Anderson Silva has cemented himself as one of the greatest fighters to ever set foot in the UFC Octagon, without question. This Saturday night in Las Vegas, Silva will battle in his final UFC bout when he takes on Uriah Hall in the main event of UFC Fight Night at 7:00 PM EST.
Silva was famously dominant as middleweight champion from October 2006 to July 2013, defending the title successfully 10 times while also making a number of successful trips up to light heavyweight. As is often the cruel reality in combat sports, when things fall off, they fall off quickly. Silva was knocked out by Chris Weidman in 2013 and had his leg snapped in half in the rematch later that year.
All told, after a 17-fight winning streak, Silva has gone 1-6 since the first Weidman fight. There was one other win in that period, a decision over Nick Diaz, that was overturned after a failed Silva drug test. Silva's legacy, already complicated by occasionally frustrating championship performances that left UFC president Dana White stewing, took another hit through the failed test.
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Uriah Hall vs. Anderson Silva