The ‘Spider’ ended before the 2-minute barrier to the former UFC semi-complete monarch in Hollywood, Florida
The former middleweight champion of the UFC, Anderson Silva, Had another solid performance on top of the quadrangle.
Silva knock out the round primer also the former monarch of the UFC, But in semi-complete weight, Tito Ortiz, With a powerful combination of blows to the face to leave him lying on the canvas completely out of action.
Ortiz he was the one who took the initiative at the beginning of the fight, cornering ‘The Spider’ against the ropes, however, the Brazilian dodged the blows and counterattacked with a right wing on his chin, then finished off with a hook ‘left that put an end to the fight.
Silva fight for the last time in the UFC in October 2020, falling by knockout to Uriah Hall, which was his third straight loss and fifth in his last six appearances in the Octagon where he had a 34-11 mark.
Between 2006 and 2013, Silva was absolute monarch of the average weight in World War II UFC until he lost the scepter by knockout in front of Chris Weidman.
Last June, Silva defeated by unanimous decision Julio César Chávez Jr. on the farewell billboard of Julio César Chávez Sr. in Guadalajara, Jalisco.
Ortiz fought for the last time in Combat Americas 51, defeating Alberto Rodriguez by submission in the first round, accumulating a 21-12-1 mark in the mixed martial arts that included a championship in semicomplete weight that defended in five occasions until the Randy Couture snatched it in 2003.
The fight between Silva i Ortiz was the co-star on the billboard led by the fight between Evander Holyfield i Vitor Belfort at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida.