Top 10 Anderson Silva Fights
Anderson Silva was one of the greatest UFC fighters in the history of the sport and we’re here to look back at his top 10 fights. If you’re looking for a UFC betting site, this Vicbet Review could be the solution. They have everything you need to start betting on the UFC today with solid odds and a simple betting interface. Here is the list of the Top 10 Anderson Silva fights.
#10 Anderson Silva Defeats Chris Leben
Silva’s defeat of Chris Leben in 2006 will be remembered due to this being his first UFC victory. The fight only lasted 49 seconds and was all over in just the first round.
#9 Anderson Silva Defeats Rich Franklin
Anderson Silva’s win over Rich Franklin was a massive statement. Franklin had won 21 of 22 fights in his UFC career at the time and was a dominant fighter in the middleweight class. However, Silva became the new middleweight champion after defeating Franklin in the first round of UFC 64.
#8 Anderson Silva Defeats Nate Marquardt
After defeating Rich Franklin in 2006, UFC 73 saw Silva defending his middleweight title against American Nate Marquardt. The fight lasted 4.50 minutes as Silva successfully defended his crown with a TKO (punches) victory. It was the start of numerous title defenses during Silva’s impressive UFC career.
#7 Anderson Silva Defeats Dan Henderson
UFC 82 was a huge occasion for Silva as he faced one of the best fighters in the middleweight class – Dan Henderson. Silva had already defended his middleweight title against Marquardt and Franklin, but this fight was going to be a challenge. Mainly because Henderson had a strong wrestling background. Henderson would win the first round of the fight but Silva responded in the second round with another TKO victory. This made it three straight defended UFC Middleweight Championships.
#6 Anderson Silva Defeats James Irvin
In July 2008, Silva faced James Irvin in Las Vegas for the light heavyweight title. The fight wasn’t much of a contest as Silva knocked him out in just 1 minute. The victory proved Silva could win at different weight classes and his dominance of UFC simply continued.
#5 Anderson Silva Defeats Forrest Griffin
Silva’s win over Forrest Griffin at UFC 101 in 2009 was another dominant performance in the light heavyweight class. Ultimately, Silva was a class above in this fight as Griffin barely landed a blow. Silva won via a knockout in the first round. It was later found that Griffin had illegal substances in his system.
#4 Anderson Silva Defeats Chael Sonnen
In 2010, Silva met Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 for the middleweight title. Silva had defended his middleweight crown on 6 previous occasions but Sonnen was going to be a challenge. He was a strong wrestler and that showed during 5 grueling rounds. However, Silva used his experience in the fifth round and took him down with a triangle submission to successfully defend his title.
#3 Anderson Silva Defeats Vitor Belfort
This was a memorable battle as two Brazilians fought for the middleweight championship. Silva was coming off a tough victory over Sonnen in his previous fight so this was expected to be another close one. However, Silva showed his class with a first-round knockout.
#2 Anderson Silva Defeats Yushin Okami
For the first time in his UFC career, Silva fought in Rio de Janeiro at UFC 153 in 2012 against Yushin Okami. Once again, Silva was defending his middleweight title and Okami had confidence on his side. He had defeated Silva in 2006 due to an illegal kick. However, Silva avenged that performance with another dominant victory. He knocked Okami out in the second round and that made it 8 straight title defenses in the middleweight class.
#1 Anderson Silva Defeats Chael Sonnen
‘After an epic 5-round battle between these two fighters at UFC 117 in 2010, this was a rematch at UFC 148 in 2012. However, this time around, Silva was far too good. He won via a TKO (knee to the body and punches) in the second round. The special part about this victory is that this was the last time that Silva defended his middleweight title. After holding the title from 2006-2012, Silva lost to Chris Weidman at UFC 162 in 2013.
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