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After scoring a TKO win over Tyron Woodley, Anderson Silva has no plans of retiring in the near future and he has his next fight in mind.
Anderson Silva wobbled Tyron Woodley with a vicious uppercut before cruising to a stoppage victory in Round 2 of their boxing match Friday night in Miami.
After picking up another highlight reel knockout, Anderson Silva has been called out by a former UFC star he managed to avoid. This past Friday on the undercard of Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua, former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva scored another incredible knockout when he beat Tyron Woodley in the second round.
The fight came to an end in the second round on Friday's Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua undercard, when Silva appeared to fake a knee strike (yes, really), then leveled Woodley with a series of right hooks. Woodley tried to bear-hug Silva on his way down, but fell and did not continue after his corner waved the towel.
Silva (4-2, 3 KOs) continued his transition into professional boxing on Friday by stopping fellow former UFC champion Tyron Woodley (0-3, 0 KOs) in Round 2 of their cruiserweight bout inside the Kaseya Center in Miami. The scheduled six-round bout took place on the undercard of Jake Paul-Anthony Joshua.
Analyzing the Keys to Victory between Anderson Silva and Tyron Woodley entering their six-round cruiserweight fight.
Anderson Silva is preparing to start a new career path at 50, but he is not quite ready to walk away from fighting just yet. Back in October 2020, Silva was forced to retire from the UFC after losing to Uriah Hall.
UFC legend Anderson Silva delivered a huge uppercut that caught Tyron Woodley off guard, and he was awarded the technical knockout in their fight on Friday night.
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