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UFC 168: Anderson Silva Thanks Fans For Support
By FCF Staff
Although there’s no word yet whether Anderson Silva intends to fight again, after breaking his leg at UFC 168 Saturday night, the legend has posted a couple of comments on Twitter.
While speaking in Portuguese, the 38… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva Says he Was Injured Prior to UFC 162
By FCF Staff
As Chris Weidman and Anderson Silva continue to participate in a media tour to promote their upcoming rematch, the latter has revealed he was injured prior to their historic UFC 162 bout.
Heading into their initial meeting… Read More
Anderson Silva Cries on Brazilian TV Discussing UFC 162 Loss
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva is not known for getting emotional in interviews, but the former UFC middleweight champ broke down during a recent appearance on Brazilian television. According to multiple reports Silva began crying in the interview above,… Read More
Full Contact Fighter’s “The Daily Takedown”: If He Rebounds, Anderson Silva’s UFC 162 Loss May Be Best Thing To Ever Happen To Him
By Joshua Molina
Losing may have been the best thing to ever happen to Anderson Silva.
With the big moment over, Silva can focus on great fighting, and not just his incredible undefeated streak.
Had the New England Patriots lost… Read More
Anderson Silva Releases UFC 162 Video Blog
Anderson Silva’s released a video blog which follows the fighter briefly before his historic loss to Chris Weidman at UFC 162, and documents the fighter discussing the defeat with stars like Roy Jones Jr. and Usher. In addition, the… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva Hoping to Rematch Chris Weidman This Year
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva may have surprised some fans when he said he wasn’t interested in fighting Chris Weidman again, moments after he was knocked out by the undefeated middleweight at UFC 162, but now a report’s surfaced claiming… Read More
UFC 165 Presser: Jon Jones Says Anderson Silva’s Loss a “Reality Check”, “I Would Never Fight Like That”
By FCF Staff
Jon Jones and Alexander Gustafsson were in Toronto, Ontario today to promote their September 21st bout in the city, but the UFC light-heavyweight champ was predictably asked several questions about Anderson Silva’s historic defeat Saturday. After… Read More
UFC 162 Payroll: Anderson Silva, Frankie Edgar and Tim Kennedy Lead Way
By FCF Staff
The Nevada State Athletic Commission has released the payroll figures for Saturday’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, and as reported previously, Anderson Silva led the way.
The former middleweight champ collected $600,000 for his main event… Read More
UFC 162: Anderson Silva Blames Stunning Loss on “Game Plan”, “I Can’t Make Any Excuses”
By Kelsey Mowatt
The MMA world is settling into a new and radically different reality today, and it’s one that no longer has the sport’s greatest fighter ever sitting atop the UFC middleweight rankings. The undefeated Chris Weidman became the… Read More
Opinion: The Premature Calls For Anderson Silva’s Next Opponent
By Jesse Heitz
We’re on the precipice of UFC 162, an event which will feature a highly anticipated UFC Middleweight Championship bout between kingpin Anderson Silva and up-and-coming challenger Chris Weidman. Yet, scores of MMA insiders, news… Read More
Report: Anderson Silva to Make Minimum of 600K at UFC 162
By FCF Staff
Anderson Silva will look to continue his historic reign as middleweight champion tonight at UFC 162, and according to initial reports, the 38 year-old star will make at least $600,000 for his fight with Chris Weidman.
The… Read More
UFC 162 Weigh-In Results: Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman Make Weight, Have Heated Face Off
By FCF Staff
All of the competitors for tomorrow night’s UFC 162 card in Las Vegas, Nevada made weight this afternoon, including headliners Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman.
The middleweight champ Silva weighed in at 184 pounds for the bout,… Read More
Opinion: UFC 162 and Anderson Silva vs. Chris Weidman
By Jesse Heitz
Tomorrow, UFC 162 will be upon us. Many fight fans are gearing up for the bout that could very well see arguably the greatest active fighter, if not the greatest fighter of all time,… Read More
Seth Baczynski: Chris Weidman “Can Beat Anybody in the World”, But Anderson Silva is “a Big Lion to Tame”
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although it took many observers a while to get behind it, as this Saturday’s UFC 162 tilt between middleweight champ Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman nears, there certainly seems to be a ton of hype… Read More
Anderson Silva: Facing Chris Weidman is Just “Another Fight”, GSP “Had His Chance” to Call for Super Fight
By Kelsey Mowatt
When the year began, it wasn’t clear who Anderson Silva would defend his title against next, as the superstar was coming off another victory over Chael Sonnen. Due to previous and fairly recent wins… Read More
Chris Weidman Turned to the “Wonderboy” Stephen Thompson to Prepare for Anderson Silva
By Kelsey Mowatt
Although Chris Weidman is scheduled to fight the man most people think is the planet’s best fighter at UFC 162, that doesn’t mean he abandoned hope of training with someone who can emulate Anderson Silva’s style. In… Read More
UFC 162: Anderson Silva Rolling With Fabricio Werdum
2013 ESPYS: Jon Jones and Anderson Silva Nominated for “Best Fighter”
By FCF Staff
Two of the UFC’s biggest stars have been nominated for the ESPN’s “Best Fighter” 2013 ESPY , as light-heavyweight champion Jon Jones and middleweight champ Anderson Silva are two of the five contenders.
Rounding out the nominees… Read More