Anderson Silva captured another scalp in his venture into the boxing ring on Saturday when he beat fellow former UFC champion Tito Ortiz at Triller Fight Club.
Silva, a former longtime UFC middleweight champion, moved over to boxing to begin his post-octagon career and is now 2-0 after scoring a brutal first-round knockout win over UFC Hall of Famer Ortiz in their matchup at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Fla.
“The Spider” was a considerable favorite coming into the bout, and he showed why against Ortiz, who missed the contracted weight for the contest by five pounds.
Check below for the top Twitter reacts to Silva’s win over Ortiz at Triller Fight Club.
MMA Junkie
The #TrillerFightClub co-main event is moments away as former UFC champs Anderson Silva and Tito Ortiz meet in a BOXING match.
Live blog, results: https://t.co/FqoAPj8e71 pic.twitter.com/NYGWT0sBtm
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) September 12, 2021
Kamaru Usman
We seriously just interviewed the man before he walks smh 🤦🏿♂️ 🤯 #TrillerFightClub
— KAMARU USMAN (@USMAN84kg) September 12, 2021
Campbell McLaren
@titoortiz entrance pic.twitter.com/BCaTRVbgXb
— Campbell McLaren (@campbellcombate) September 12, 2021
MMA Mania
Anderson Silva making his way to the ring #HolyfieldBelfort #TrillerFightClub pic.twitter.com/ohT0aKSUps
— MMA mania (@mmamania) September 12, 2021
Nick Baldwin
Seeing Anderson Silva fight always feels special, even if it's at age 46, in boxing, and on a Triller card.
— Nick Baldwin (@NickBaldwinMMA) September 12, 2021
Brent Brookhouse
Tito throwing the slowest punches I've ever seen in a boxing ring.
— Brent Brookhouse (@brentbrookhouse) September 12, 2021
Mike Bohn
Anderson Silva with the VICIOUS knockout of Tito Ortiz. Wow. #TrillerFightClub
— Mike Bohn (@MikeBohnMMA) September 12, 2021
Brian Campbell
Anderson Silva just one-punch KOed Tito Ortiz in Round 1. Wow. #TrillerFightClub
— Brian Campbell (@BCampbell) September 12, 2021
Caposa
Tito knocked the fuck out immediately
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 12, 2021
Mike Coppinger
Down goes Ortiz and he is OUT! KO 1 for Silva pic.twitter.com/7EJMgOSfSd
— Mike Coppinger (@MikeCoppinger) September 12, 2021
Michael Chiesa
That was worth 50 bucks.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) September 12, 2021
Marc Raimondi
Anderson Silva just put Tito Ortiz to sleep in the first round. Monster KO. #TrillerFightClub
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) September 12, 2021
Ariel Helwani
— Ariel Helwani (@arielhelwani) September 12, 2021
Danny Segura
Anderson Silva's boxing venture is going to be a lot of fun. I keep telling people. There's still plenty of gas left in the tank, especially fighting at this level.#TrillerFightClub #HolyfieldBelfort
— Danny Segura (@dannyseguratv) September 12, 2021
Comics Department
Anderson Silva vs Tito Ortiz pic.twitter.com/a03cQ0wcHX
— Comics Department (@ComixDepartment) September 12, 2021
Chris Weidman
Wow Anderson looks great once again ! Who’s next ?
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 12, 2021
Simon Samano
Tito Ortiz, ladies and gentlemen.
Courtesy of Anderson Silva. #TrillerFightClub pic.twitter.com/AA7PPALzUK
— Simon Samano (@SJSamano) September 12, 2021
MMA Junkie
#TrillerFightClub results: Anderson Silva (@SpiderAnderson) def. Tito Ortiz via knockout – Round 1, 1:21
Full results: https://t.co/FqoAPj8e71 pic.twitter.com/dAkjAR9VBg
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) September 12, 2021
Luke Thomas
No one is more poised to actually make something of his post-UFC/mid 40s boxing push than Anderson Silva. https://t.co/NJLUlMKfl7
— Luke Thomas (@lthomasnews) September 12, 2021
Fernanda Prates
I am amused.
— Fernanda Prates (@NandaPrates_) September 12, 2021
Michael Chiesa
Jake Paul vs Anderson Silva is the fight to make. No one can tell me otherwise.
— Michael Chiesa (@MikeMav22) September 12, 2021
Claressa Shields
ANDERSON SILVA VS @jakepaul !!!!!! @triller
— Claressa Gwoat Shields (@Claressashields) September 12, 2021
Caposa
"I continue work every day to prove my respect for the martial arts, and for Wing Chun, and for Bruce Lee." pic.twitter.com/vca2gW4YyH
— caposa (@Grabaka_Hitman) September 12, 2021
Chris Weidman
Man, Tito was out for a while there. Hope he’s all good.
— Chris Weidman (@chrisweidman) September 12, 2021
BJ Penn
Always such an inspiration @SpiderAnderson 👏🏼
— bjpenndotcom (@bjpenndotcom) September 12, 2021
Demetrious Johnson
poor tito
— Demetrious Johnson (@MightyMouse) September 12, 2021
Josh Barnett
Seen it and I have.
I decided it was terrible before it started and have been proven that it was indeed. Haha. https://t.co/VncmkqmaXW
— 𝕿𝖍𝖊 𝖂𝖆𝖗𝖒𝖆𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖗 (@JoshLBarnett) September 12, 2021
Diego Sanchez
Anderson was precise with the hook he drilled Tito right in the spine and he was out
— Diego Sanchez UFC (@DiegoSanchezUFC) September 12, 2021
Ben Askren
If Tyron doesn’t get rematch I can get down with Anderson vs Jake Paul. Anderson is probably too good though.
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 12, 2021
Ben Askren
I started this MMA fighters being Boxers trend.
— Funky (@Benaskren) September 12, 2021
James Vick
Yes absolutely!! https://t.co/CcMBvcrHY7
— James Vick (@JamesVickMMA) September 12, 2021
MMA Junkie
#TrillerFightClub Legends II results: Anderson Silva flattens Tito Ortiz in the first round https://t.co/bOYoEBnQD8
— MMA Junkie (@MMAjunkie) September 12, 2021
Lauren Murphy
The spider is the goat https://t.co/cOpiQ55Egv
— Lauren Murphy (@LaurenMurphyMMA) September 12, 2021
Patrick Cote
— patrick cote (@patrick_cote) September 12, 2021
Daniel Cormier
@SpiderAnderson is the coldest boxer of all-time. That’s my dawg!!!!!
— Daniel Cormier (@dc_mma) September 12, 2021
Ted
Good grief this angle pic.twitter.com/MrJa6RUuRc
— ted (@TakedownTed) September 12, 2021
Cris Cyborg
I hope Tito is safe and healthy 🙏🏼 https://t.co/nVVZ0DANXX
— @CrisCyborg.Com (@criscyborg) September 12, 2021
Ana Hissa
— Ana Hissa (@AnaHissa) September 12, 2021
Din Thomas
Anderson Silva is the first thing to make sense in 2 years. https://t.co/egpVUBZYN0
— Din Thomas (@DinThomas) September 12, 2021
Michael Bisping
Still got it https://t.co/Clco80g7d5
— michael (@bisping) September 12, 2021
Tito Ortiz
Win some lose some but I will fight another day! #TRILLER
— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) September 12, 2021
Devin Haney
Anderson Silva was a beast in the octagon but he might’ve should’ve been a boxer with what he’s doing at this age
— Devin Haney (@Realdevinhaney) September 12, 2021
As Shopped As It Gets
— As Shopped As It Gets (@AsShopped) September 12, 2021
Ben Fowlkes
I was not expecting Anderson Silva’s boxing career to be the feel-good lifeline I’d be clinging to in combat sports but I guess I don’t hate it.
— Ben Fowlkes (@benfowlkesMMA) September 12, 2021
Borrachinha Depot
— Borrachinha Depot (@FullContactMTWF) September 12, 2021
Mike Swick
Anderson Silva is the true greatest of all time IMO. Everyone declines past their prime and he is still styling while all other candidates retired or quit before their decline. So he is the only one who has proved true greatness and character past his prime.
— Mike Swick (@officialswick) September 12, 2021
Tito Ortiz
.@LoganPaul we lost our last fights let’s entertain our fans!! @triller ASAP
— Tito Ortiz (@titoortiz) September 12, 2021
Al Iaquinta
The people that think Tito took a dive or was acting are so funny to me
— Al Iaquinta🗽 (@ALIAQUINTA) September 12, 2021