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UFC Anderson Silva Hall of Fame
One of the greatest MMA fighters of all time will finally be immortalized among his legendary peers. Anderson Silva can soon add UFC Hall of Fame member to his unmatched resume.
Former longtime UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva, who will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame this summer, announced his promotion during Saturday’s UFC 286 telecast. Silva enters the lobby as part of the Herald Wing. Spider is arguably the greatest UFC fighter of all time, at least on a very short list of the best of all time.
Few have dominated the sport like Silva. He held the UFC middleweight title from 2006 to 2013 (2,547 days, longest UFC title reign) and had a 16-fight winning streak in the Ultimate Fighting Championship, the longest streak in the promotion’s history. Silva has 10 middleweight title defenses behind only Jon Jones and Demetrius Johnson (11).
“Anderson Silva is one of the greatest athletes of all time,” Ultimate Fighting Championship president Dan White said in a statement. “Anderson’s 16-fight UFC winning streak, 10 successful title defenses and nearly seven years as middleweight champion is one of the greatest things we’ve seen in professional sports.
He’s an absolute artist in the Octagon and will be. It’s an honor to be inducted into the Ultimate Fighting Championship Hall of Fame this summer.” in the hall.”
It’s not just Silva who wins. He swings around opponents and sometimes makes enemies look silly. His nine UFC titles are the most in the promotion’s history, and he has the most KOs/TKOs in UFC middleweight history.
Silva, 47, has put his sights on the UFC in 2020 and is coming off a fight against former world champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. and Ultimate Fighting Championship celebrity Tito Ortiz. Silva’s last fight was last October when Jake Paul beat him in a boxing match. In the Ultimate Fighting Championship, Silva defeated the likes of Rich Franklin, Dan Henderson, Vito Belfort, Charles Sonnen (twice) and Forrest Griffin.
During Saturday’s Ultimate Fighting Championship 286 pay-per-view, it was announced that the longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight champion will be officially inducted into the Hall of Fame, joining the Pioneer Wing along with Royce Gracie, Chuck Liddell, Kazushi Sakuraba and others for the 2023 Jens. Powder.
Former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo is scheduled to join Silva and Pulver at this year’s Hall of Fame ceremony during International Fight Week in Las Vegas in July (July 7-3-9).
One of the most dominant and popular champions in UFC history, Silva won the welterweight title in his second promotion fight at UFC 64 and went on to successfully defend the title ten consecutive times between 2006 and 2014. Along the way, “Spider” recorded some of MMA’s most memorable finishes, dazzling opponents with his flashy strikes and unsettling them with his elite fighting.
At his peak, Silva finished Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin, Charles Sonnen and Vito Belfort and firmly established himself as the greatest of all time. Status as one of the boxes. The Brazilian legend has 16 straight wins at 185 and 205 pounds. Silva, 47, retired from MMA in 2020 with a professional record of 34-11 (1 NC) and is pursuing a boxing career, most recently losing to YouTube star Jake Paul.
The news that Spider is part of the 2023 Pioneer Wing was announced during Saturday’s UFC 286 telecast. Silva and fellow legends former UFC and WEC featherweight champion Jose Aldo and inaugural Ultimate Fighting Championship 155-pound champion Jens Pulver will be honored at a Hall of Fame ceremony during International Fight Week in July.
Silva, 47, has a professional MMA record of 34-11 with 1 no-contest, 23 by KO/TKO and 3 by submission. Spider, who competed in the Octagon from 2006-2020, held the 185-pound belt for nearly seven years, from 2006-2013. He holds several UFC records, including longest title reign (2,457 days), longest winning streak (16 days), and most 185-pound title fights (13) and middleweight title wins (11).
As the fighter with the most consecutive title defenses of all time, he is second only to former lightweight champion Demetrius Johnson (10) and “Mighty Mouse” (11). During Silva’s UFC tenure, he defeated the likes of Rich Franklin, Vitor Belfort, Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin, Chael Sonnen and Chris Leben.
The Brazilian superstar retired from the promotion after losing to Uriah Hall in October 2020. He switched from MMA to boxing and has a 2-1 professional record since then. Even though he’s approaching 50, Spider hasn’t retired from martial arts yet, and it wouldn’t be surprising if he were to box again in the near future.
