Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen had no intention of wounding one another once they stepped within the ring for a boxing match Saturday in Brazil.
In a fight sports activities trilogy bout between the pair, Silva and Sonnen calmly sparred for 5, two-minute rounds of exhibition boxing in entrance of a personal viewers at Spaten Combat Night time in Sao Paulo.
Each males did land some clear head photographs, with Silva bloodying the nostril of Sonnen towards the top of the combat, however there was by no means menace of a knockdown or knockout.
With no end and no judges in place, the bout between UFC Corridor of Famer and former longtime UFC middleweight champion Silva and Sonnen resulted in a draw.
Try a few of the combat footage under:
FULL FIGHT VIDEO
Luta de comadres entre Anderson Silva e Chael Sonnen pic.twitter.com/k8OL6yYH4T
— O Corvo (@0C0RV0) June 16, 2024
HIGHLIGHTS
— Pissed Off Twood (@pissedofftwood) June 16, 2024
🇧🇷 Anderson Silva e 🇺🇸 Chael Sonnen e alguns dos seus ataques na luta de boxe pelo Spaten Combat Night time, agora há pouco, em São Paulo.#FaixaCombate #SpatenFightNight pic.twitter.com/PigUrcEpHS
— MMA Melotto (@MMAmelotto) June 16, 2024
Sturdy ending to the spherical for Anderson Silva 🔥#SpatenFightNight #Boxingpic.twitter.com/EcyVESZYVW
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 16, 2024
Chael Sonnen simply tripped and fell 😭#SpatenFightNight #Boxingpic.twitter.com/0opLBFu8Pf
— Championship Rounds (@ChampRDS) June 16, 2024
Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen are again at it! 🥊
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) June 16, 2024
The ultimate encounter between the storied rivals is now doubtless within the books.
Silva defeated Sonnen by fifth-round submission at UFC 117 in August 2010 to defend his UFC middleweight title in a bout that will likely be inducted to the UFC Corridor of Fame combat wing later this month.
They might have a rematch at UFC 148 in July 2012, which Silva gained by second-round TKO.
Regardless of the heated nature of their UFC feud, Silva, 48, and Sonnen, 47, went on to kind a pleasant relationship within the years since. That was on show within the aftermath of their boxing match because the pair embraced one another.
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