At 50 years old, Anderson Silva is still winning fights.
He might be more than a decade removed from one of the greatest primes in UFC history, but the MMA legend added another win to his boxing career with a TKO against fellow ex-UFC champion Tyron Woodley, who took the fight on three weeks’ notice.
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The fight came to an end in the second round on Friday’s Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua undercard, when Silva appeared to fake a knee strike (yes, really), then leveled Woodley with a series of right hooks. Woodley tried to bear-hug Silva on his way down, but fell and did not continue after his corner waved the towel.
The fight was a matchup of former Jake Paul victims. Silva was initially slated to face his old UFC foe Chris Weidman, but the American was forced to pull out with an injury in November.
A victorious Silva had two items on his to-do list after Friday’s win, as he explained to Uncrowned’s Ariel Helwani. One: Become an American police officer.
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“I think that’s one part of my life, I need to give something back for the United States. I’ll go do that,” Silva said.
Two: Set up another fight with Weidman, who famously ended his reign in the UFC middleweight division in back-to-back fights in 2013.
“My Venom is Chris Weidman,” said Silva, who goes by “The Spider.” “Chris, I know you hurt your arm, bro, and I’m waiting for you to get better. Let’s go show how us ex-UFC fighters can do a good job in boxing.”
Weidman was quick to take up the challenge.
