Anderson Silva vs. Bruno Machado: Live round-by-round updates
MMA Fighting has Mayweather vs. Moore results live for the Floyd Mayweather vs. Bruno Machado fight card at Etihad Arena in Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon.
This is the live blog for the exhibition co-main event featuring UFC legend Anderson Silva and Bruno Machado. It is expected to begin around 3 p.m. ET on FITE pay-per-view. Check out our Mayweather vs. Moore results page to find out what happened on the undercard.
Silva (34-11, 1 NC in MMA), a longtime UFC middleweight champion, has competed twice in boxing since stepping away from MMA. He defeated former WBC champion Julio Cesar Chavez by split decision in June of last year and then needed less than 90 seconds to knock out former UFC light heavyweight champion Tito Ortiz three months later.
Machado is an MMA fighter with a 15-9 pro record. He has won six straight fights, including four for the UAE warriors promotion.
Check out the Silva vs. Machado co-main event live blog below.
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