Anderson Silva is set to make a quick turnaround in his home country of Brazil.
The former UFC middleweight champion meets Jared Cannonier at UFC 237 on May 11 in Rio de Janeiro, ESPN’s Brett Okamoto reported Wednesday evening.
In his last fight, Silva fell to rising star Israel Adesanya in the main event of UFC 234, which took place earlier this month in Melbourne, Australia. “The Spider,” widely considered one of the greatest MMA fighters of all time, hadn’t fought since a February 2017 win over Derek Brunson. Silva, who held the 185-pound title from 2007 to 2013, is 1-5, 1 NC in his last seven bouts.