Aside from his short-notice entry into UFC 200, which came immediately following surgery to remove his gallbladder, Anderson Silva has never been a bigger underdog in his life than he is heading into this weekend’s showdown against Israel Adesanya at UFC 234.
Adesanya is currently listed as more than a seven-to-one favorite to defeat the 43-year-old Silva on several online sportsbooks, and even Silva’s former training partner, UFC welterweight standout Stephen Thompson, is finding it difficult to think the Brazilian legend has one last magic moment left in his reserves for UFC 234.