Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will be back in action tomorrow night (Sat., May 11, 2019) at UFC 237 live on ESPN+ PPV from inside Jeunesse Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as he takes on middleweight contender Jared Cannonier in the co-main event of the evening.
Silva, who is coming off a Fight of the Night performance against current interim middleweight titleholder Israel Adesanya back at UFC 234, is looking for just his second victory since the beginning of 2013. The 44-year-old Brazilian legend has certainly fallen on hard times — losing five out of his last seven Octagon appearances — but still remains one of the more entertaining fighters on the UFC roster.
In preparation for “Spider’s” long-awaited return to Brazil, the promotion has released Silva’s top five best UFC finishes (shown in the above video player). From Silva’s infamous front kick knockout of Vitor Belfort to his last-minute submission of Chael Sonnen, the Brazilian’s in-cage magic seems everlasting.
Only time will tell if Silva is able to add Cannonier to this list and lock down his first finish since crushing Stephen Bonner back in 2012, which is coincidentally the last time “Spider” competed in front of his home crowd of Brazil.