The boxing fight between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman will not take place this Saturday (10/18), but will take place on November 14thin Miami, in the United States. The fight will be part of the event that will feature Jake Paul x Gervonta Davis in the main attraction and will open the main card of the night. The event will be broadcast exclusively on Netflix.
The duel between Anderson Silva and Chris Weidman will be fought over six rounds, with a catchweight equivalent to the MMA light heavyweight category (up to 93kg).
Anderson Silva x Chris Weidman: history
Silva and Weidman faced each other twice in 2013, in clashes that marked the history of the UFC. In the first fight, in July, then-champion Anderson was defending his long unbeaten run – 16 straight victories and 10 consecutive title defenses – when he was surprised by Weidman, who knocked him out in the second round and took the middleweight title.
In the rematch, in November of the same year, the Brazilian suffered a serious fracture in his left leg after having a shot blocked, ending the fight in the second round. The injury was one of the most emblematic in the history of MMA and kept Spider out of the octagons for more than a year. Interestingly, years later, in 2021, Weidman himself suffered a similar fracture.
The possibility of a trilogy between the two was considered several times – including in 2024, when Anderson made his farewell in Brazil, during Spaten Fight Night. At the time, the former champion stated that his rivalry with the American was in the past. However, the project was resumed thanks to Most Valuable Promotions (MVP), Jake Paul’s company, which promotes the event.
Anderson Silva x Chris Weidman: how the fighters are doing
Now 50 years old, Anderson Silva hasn’t fought MMA since 2020, but maintains an active boxing career, where he has five fights: victories over Julio César Chávez Jr. and Tito Ortiz, defeat to Jake Paul, in addition to two draws in exhibitions against Bruno Caveira and Chael Sonnen.
Already Chris Weidman41 years old, retired from MMA in 2025 and will make his professional boxing debut in this historic trilogy.
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