3 Of the best black ufc fighter

1.Anderson Silva

Anderson, a mixed martial artist from Brazil, was the Middleweight Champion of the UFC. Silva is widely regarded as the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world by ESPN, Sherdog, Yahoo! Sports, and other media. He was the UFCs longest reigning champion and has the greatest winning and title defense streak in the organization’s history, with 16 straight victories and 10 title defenses. Carlos Newton, Hayato Sakurai, Chris Leben, Rich Franklin (twice), Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin, and Vitor Belfort are among the previous champions Silva has defeated with distinction. Silva has been dubbed “the greatest mixed martial artist ever” by UFC president Dana White. On April 14, 1975, Anderson Silva the middle child of four was born.Silva who came from a low income background, was raised mostly by his aunt and uncle, who were both police officers in Curitiba. With his spouse Dayane, Silva is the father of three sons and two girls. Silva starred in the 2009 film Never Surrender and the 2011 film Like Water, which was a documentary on his journey in the UFC.

Silva initially started teaching Jiu Jitsu to local children who could afford the classes. his family managed to save up enough money by the time he was 12 to enroll him in tae kwon Do classes. from there he progressed to capoeira, and at 16 years old, he ultimately settled on Muay Thai.

Prior to starting his professional fighting career, Silva had file clerk and McDonalds jobs. He also claims to adore comic books and comic book heroes, and he views spider man as a personal hero. one of his biggest hobbies is film and television, and he sees himself becoming very involved in the business in the future.

2.Demetrious Johnson

Demetrious Mighty Mouse Johnson, a thirteen-time flyweight world champion, is regarded by many as one of the best mixed martial artists of all time in terms of power per unit. In 2018, following a record-breaking run of 11 World Title defenses, Johnson decimated to make ONE Championship his new home as part of a historic arrangement, thoroughly dominating the fiercely competitive North American scene.

Johnsons quick ascent to fame was the result of his unwavering commitment and diligence. His hearing impaired mother and violent stepfather raised him in extremely unfavorable circumstances. But he never allowed his situation to overcome him in high school, Johnson excelled as an athlete, participating in multiple sports and placing second at the Washington State Wrestling Championships.

His success on the mats encouraged him to give mixed martial arts a try in 2007, and the outcome was one of the most amazing careers in the history of the sport. Despite his impressive results at bantamweight, Johnson truly blossomed when he switched to flyweight in 2012. He defeated a number of formidable opponents en route to winning the UFC Flyweight World Championship, which he miraculously successfully defended eleven times to leave his mark on history.

In October 2019, Mighty Mouse made history once again by winning the one flyweight World grand prix Championship by defeating three of the best flyweights in Asia Yuya Wakamatsu, Tatsumitsu Wada, and Danny Kingad.

Johnson received the coveted silver grand prix belt in addition to a chance to face the reigning ONE flyweight world champion Adriano moraes. the fight took place at one on TNT I in April 2021, but to the surprise of spectators everywhere, the reigning champion took the American out by knee to end his 15 year professional MMA career for the first time.

But the ultimate comeback was built up by that loss. Following his historic special rules superfight victory over Thai megastar Rodtang Jitmuangnon in March 2022, five months later, Johnson gained his comeuppance against Moraes. He made history at ONE on Prime Video 1 by being the first fighter to finish the Brazilian, ironically with a knee, to win the ONE Flyweight World Title, become the first ever 13 time MMA World Champion, and solidify his place in the pantheon of greatness.

3.Israel Adesanya

Israel Adesanya, the reigning middleweight champion, is a formidable competitor in the UFC hierarchy. adesanya, who is recognized as one of the greatest in the field has expertise in mixed martial arts, professional boxing and kickboxing.

Before opting to pursue fighting, Adesanya, who studied computer graphic design, dropped out of college and worked as a billing coordinator for a gas line firm. Adesanya also holds a purple belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu from Andre Galvao, his former instructor.

Adesanya, often known as the Last Stylebender, faced Rob Wilkinson at UFC 221 after making his debut in the UFC octagon in 2018. With a second round knockout victory, he made an immediate impression, and the 33 year old never looked back.

Adesanya made his middleweight championship defense debut in 2019 and never gave up on winning the belt. In the second round, he eliminated robert whittaker to claim the title of uncontested champion. After defeating Yoel Romero in March 2020, he went on to defeat Paulo Costa in five rounds that same year.

At UFC 259, The last stylebender battled Jan blachowicz for the Light-Heavyweight championship and lost by Unanimous Decision. This was his first ever MMA defeat.

He successfully defended his title against Marvin vettori in a thrilling five round fight in 2021. He successfully defended his title twice in the previous year, but Alex Pereira overcame Adesanya via strikes in the fifth round.

At UFC 287, Adesanya, who unexpectedly challenged Pereira for a rematch, successfully defended the middleweight title and became the first middleweight champion to win the title twice.

Adesanya a native of auckland, New Zealand, is a 26 fight veteran who has prevailed in 24 of them.