Watch: Anderson Silva sparring with legendary footballer Ronaldo Nazario and Hollywood star Steven Seagal
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Watch: Anderson Silva sparring with legendary footballer Ronaldo Nazario and Hollywood star Steven Seagal
Anderson Silva in his prime was one of the most elusive and dynamic fighters who dominated the octagon for years. Silva was a treat to watch and gave the fight fans some of the biggest fights in UFC history. At UFC 148, Silva defended his middleweight belt against Chael Sonnen.
Before the fight, Silva had a public workout session in Las Vegas and fans were invited to see the ‘Spider’ train. At the event, Silva met Ronaldo and Steven Seagal. Ronaldo was a fellow Brazilian Silva and is considered one of the biggest strikers in the history of football. On the other hand, Seagal at that time was a popular Hollywood action star and an Aikido master. Seagal was a part of some of the most iconic 90s action movies such as Under Siege, Above the Law, Hard to Kill, etc.
In the video, Anderson Silva can be seen showing respect to both the legends and actively participating in conversations. Silva then went on to beat Sonnen at UFC 148 via TKO.
Steven Seagal claims to have helped Anderson Silva in his training
Steven Seagal has had a very controversial career, especially after his days in Hollywood were over. After that Seagal went around claiming to have connections and training MMA fighters with his special moves in order to be better. When Silva defeated, Vitor Belfort at UFC 126 via TKO, Seagal in an interview confirmed that he helped the Brazilian to perfect his kick against Belfort.
He said: “I couldn’t have been happier because right before he walked out I said, you know, stay away from him for the first two-three minutes. Just kind of get him frustrated and then fake low and come hand and do that kick that I have been teaching you and kick him in the head or the face and he did exactly what I said and exactly what I wanted to happen and I was very very proud of him. I don’t know how long ago that was. I don’t really keep track of space and time too well but maybe a year and a half ago, you know at that time I really started working on that kick with him.”
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It’s hard to tell if Seagal really helped Silva to master his devastating kick however, there are clips of the pair training together inside the gym. Recently the star also shared a hilarious video alongside Wonderboy Thompson where he is seen teaching the welterweight star how to kick.
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