UFC Legend Anderson Silva Claims He Is Not Fighting Terry Crews On June 15, Teases His Real Opponent

Anderson Silva is NOT preventing Terry Crews.

On Saturday, the previous NFL participant turned Hollywood actor caught the eye of MMA followers when he claimed that on June 15, he would be heading to Brazil for a fight with UFC Corridor of Famer Anderson Silva.

Silva and Crews developed a friendship after co-hosting a slew of regional variants of Netflix’s Final Beastmaster sequence. Nonetheless, the announcement was a head-scratcher as Crew, who is thought for his comedic chops and buffed-out construct, has by no means as soon as competed in fight sports activities. Not less than not professionally.

As media shops had been nonetheless attempting to determine what the hell was happening, Silva took to social media and debunked the information that he was preventing Crews regardless of he himself suggesting the battle was on hours earlier.

“Everybody was anticipating the battle to be me and Terry Crews, nevertheless it received’t be with Terry,” Silva said in a translated post on his Instagram Stories. “Terry is a superb pal that I’ve. A man that I really like very a lot and have nice affection for. Tonight at Fantastico, it is possible for you to to search out out who my opponent is in my final battle right here in Brazil.”

Anderson Silva doesn’t even know who he’s preventing

So if it’s not Terry Crews, who’s ‘The Spider’ preventing? Properly, even he doesn’t know.

“I’m additionally excited to search out out who it’s,” Silva added. “I don’t know who it’s but, however right this moment I’ll discover out together with you.”

Was The Expendables actor ever within the operating to battle Silva? Was all of it a publicity stunt? Why does Silva not know who he’s preventing in lower than a month? We’re so confused.

Whoever Anderson Silva fights, the competition is predicted to be beneath boxing guidelines.

After strolling away from the UFC in 2019, ‘The Spider’ has competed in 4 boxing matches, going 2-2 within the course of. Alongside the best way, he squared off with YouTube star Jake Paul, struggling a unanimous choice loss. His two wins got here in opposition to legendary pugilist Julio César Chávez Jr. and former UFC champion Tito Ortiz.