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Former UFC champion Anderson Silva will combat Chael Sonnen for the primary time in additional than a decade, however this time the 2 will sq. off within the boxing ring.
Per ESPN’s Brett Okamoto, the middleweight champion Silva agreed to combat Sonnen on June 15 in Brazil.
Silva and Sonnen have not fought each other since 2012 when Silva received by TKO. Their different combat between the 2 in 2010 was additionally a win for Silva.
The bout between Silva and Sonnen in 2010 at UFC 117 was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in April. Sonnen was in entrance for a lot of the combat, main the scorecards 40-34, 40-35 and 40-36 earlier than Silva used a triangle choke within the fifth spherical to get the win.
When the 2 met once more in 2012, Silva dealt with Sonnen in simply two rounds after a TKO.
Whereas Silva and Sonnen have given followers loads of memorable fights, this would be the first time they’ve met within the boxing ring. Each fighters retired from UFC in 2019, however Silva started boxing shortly after.
Silva fought Julio César Chávez Jr. and Tito Ortiz in 2021, selecting up wins in each fights, and took on Jake Paul in 2022, shedding in a unanimous determination. Silva will look to bounce again from the loss with a win over his former rival.
