Anderson Silva to box Chris Weidman

Source: Netflix

17/10/2025

Anderson Silva to box Chris Weidman

Brazilian MMA legend Anderson “The Spider” Silva (3-2 with 2 KOs in boxing, 34-11 with 22 KOs in MMA), will return to combat sports on November 14th to face his biggest foe, American MMA veteran and former champion Chris “The All-American” Weidman (pro debut in boxing, 16-8 with 6 KOs in MMA) in a six-round heavyweight fight contested at 205 pounds. The fight will be part of the big Netflix broadcast headlined by an exhibition fight between Jake Paul and Gervonta "Tank" Davis in Miami. Silva and Weidman fought twice in MMA in 2013, with Weidman winning both bouts. Their first fight at UFC 162 ended with Weidman knocking out Silva to win the UFC middleweight championship. Their second fight at UFC 168 ended when Silva suffered a severe leg break from a checked kick from Weidman, resulting in a TKO victory for Weidman.