Entering the UFC outside the back of a memorable knock -out victory, 14 fights deep in his Octagon. The iconic Anderson Silva finally got the chance to avenge his most recent loss.
Brazilian Megastar Anderson Silva, a devastating dominant run as the undisputed middleweight champion and would waste the best of his seven -year stay as champion of the division.
Returning stars and former champions in both the middleweight and the light heavyweight limits, Curitiba striking Bait Silva had defeated stars in both divisions.
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And finally the chance to avenge his most recent loss, Silva understood the chance with both hands in a historic return home to Brazil.
Anderson Silva has flattened Yushin Okami in second -year UFC Brazil outing
With the Promotion -Landing in Brazil for the first time since their 1998 debut in the region, matchmakers were at the top of the UFC 134 card with defensive mediumweight Anderson Silva champion.
And on this day in 2011, Silva would fight again with the Japanese competition Yushin Okami – who achieves a controversial victory over the first.
Competitive in Rumble on the Rock 8 – Silva would undergo his fourth career loss in a controversial disqualification defeat against Okami, which he hit with a Upkick while the last one was considered in a downward position.
Six years later remove all doubts, but Silva would platform Okami platform with a sneaky right hand during an exchange, before he exhausts a whole series of land attacks for a sizzling knockout victory.
A year later, Silva would return to his home country to include a late pioneer in another main event show.
Anderson Silva's brutal victory over Stephan Bonnar
In his last victory while holding the middleweight title, Silva made his third outing on the light heavyweight limit against the ultimate hunter 1 second place Stephan Bonnar.
On his sizzling and self -assured Best, Silva chose to invite pressure from Bonnar to the first round of their main event conflict.
Even Stone at the Octagon Hek, Silva Bonnar's attempts avoided before he stumbled it to the canvas.
Following a brutal knee to the body, Silva has grounded the late star with another series of heavy soil attacks.