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Actor and former NFL participant Terry Crews has cleared up the hypothesis about him probably squaring off with Anderson Silva in a boxing match.
Chatting with TMZ Sports, Crews defined he “by no means mentioned” he was combating Silva however will likely be in attendance for the blended martial arts legend’s bout towards Chael Sonnen.
“I by no means mentioned that,” he mentioned. “It was simply the perspective. That is all it was.”
The confusion stemmed from a Could 18 Instagram video Crews posted during which he mentioned he had been coaching and would “see you at struggle night time in Brazil” in June 15.
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Terry Crews says he is combating Anderson Silva June 15 in Brazil.
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In a publish on his Instagram Stories, Silva confirmed footage of himself coaching accompanied by photos of Crews selling the brand new season of America’s Received Expertise.
Spaten Struggle Night time promotion announced on Could 19 that Silva and Sonnen would sq. off within the boxing ring on June 15 in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Anderson and Sonnen had one of the crucial iconic fights in UFC historical past in 2010. The Spider had been an unstoppable power with 12 straight wins, together with six profitable defenses of the middleweight title, main as much as the bout.
Sonnen managed the struggle for the primary 4 rounds and would have received on factors, however he remained aggressive within the remaining spherical. Silva discovered a gap to lock in a triangle choke for the submission win with lower than two minutes remaining.
The 2 males squared off in a rematch for the middleweight crown two years later that Silva received by way of second-round TKO.
Crews, 55, has no earlier expertise in fight sports activities. He appeared in 32 NFL video games between 1991 and ’95, recording three mixed tackles.