Attention, sports fanatics! The legendary Anderson Silva returns to the ring to face one of his biggest rivals: Chris Weidman. This exciting boxing match will be part of the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis card, scheduled for November 14 at the Kaseya Center in Miami. The match, which will be broadcast live on Netflix as the initial fight of the main card, will be contested over six rounds in the heavyweight category.
The fight will give 50-year-old Silva the opportunity to avenge his MMA defeats against Weidman, although now in a boxing ring. Silva was knocked out by Weidman in July 2013, ending his historic reign of 2,457 days as UFC middleweight champion. The second encounter, five months later, ended with Silva losing by TKO after suffering a terrible leg fracture.“Anderson and his team approached me immediately after the Jake Paul vs. ‘Tank’ Davis fight was announced and said they would like to be part of the event and would like to fight Chris Weidman,” commented Nakisa Bidarian, CEO and co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions.
Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions
“I’m super excited to embark on another battle against Chris,” Silva declared. “We have a history and on Friday, November 14th, live only on Netflix, we will put another mark on our chapter together. It will be a show for the fans!”
Anderson SilvaWeidman, 41, was the UFC middleweight champion for 2 and a half years after defeating Silva, successfully defending his title against Silva, Lyoto Machida, and Vitor Belfort before losing to Luke Rockhold in December 2015. After starting his career with a 13-0 record, he had a 3-9 record and dealt with numerous injuries, including a broken leg in 2021. The prominent wrestler and collegiate grappler will now try his luck in a boxing ring and seek to reach 3-0 against one of the best mixed martial artists of all time.“I am undefeated in boxing and it will stay that way on Friday, November 14, live on Netflix,” Weidman stated. “I am the original ‘spider killer’.”
Chris WeidmanSilva has a 3-2 record as a boxer, with a victory over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in 2021 and a loss to Jake Paul in his most recent outing in 2022. Weidman will make his professional boxing debut.“This is for Brazil… the best MMA fighter of all time, Anderson Silva, returns to boxing, facing the world, against Chris Weidman, the man who ended Anderson’s record championship reign,” said Bidarian. “Both fighters have everything to gain on Friday, November 14th, as the legends close the chapter of a contentious rivalry trilogy, meeting in the ring for the first time after their two iconic cage matchups. Unfinished business will finally be settled.”
Nakisa Bidarian, CEO of Most Valuable Promotions
