Anderson Silva (kickboxer)
| Anderson Silva | |
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| Born |
August 29, 1986 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Other names | Braddock |
| Nationality |
 Brazilian
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| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in) |
| Weight | 112.0 kg (246.9 lb; 17.64 st) |
| Division |
Cruiserweight Super Heavyweight |
| Reach | 75.7 in (192 cm) |
| Style | Kickboxing |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Fighting out of | São Paulo State, Brazil |
| Team |
Chakuriki Gym Team Nogueira RIZZO RVT |
| Trainer |
Thom Harinck Peter Aerts Pedro Rizzo |
| Years active | 7 (2005-present) |
| Kickboxing record | |
| Total | 60 |
| Wins | 42 |
| By knockout | 27 |
| Losses | 17 |
| By knockout | 5 |
| Draws | 1 |
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Anderson "Braddock" Silva (born in São Paulo) is a Brazilian super heavyweight kickboxer, São Paulo State, Brazil. He has competed in the It's Showtime and K-1 promotions, and most recently in SUPERKOMBAT and GLORY. As of 25 April 2017, he is ranked the #10 heavyweight in the world by LiverKick.com.
Anderson Silva began started his kickboxing career at Combat Sport gym in São Paulo, Brazil when he was around 12 or 13 years old. His fighters name "Braddock" comes from Col. James Braddock, from the movie Missing In Action. In 2007 Silva was called up by Peter Aerts, as a sparring partner. "Braddock" moved to Netherlands where he joined Thom Harinck's Chakuriki Gym and made his It's Showtime debut.
Following the Badr Hari fight, he returned to Brazil to train at Team Nogueira.
He faced returning legend Remy Bonjasky at Glory 2: Brussels on October 6, 2012 in Brussels, Belgium. After a close three rounds, the bout was called a draw and went into an extension round. He faded and allowed Bonjasky to get the better of him, losing a majority decision.
He competed in the sixteen-man 2012 Glory Heavyweight Grand Slam at Glory 4: Tokyo - 2012 Heavyweight Grand Slam in Saitama, Japan on December 31, 2012. At the opening stage, he defeated Igor Jurković by TKO after dropping the Croatian twice in round one. He was then eliminated in the quarter-finals, however, when he fell victim to Gökhan Saki's left hook in the closing seconds of round one. This was the first stoppage loss of his career.
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