With Anderson Silva having an upcoming fight against Michael Bisping in London, the UFC has released one of his finest performances in the octagon for free and you can watch the video below!
Four major fights that were originally scheduled for UFC 153 had to be canceled due to injuries or other reasons.
The main event, a fight between Jose Aldo and Frankie Edgar, had to be postponed to a later date when the champion was involved in a motorcycle accident that left him injured and leaving the Brazilian event lacking in star power.
When the UFC president asked, Anderson Silva stepped up to take on Stephan Bonnar in a light-heavyweight contest that would headline the event and save it from being canceled.
When Anderson was asked as to why he took the fight on short notice he answered, It was an opportunity to give back to all the Brazilian fans for what they did to support me in my last fight, having just come off his second win against bitter-rival Chael Sonnen.
After the event, the UFC announced Bonnar had tested positive for drostanolone, a banned performance enhancing drug. Which just makes how easily The Spider caught Bonnar in his web all that much more impressive.
Don’t forget to check out UFC Fight Night: Silva vs Bisping airing on UFC FightPass February 27th, 2016!
About Anderson The Spider Silva:
Anderson da Silva is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. He has 12 post-fight bonus awards. UFC president Dana White and several mixed-martial-arts publications have called Silva among the greatest mixed martial artists of all time. Silva holds several statistical records in the UFC including: Most all-time knockdowns in UFC history (17), No. 1 in significant strike accuracy (67.8%), Longest all-time UFC win streak (16), Most title fight victories (11), Most UFC title defenses (10) and Longest reign by days (3408).
About Stephan The American Psycho Bonnar:
Stephan Patrick Bonnar is a retired American professional mixed martial artist and a UFC Hall of Famer who competed as a Light Heavyweight for the UFC. Bonnar was the runner-up on The Ultimate Fighter 1. His TUF Ultimate Finale loss to Forrest Griffin is considered to be one of the most important fights in the history of the UFC. He is currently under contract for Bellator MMA.
