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Anderson Silva, one of the greatest fighters in the professional circuit, appears to be done facing MMA fighters. Following a Hall-of-Fame worthy journey in the UFC, the 46-year-old is now aiming to expand his name in the boxing universe.

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While he had his last pro boxing matchups in 1998 and 2005, ‘Spiderman’ will once again take his chance in the squared circle. He will step up to face Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in a massive bout on June 19, grabbing enough eyeballs from the fight world. However, Silva’s run in the UFC came along with only one win in his last 9 bouts.

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Meanwhile, the Brazilian legend looks stoked ahead of entering to the boxing universe. He is now solely focused on the ‘sweet science’ and seems optimistic about shocking the world this weekend. Fans have already caught glimpses of Silva’s boxing training, and here’s everything about the person who is training the man.

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Anderson Silva- ‘The Spiderman’ and his team

For the particular fight against Cesar Chavez Jr, Anderson Silva has tuned in with Academia Champion and is training under the veteran Luiz Dorea. Dorea is one of the finest trainers in the world and can rightly help Anderson Silva get a win this weekend. While Dorea, the world champion is backing Silva, there are many more people into the mix.

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Sergio “BigSerg” Cutman is also on trhe UFC legend’s corner. The 2X Cutman of the year also has experience in handling several fighters. So, the sheer experience would clearly benefit Anderson Silva in his camo. ‘Spider’ has posted several pictures on social media, touting his training session with all these men.

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Besides, his son Gabriel Silva is also helping the ex-UFC middleweight champion with a few striking sessions. The younger Silva is already a world champion in kickboxing and is rightly following in his father’s footsteps. As he is also young and active, Gabriel Silva is helping his father bag a big win. Even though Chavez Jr, wouldn’t be an easy opponent to deal with. Anderson Silva has a stacked team on his back and will enjoy his fair chances in the mix.

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Raj Sarkar

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Raj Sarkar is a UFC Sub-Group Head at EssentiallySports. Over the last four years, Raj has worked in several leading sports organizations. During this time, he has interviewed big names from the world of MMA and Boxing. His interviewees list includes ex-UFC stars Demetrious Johnson and Rory MacDonald, current UFC stars Andre Fialho and Drew Dober, ONE Championship star Ritu Phogat, PFL CEO Peter Murray, and popular ring girl turned boxer Carla Jade among others. With the wealth of experience he has in the field of combat sports, this Broadcast Journalism graduate is an expert in putting out content tailor-made for his reader base at ES. He is a big fan of strikers like Conor McGregor and Rodtang Jitmuangnon and appreciates devastating knockouts over other finishes. Raj hopes to attend and cover live UFC events. His biggest dream is to interview former UFC double champion Conor McGregor.

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