Anderson da Silva[1] (Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈɐ̃deʁsõ ˈsiwvɐ]; born April 14, 1975) is a Brazilian mixed martial artist and currentUFC Middleweight Champion. Silva is the UFC's longest reigning champion and also holds the longest winning and title defense streak in UFC history, with 16 consecutive wins and 10 title defenses.[5] He has 12 post-fight bonus awards.[6] Silva is ranked as the #1 middleweight in the world by multiple publications including Sherdog[7] and is the consensus No. 1 pound-for-pound mixed martial arts fighter in the world according to ESPN, Sherdog, Yahoo! Sports and other publications.[8][9][10] UFC president Dana White has called Silva "the greatest mixed martial artist ever."
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