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EPISODE · May 18, 2024 · 1H 2M

Why Anderson Silva lasted 2,457 days as champion

from Lionel Rivera's MMA Podcast · host Lionel Rivera-Ramirez

🎬 Videos you'll like: ✅ Why Alex Pereira Speedran UFC: https://youtu.be/dW92qYrR9Vw ✅ Why Georges St-Pierre is Better than Everyone: https://youtu.be/CvFIH0T5VJQ ✅ How Joe Rogan Made Us All UFC Fans: https://youtu.be/fqhO_ThIghQ👉Become a Member: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAupuzZQhQNlECnRFlRGg5g/join👉 Become a Patron: https://patreon.com/lionelrivera👉Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/lionelriveraAnderson Silva is the UFC’s most dominant middleweight champion, holding the record for the longest title reign in UFC history at 2,457 days. Anderson Silva was a mystifying knockout artist who after making a name for himself dominating Pride Fighting Championships, winning the Shoot middleweight championship, and winning the Cage Rage Middleweight championship, ventured to the UFC and knocked out Chris Leben in 49 seconds in his UFC debut in 2006. Anderson Silva then immediately challenged for the UFC middleweight championship against Rich Franklin and knocked him out at UFC 64 to become UFC middleweight champion. Over Anderson Silva’s next 10 consecutive title defenses, Anderson Silva decimated his competition. Anderson Silva TKO’d Travis Lutter at UFC 67, TKO’d Nate Marquardt at UFC 73, TKO’d Rich Franklin in their rematch at UFC 77, Submitted Dan Henderson at UFC 82, knocked out James Irvin, TKO’d Patrick Cote, got a decision against Thales Leites, knocked out Forrest Griffin in spectacular fashion at UFC 101, defeated Demain Main, submitted Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 in one of the greatest comebacks in UFC history, knocked out Vitor Belfort with a front kick to the face, finished Yushin Okami, finished Chael Sonnen in the rematch at UFC 148, and finished Stephan Bonnar in his final title defense. However, Anderson Silva would then go on an unprecedented losing streak by getting knocked out to Chris Weidman, breaking his leg against chris weidman at UFC 168, having a no-contest to Nick Diaz after testing positive for banned substances, and then losing to Michael Bisping, Daniel Cormier, Israel Adesanya, Jared Cannonier, Urijah Hall, and most embarrassingly, Jake Paul in a boxing match. Despite Anderson Silva’s dramatic downfall, he is a beloved UFC pioneer and UFC hall-of-famer with the longest UFC title reign and 10 consecutive title defenses, most finishes in UFC title fights, most knockouts and most knockdowns in UFC title fights, and most UFC middleweight title fight wins. Anderson Silva’s story is magnificent. This is the Anderson Silva Documentary.#AndersonSilva #UFC #ChaelSonnen

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