by King Hazard
In a little over two weeks from today, Anderson Silva, the former and longest-reigning UFC middleweight champion will be stepping back inside the cage for the first time since his second loss to Chris Weidman at UFC 168. As many of you already know, Silva suffered a serious leg injury in that fight and could have ended his MMA career. Silva managed to fully recover after months of rehab and requested to face the Stockton bad boy, Nick Diaz, in a middleweight bout in 2015.
Silva’s training for UFC 183 has been lightly documented online over the past few months, and a new clip has just surfaced of him showing what he does best — knocking people out! Silva KOs his sparring partner in training with a devastating flying left knee and punches on the ground for good measure.
Does Diaz even have a chance on January 31st?
UFC 183 Main Event:
185 lbs.: Anderson Silva vs. Nick Diaz
UFC 183 Pay-Per-View (PPV) Main Card (10 p.m. ET):
170 lbs.: Tyron Woodley vs. Kelvin Gastelum
155 lbs.: Al Iaquinta vs. Joe Lauzon
185 lbs.: Tim Boetsch vs. Thales Leites
170 lbs.: Thiago Alves vs. Jordan Mein
UFC 183 FOX Sports 1 “Prelims” ( 8 p.m. ET):
135 lbs.: Sara McMann vs. Miesha Tate
185 lbs.: Derek Brunson vs. Ed Herman
125 lbs.: John Lineker vs. Ian McCall
185 lbs.: Rafael Natal vs. Tom Watson
UFC 183 Fight Pass “Prelims” (7 p.m. ET):
145 lbs.: Diego Brandao vs. Jimy Hettes
185 lbs.: Ildemar Alcantara vs. Richardson Moreira
185 lbs.: Andy Enz vs. Thiago Santos
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