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Anderson Silva’s Top 5 Career Moments

When Anderson Silva broke his leg in violent fashion during a December 2013 bout with Chris Weidman, some wondered whether he’d ever compete again. On Saturday, Silva will make his way back to the Octagon opposite Nick Diaz while attempting to silence …

When Anderson Silva broke his leg in violent fashion during a December 2013 bout with Chris Weidman, some wondered whether he’d ever compete again. On Saturday, Silva will make his way back to the Octagon opposite Nick Diaz while attempting to silence some doubters who don’t think he has enough left in the tank to reclaim the middleweight championship.

Having recorded 10 straight UFC title defenses spanning more than six years, Silva is widely and deservedly considered the best fighter in MMA history. With a win over Diaz at UFC 183, Silva would earn another shot at the 185-pound belt, which would only improve his already outstanding legacy.

As Silva prepares to begin a new and likely final chapter in his MMA career, now seems like a good time to look back on his greatest accomplishments. Here are the five best moments in the Brazilian’s decorated MMA career.

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The Beaten Path: 5 Flyweights the UFC Should Sign Now

We’re back! The “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series is in its second-to-last installment. We left off with the bantamweights and now move on to the flyweights.
The flyweights are one of the newest additions to the UFC roster and have been …

We’re back! The “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series is in its second-to-last installment. We left off with the bantamweights and now move on to the flyweights.

The flyweights are one of the newest additions to the UFC roster and have been a fine addition at that. They consistently put on great fights, and the division is quickly becoming stacked with contenders.

The weight class is under the rule of Demetrious Johnson, but many young competitors are jockeying for position in the division. Guys like Henry Cejudo, Ray Borg and Joby Sanchez were all considered for this year’s list, but the UFC signed them last year while compiling prospects.

Without further ado, let’s look at the five flyweight prospects that the UFC should sign.

Below are the previous installments of this list: 

Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight

Middleweight

Welterweight

Lightweight

Featherweight

Bantamweight

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UFC Rankings: Good Calls and Bad Calls Following UFC on Fox 14

With a win over Alexander Gustafsson in Sweden, Anthony Johnson emerged as the top contender in the light heavyweight division and is expected to be booked for a championship bout opposite Jon Jones soon.
Rumble has had quite the career turnaround. Onl…

With a win over Alexander Gustafsson in Sweden, Anthony Johnson emerged as the top contender in the light heavyweight division and is expected to be booked for a championship bout opposite Jon Jones soon.

Rumble has had quite the career turnaround. Only three years ago, he was released by the UFC after missing weight prior to a middleweight bout with Vitor Belfort. Now, he’s arguably the scariest striker at 205 pounds and has the ability to claim the light heavyweight belt with one punch.

Since Gustafsson was previously ranked No. 1 among light heavyweight contenders and in the Top 15 pound-for-pound UFC combatants, Johnson’s win on Saturday is bound to cause some movement in the UFC rankings. Was it enough to vault Rumble into the pound-for-pound rankings?

Here are the latest official UFC rankings, via UFC.com, which are voted on by members of the MMA media.

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The Beaten Path: 5 Bantamweights the UFC Should Sign Now

We left off with the featherweights. It’s time for the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series to continue—this time with the bantamweights.
The bantamweight division is stacked with prospects. The weight class has some great fighters, but it…

We left off with the featherweights. It’s time for the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series to continue—this time with the bantamweights.

The bantamweight division is stacked with prospects. The weight class has some great fighters, but it could use some new guys to keep the talent pool full.

A ton of bantamweights would have made this list, but the UFC has already snagged them. This includes Cody Garbrandt, Rob Font, Yuta Sasaki and Michinori Tanaka.

With that, let’s take a look at five bantamweights the UFC should ink.

Below are the previous installments of this series.

Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight

Middleweight

Welterweight

Lightweight

Featherweight

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The Beaten Path: 5 Bantamweights the UFC Should Sign Now

We left off with the featherweights. It’s time for the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series to continue—this time with the bantamweights.
The bantamweight division is stacked with prospects. The weight class has some great fighters, but it…

We left off with the featherweights. It’s time for the “Prospects the UFC Should Sign” series to continue—this time with the bantamweights.

The bantamweight division is stacked with prospects. The weight class has some great fighters, but it could use some new guys to keep the talent pool full.

A ton of bantamweights would have made this list, but the UFC has already snagged them. This includes Cody Garbrandt, Rob Font, Yuta Sasaki and Michinori Tanaka.

With that, let’s take a look at five bantamweights the UFC should ink.

Below are the previous installments of this series.

Heavyweight

Light Heavyweight

Middleweight

Welterweight

Lightweight

Featherweight

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Ranking the 5 Best Blackzilians in the UFC Right Now

Between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort challenging Chris Weidman at UFC 184 for the middleweight title and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson’s recent thrashing of former top 205-pound contender Alexander Gustafsson, The Blackzilians ought to be feeling good about t…

Between Vitor “The Phenom” Belfort challenging Chris Weidman at UFC 184 for the middleweight title and Anthony “Rumble” Johnson’s recent thrashing of former top 205-pound contender Alexander Gustafsson, The Blackzilians ought to be feeling good about themselves.

The Blackzilians are a unique mixture of former champions and electric up-and-comers. Started by several former members of American Top Team in 2011, The Blackzilians began picking up world-class talent left and right including former UFC light heavyweight champion Rashad Evans, Belfort and Johnson.

Notoriety gained through the camp’s performances in the cage has led to reports of both The Blackzilians and ATT facing off on the next installment of The Ultimate Fighter, according to Greg Savage of Sherdog.

In a mixed martial arts landscape that has been dominated by fighter factories such as American Kickboxing Academy and Jackson’s MMA for arguably a decade, the Blackzilians have earned their place among the world’s most talented fight camps. 

Here are the five best fighters that the gym has to offer, but before that, we list a couple of honorable mentions. Previous accolades, upside and skill are all taken into account in this ranking. 

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