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Anderson "The Spider" Silva was born in Curitiba, Brazil on April
14, 1975. Silva is a Muay Thai champion, a Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
black belt, and until 2006 was a member of the elite Chute Boxe
Academy. Late in 2006 he formed his own Muay Thai team called
Black House. Silva has fought for many different organizations
and has defeated many great fighters. He is the current
lightweight champion of the UFC and is considered by most people to
be the best pound for pound fighter in the world. Silva is
also currently the Cage Rage middleweight champion.
Silva began his MMA career in 2000 with a split decision loss to Luiz Azeredo. After the loss, he ripped off 9 straight victories before being upset by Daiju Takase while fighting for PRIDE in 2002. In 2006 Silva was disqualified from a fight for kicking Yushin Okami in the head while his knees were touching the ground. Other than that disqualification, Silva has been perfect since early 2005. His devastating strikes and solid Jiu Jitsu background have made him a menace for all lightweights in the UFC. He has never lost in the UFC and none of his fights have even made it out of the second round. His recent victory over Dan Henderson in a big unification fight solidified his spot atop the MMA world. Other notable Silva victories include: Rick Franklin, Jorge Rivera, Hayato Sakurai, Nathan Marquardt, Carlos Newton, Chris Leben, Travis Lutter, Jeremy Horn and Dan Henderson. Silva recently challenged Roy Jones Jr. to a fight under the rules of boxing. He stated he was tired of hearing that MMA fighters were not technical and wanted to show the world he could defeat a boxer at their own sport. MMA Record Wins - 21 Losses - 4 Knockouts - 12 Submissions - 4
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