Anderson silva Highlights Knockouts

• Title defense against Chael Sonnen at UFC 117 is regarded by some, including UFC Prez Dana White and Yahoo! Sports’ writer Kevin Iole, as the greatest MMA fight in history. Silva was trailing badly on all judges’ scorecards and sent fans into mass hysteria with a fight-ending triangle choke with only 1 minute 50 seconds left in the five-rounder Anderson da Silva[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist. He is the current UFC Middleweight Champion[6] and the promotion’s longest reigning champion.[7] With 14 consecutive wins and 9 title defenses, Silva holds the longest winning streak and title defense streak in UFC history.[8] UFC president Dana White has proclaimed Silva as “the greatest mixed martial artist ever.“[9][undue weight?] Silva is ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple publications,[10][11][12] and is the consensus #1 pound-for-poun