Anderson Silva and Yushin Okami are set to meet in the main event at UFC 134 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The fight will be a rematch of their January 2006 bout at Rumble on the Rock 8.
That fight ended with Okami walking away with a victory after Silva delivered an illegal upkick that left Okami unable to continue.
That disqualification loss to Okami is the last loss on Silva’s 30-4 overall mixed martial arts record. Since that bout, he has put together a run of 14 straight wins. Thirteen of those wins have come in the UFC, a record for the Las Vegas based fight promotion.
Silva also holds the record for most consecutive UFC title defenses, defending his middlewight crown eight straight times.
Even after five years, the Okami loss does not sit well with the fighter known as “The Spider.” In April of this year, Silva spoke to the LA Times about his first fight with Okami: “I was a little surprised with his reaction to that. Do I think he could have continued? I do think he could have continued. But he had the rules in his favor. I did an illegal kick and he chose that it was better not to continue.”
Silva is a heavy favorite going into the August 27 bout, which will take place at the HSBC arena in Rio. BetOnFighting.com has the odds listed as Silva (-415), Okami (+315).
Video of the first bout between Silva and Okami:
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