This Saturday (1), 'Boxe das Lendas' presents great MMA idols such as José Aldo, Vitor Belfort and Ronaldo Jacaré venturing into the noble art. Remember great names in mixed martial arts who tried the same path.
One of the greatest of all time in MMA, 'Spider' has victories over former world champion Julio César Chávez Jr and former UFC champion Tito Ortiz in the noble art, but was knocked out by Jake Paul in his last fight.
Anderson Silva
One of Anderson's victims in the noble art was former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz, who was making his debut in the sport.
Tito Ortiz
Former UFC light heavyweight champion, the Rio native brutally knocked out former world champion Evander Holyfield in an exhibition fight in 2021. This Saturday (1), the 'Phenomenon' takes on Ronaldo Jacaré.
Vitor belfort
The greatest featherweight in the history of MMA, Aldo debuted in professional boxing with a victory over Emmanuel Zambrano in February and will face Jeremy Stephens this Saturday (1).
José Aldo
The most famous and most financially successful case on the list belongs to the Irishman, who was knocked out by multi-time world champion Floyd Mayweather Jr in one of the most watched fights of all time.
Conor McGregor
Former Bellator and ONE champion, the American was brutally knocked out by YouTuber Jake Paul in his only professional boxing fight.
Ben askren
The former Ultimate welterweight champion was also a victim of Jake Paul, suffering two consecutive defeats against the YouTuber, the last of which was a brutal knockout.
Tyron woodley
Legend of women's MMA, the Curitiba native debuted in the noble art last year and has already won two victories in the sport.
Chris Cyborg
Months after retiring from MMA, the Jamaican debuted in professional boxing with a victory over former NFL player Le'Veon Bell last year.
Uriah Hall
Known for his high level of stand-up fighting, The 'MVP' began his boxing career alongside MMA. The Brit entered the ring twice, with two victories by knockout.
Michael Page
Capira de Aço also managed his boxing career in parallel to MMA and has 27 victories, 26 of which were by knockout and only five defeats in the noble art.
Fábio Maldonado
The former UFC heavyweight champion debuted in professional boxing facing former world champion Steve Cunningham and ended up defeated by the judges' decision.
Frank mir
The 'street fighting' legend had a brief stint in MMA before switching to boxing, where he remained undefeated with seven wins, six of which were by knockout.