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Dec 29, 2013 · UFC 168 in pictures: Anderson Silva suffers broken leg in dramatic scene. A visual breakdown of Anderson Silva's gruesome and devastating injury. By Geno Mrosko Dec 29, 2013, 11:30am EST....
- Geno Mrosko
Anderson Silva had one of the worst injuries in MMA history when he broke his leg while fighting for the UFC's middleweight championship. Now, five years later, he details how that night...
- Stephania Bell
- 5 min
- Anderson Silva Breaks His Leg
- Anderson Silva’s Leg Injury Breakdown
- The Rise of Anderson Silva
- The Fall of The Spider
The rematchbetween Silva and Weidman was highly anticipated. Although Weidman got his hands raised on the first encounter, many fans believed it happened because Silva was playing games inside the octagon. However, Weidman proved them wrong as he started strong in the rematch. It’s safe to say that he did enough damage to win the first round. Howev...
It was heartbreaking for the fans to see Silva snap his leg in half at UFC 168. Silva fractured both the Tibia and Fibula, in his left leg during the fight. That was not the first time Silva had thrown a leg kick and his opponent checked it. unfortunately, the force behind the kick was enough to snap the leg in half when Silva’s leg collided with W...
After the horrific leg injury inside the octagon, Silva stayed away from the sport for more than 2 years. A titanium rod was surgically implanted to repair Silva’s leg. Although fans hoped Silva would heal and come back to the sports, nobody could imagine how. Finally, the former middleweight champion made his UFC return against one of the most pol...
After a successful comeback to MMA, Silva lost his next two fights against Michael Bisping and Daniel Cormier. Although the Bisping fight was a very close one and he took the fight against Cormier on 2 days’ notice, the aura of invincibility around Silva was fading away. Well, Silva’s nightmare came into reality again when he fought Jared Cannonier...
Feb 5, 2019 · UFC former middleweight champion Anderson Silva sits down with ESPN's Stephania Bell to discuss his comeback from a devastating leg injury and what he is doing to prepare to face Israel...
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- ESPN MMA
Dec 30, 2013 · Silva broke both the tibia and fibula in his left leg during the UFC 168 main event at the MGM Grand Garden Arena on Dec. 28 when champion Chris Weidman checked an inside leg kick.
- Jeff Cain
Dec 29, 2013 · Anderson Silva suffered a gruesome injury at UFC 168, and Jayne Kamin-Oncea snapped her camera's shutter at precisely the instant it happened (h/t MMAjunkie.com).
Dec 28, 2013 · Silva, his leg apparently broken above the ankle when the champion checked his kick, collapsed to the mat 76 seconds into round two, his writhing in shock followed by cries of agony.
