A. Silva is one of the best fighters in UFC history. (Photo: Instagram/@ufc)
Very traditional in the world of sports, traditional ‘best lists’ always cause controversy and confusion. This Friday (19), at the official weigh-in of the UFC 297, the former bantamweight champion (up to 61,2kg) Dominick Cruz surprised and caused a stir by electing his top-5 in the history of the middleweight (up to 83,9kg) without the presence of the Brazilian Anderson Silva, probably the biggest name in the history of the division.
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During weighing of the UFC 297, Dominick Cruz together with former champions Chris Weidman e Daniel Cormier each made their own top-5 in middleweight history and the former bantamweight champion surprised by excluding Anderson Silva from your list and favor names like Rich Franklin and Gegard Mousasi.
Anderson Silva He was a UFC fighter from 2006 to 2020, winning 17 victories and suffering seven defeats. Between 2006 and 2013, the Brazilian was the king of the middleweight division, becoming the record holder for the number of title defenses in the category (11) and to this day he boasts the longest streak of consecutive victories in the organization with 16 consecutive victories.
During his reign, the ‘Spider’ beat big names like Chael Sonnen (twice), Dan Henderson, Vitor belfort e Demian Maia. Of the 17 victories in the UFC, 11 of them were by knockout and three by submission, which made the Brazilian a true 'showman' and one of the first MMA athletes to become a global idol and 'break the bubble' of the sport.
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