Anderson Silva is returning to the ring towards a well-recognized foe.
The previous UFC middleweight champion and UFC Corridor of Famer shall be boxing longtime rival Chael Sonnen on June 15 in São Paulo, Brazil. Silva and Sonnen each introduced the information on by social media (through X):
Anderson, I’ll see you June fifteenth…#Commercial @spiderandersonsilva @spaten_br #BebaComModeração #SpatenFightNight #UltimaLutaSpider #EstiloForteSpaten pic.twitter.com/PUZ1AGAm3Z
— Chael Sonnen (@ChaelSonnen) Could 20, 2024
This shall be Silva’s remaining struggle in Brazil.
Silva, recognized primarily for his historic championship run within the UFC, stopped combating in MMA in 2020 after ending his contract with the UFC.
Though the Brazilian legend hasn’t competed in MMA once more, he did take up boxing, the place he’s been combating sporadically since his departure from the UFC. Silva has boxed thrice: Twice in 2021 – defeating Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a call and knocking out former UFC champion Tito Ortiz, – and as soon as in 2022 when he confronted YouTube star Jake Paul to lose a unanimous choice. He hasn’t fought since.
He’ll now tackle Sonnen, who will come out of retirement to make his boxing debut. The pair fought twice beneath the UFC banner in a pair of memorable and heated contests, each of which had been gained by Silva.
The primary matchup between them from UFC 117 in August 2010 shall be inducted into the UFC Corridor of Fame struggle wing lower than two weeks after the boxing match goes down.
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