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About Anderson Silva
Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer
Anderson Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and professional boxer. Born in 1975, he became a major figure in combat sports and is best known as a former UFC Middleweight Champion. He unified the UFC Middleweight and Pride World Welterweight titles and held the longest championship reign in UFC history, lasting 2,457 days from 2006 to 2013. During that stretch, he also set a UFC record with 16 straight victories. He left the UFC in November 2020, returned to boxing, and was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023.
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