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? – discuss]

Silva is ranked as the number one Middleweight in the world by multiple publications,[10][11][12] and is the consensus #1 pound-for-pound fighter in the world according to ESPNSherdogYahoo! Sports, MMAFighting.com and other publications.[13][14][15] Silva is also the last Cage Rage Middleweight Champion and a former Shooto Middleweight Champion. Besides the UFC and Cage Rage, Silva has fought for a number of other MMA promotions including the Pride Fighting ChampionshipsShooto and Rumble on the Rock

 

 

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