Some might describe Anderson Silva’s rule as tyrannical in nature.
“The Spider” lorded over the Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight division for 2,457 days—an all-time record for any weight class—while at the peak of his powers. Silva burst on the UFC scene as a former Shooto and Cage Rage champion at UFC Fight Night 5, where he proceeded to dismantle Chris Leben over the course of 49 seconds, and he soon blossomed into one of the promotion’s top box-office draws. The Brazilian muay thai machine laid claim to the undisputed middleweight crown on Oct.