Biography of Anderson Silva

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Anderson Silva
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Silva in 2012
BornAnderson da Silva[1]
April 14, 1975 (age 45)
São Paulo, Brazil
Other namesThe Spider
ResidenceLos Angeles, California
NationalityBrazilian
American
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight185 lb (84 kg; 13.2 st)
DivisionMiddleweight
Light Heavyweight
Reach77 12 in (197 cm)
StyleMuay Thai, Wing Chun, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Taekwondo, Capoeira
StanceSouthpaw
Fighting out ofCuritiba, Brazil
TeamChute Boxe Academy
Muay Thai Dream Team
Black House
Team Nogueira
TrainerBoxing: Josuel Distak and Luiz Dorea
Jiu-Jitsu: Antônio Rodrigo Nogueira, Sylvio Behring and Ramon Lemos
Wrestling: Mark Muñoz
Muay Thai: Pedro Rizzo
RankBlack prajied in Muay Thai
3rd degree black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu underAntônio Rodrigo "Minotauro" Nogueira
5th dan black belt in Taekwondo
Yellow rope in Capoeira
Years active1997–present (MMA)

                       Biography of Anderson  Silva 

Anderson  Silva was  born on April 14, 1975 in America at Brazil .Anderson  da Silva   is a Brazilian-American professional mixed martial artist currently signed with the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC).Anderson  da Silva  is a former UFC Middleweight Champion and holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. This started in 2006 and ended in 2013 and included a UFC record 16 consecutive victories in that span.[11][12] UFC president Dana White, UFC commentator Joe Rogan, and numerous Anderson  da Silva the greatest mixed martial artist of all time.

Background

Silva was born on 14 April 1975, in São Paolo, Brazil.The son of a poverty-stricken family, Silva spent the majority of his childhood in Curitiba with his aunt and uncle, who was an officer with the Curitiba police force.[20] Silva's first foray in martial arts began as a child training jiu-jitsu with neighborhood kids. As a teen, Silva began training in taekwondo, capoeira and muay thai.

Mixed martial arts career

Early career (1997–2002)

Silva initially fought in Brazil in the welterweight category. Silva made his professional debut in 1997 with a pair of wins. Silva recorded his first loss in 2000 to Luiz Azeredo by decision. After that fight, he went on a nine-fight winning streak, winning six of those fights by either submission or TKO.[3][non-tertiary source needed] After winning his first match in Japan, he was put up against Shooto champion Hayato Sakurai on 26 August 2001. Silva beat Sakurai by unanimous decision after three rounds and became the new Shooto Middleweight Champion (at 167 lb) and the first man to defeat Sakurai, who was undefeated in his first 20 fights.[3][non-tertiary source needed]


Fighting style
An expert in Muay Thai, boxing and taekwondo, Silva is primarily a stand-up fighter. , Silva is widely regarded as one of the best strikers in the history of MMA and many consider him the best of all time.. In the UFC, he had a penchant for dodging opponent's strike attempts after taunting them and having his guard down.

Anderson Silva's striking accuracy, knockout power, technically vicious Muay Thai and ability to counterstrike makes him a danger to his opponents. Silva's striking uses three major strengths: technical precision, the jab, and transitions and movement.[128] Silva switches from southpaw to orthodox with little drop-off in effectiveness.[129] Although it has been claimed that his ground game is not as good as his stand-up,[130] Silva has submitted notable grapplers, including Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen.

Personal life


Silva has three sons and two daughters with his wife, Dayane.
Before he began Silva career as a professional fighter, Silva worked at McDonald's, and also as a file clerk. He considers Spider-Man, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali and his mother as biggest of his personal heroes, and has a stated love of comic books and comic book heroes.

Anderson Silva has said on numerous occasions that he believes long-time friend and former UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn

Silva expressed interest in competing in the sport of taekwondo and boxing. He floated around the idea of him competing at the Olympics in taekwondo and fighting Roy Jones Jr in a boxing match.

Silva became a naturalized U.S. citizen in July 2019.

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