Anderson Silva’s MMA Workouts

Anderson Silva is regarded by many is the ultimate MMA fighter. The Brazilian stands at 6 foot 2, and is known as The Spider. He main styles are Muay Thai, Boxing and of course Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Silva had a brief professional boxing career in 1998 with 2 fights. In 2002 Silva started fighting in the Pride Fighting Championships, where he got off to a good start knocking out former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton. In 2006 he signed up with UFC on a multi-fight contract. In his first big fight he knocked out Chris Leben after just 49 seconds with a knee strike. UFC fans quickly petitioned for a bout with the UFC Middleweight Champion, Rich Franklin. They fought at UFC 64 on October 14, 2006, and Silva defeated Franklin by Technical knock out (using strikes) at 2:59 in the first round. He became UFC Middleweight Champion.

Anderson Silva Demonstrates His Bag Workouts

Anderson Silva Training / Workout Documentary

Included in this video clip is a discussion on his diet. He says that he does not restrict what he eats, he just eats everything moderately. Being a Brazilian, barbecue meat is a favorite!

Anderson Silva Sparring Workouts

About 4 minutes into this are the gym workouts, followed by some good footage of him in the ring fighting. Plus some insights into his personality – he is the gentle fun loving giant outside the ring, and the ultimate warrior inside.

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Recommended Reading • Rich ‘Ace’ Franklin’s MMA Endurance Workout Video • MMA Workout To Build Strength and Endurance • UFC 100 Cage Fighters Workout • The Boxers / Martial Artist Abdominal workout • Brazilian Dance Workouts for Fitness and Fun

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