim Kennedy’s controversial loss to Yoel Romero, he took an indefinitely hiatus from competition. Now, a year and a half following the loss to Romero, Kennedy has stated that he is returning to the Octagon and targeting PED users and TRT abusers.

Scott Hernandez - March 9, 2016

While it was reported recently that Anderson Silva would not be competing at UFC 198 in his hometown of Curitiba Brazil due to a lack of challengers, one man has stepped up to the plate. MMA veteran Gegard Mousasi, fresh off his unanimous decision win over Thales Leites at UFC London, has challenged Silva to a fight at UFC 199 in June, or UFC 200 in July. Mousasi defeated Leites on the same card that Anderson Silva lost to Michael Bisping on last month.

Scott Hernandez - March 5, 2016

While many expected Anderson Silva to fight at UFC 198 on May 14th in his hometown of Curitiba Brazil, it appears that ‘The Spider’ won’t. UFC Brazil GM Giovanni Decker explained that there the lack of opponents for Silva on the card, which has resulted in him declining to fight according to Combate.

Scott Hernandez - March 1, 2016

Saturday in London, Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping fought for 5 rounds to a decision.

Chris Taylor - March 1, 2016

Michael Bisping scored the biggest win of his mixed martial arts career this past Saturday in London, when he defeated former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva via unanimous decision. The fight was very close and many fans thought that “The Spider” should have got the ‘nod’ from the judges when all was said and done.