It is difficult to envision when seeing Anderson Silva do the things he does that he is a 38-year old combatant with almost 40 professional fights to his record. While Silva’s age never seems to identify him as he continues to reign on the UFC’s middleweight department with the iron fist, there is no denying that eventually it’ll all come to a conclusion. Every combatant, regardless of how amazing, eventually must walk from the sport. In Silva’s instance, in spite of the truth that he just recently signed a fresh long term handle the UFC, he’s fewer years before him than behind, and talk of retirement must take place at some point.
Anderson Silva Net Worth $18 Million
Silva first started training Jiu Jitsu with area children who could manage lessons. Silva described his introduction to martial arts in a interview with FIGHT! Magazine: “When I started out, Jiu Jitsu was actually an elite thing in Brazil, and there was some bias towards poorer children, so I needed to learn things on my own… A few of my neighbors began doing Jiu Jitsu, and so I began seeing it, and then began rolling together. By the age of twelve his family could set aside enough cash to begin him in Tae Kwon Do lessons, from which he moved to Capoeira, before eventually settling on Muay Thai in the age of sixteen.
Anderson Silva was born April 14, 1975, a middle kid of four. Before his family started his career as an expert combatant, Silva worked at McDonalds, as well as as a file clerk. His family additionally considers Spiderman your own hero, and contains a stated love of comic books and comic book heroes.
The Spider, The Dancing Spider, Spider Man, Anderson da Silva
Nominations
Best Fighter ESPY Award
Movies
Tapped, Never Surrender, Till Luck Do Us Part 2, UFC 126, UFC 97, UFC 73, Hell's Chain, Man Camp, UFC 82: Pride of a Champion, Earthworms: The Movie, Brass Knuckles, UFC 77: Hostile Territory, UFC 64: Unstoppable, Pride FC: Demolition, UFC: Ultimate Fighting Championship: Ultimate Knockouts 8, UFC: ...
TV Shows
The Ultimate Fighter, Guys Choice
#
Trademark
1
Remarkable striking accuracy, particularly in punches
2
Muay Thai clinch and knee-strikes
3
Body triangle triangle from the guard position
4
Elbow strikes on the face
#
Fact
1
Successfully defended his UFC Middleweight title for the 4th time against 'Patrick Cote', tying Royce Gracie and Jon Fitch's record of 8 straight wins in the UFC Octagon. [October 2008]
2
Successfully defended his UFC Middleweight title for the 5th time against Thales Leites, extending his current win streak in the UFC to 9 fights, and breaking Royce Gracie and Jon Fitch's record of 8 straight wins in the UFC Octagon. [April 2009]
3
After his lightning KO win over Chris Leben, Anderson is preparing his next UFC fight by training alongside MMA legend Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira. [July 2006]
4
He has written a book about himself called "Anderson Spider Silva - O Relato de um Campeao nos Ringues e na Vida (The Relates from a Champion in the Rings & Life)" (2012).
5
He has 5 children with Dayane - Kaory, Gabriel, Kalyl, Kauana and Joao Vitor.
6
He learned some moves with the actor and master of Aikido, Steven Seagal.
Was an ex-member of the infamous Vale Tudo Academy Chute Boxe in Curitiba, Brazil.
9
Was personally trained in Muay Thai and in Vale Tudo by MMA legend José "Pelé" Landi-Jons. Both men left Chute Boxe Academy to form the Muay Thai Dream Team Academy in Curitiba, Brazil.
10
Got Knocked-Out by his trainer José "Pelé Landi-Jons in a Muay Thai fight.
11
During his Vale Tudo and MMA career, Anderson holds wins over household names such as Jeremy Horn, Carlos Newton, Lee Murray, Hayato Sakurai, Jorge Rivera, Chris Leben, Rich Franklin, James Irvin, Travis Lutter, Nate Quarry and Dan Henderson.
Actor
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Invincible Dragon
2017
post-production
Monday Nights at Seven
2016
Mateus
NCIS: Los Angeles
2014
TV Series
Sensei Scott
Tapped Out
2014
Anderson
Worms
2013
Hairy (Cabelo) (voice)
Até que a Sorte nos Separe 2
2013
Andrew Silver
Man Camp
2013/I
rumored
Hell's Chain
2009
King Anaconda
Never Surrender
2009
Spider
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Static
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary short executive producer