Road to Rio Round 1 - Anderson Silva UFC 237 Preparation - Spider Kick Fitness Hey there Spider Silva fans. Watch the greatest MMA fighter since Bruce Lee meditate and train as he prepares for the upcoming UFC 237 middleweight bout against Jared Cannonier on May 11 at the Rio Jeunesse Arena in his beloved home country of Brazil. The spider gives us invaluable words of wisdom on how the rounds of a fight compare to the rounds in life, how to face challenges with courage and knowing each hardship comes to pass. As you can see in the video, the UFC GOAT has his combat face on, this is going to be a great fight! Lucky are those who will see it in person in Rio de Janeiro. The Road to Rio video series follows the training Anderson is doing for UFC 237. Anderson will use each one to also give us inspiration and motivation through his strength and determination. Video description: In this first installment of 5, the focus is calmness, breathing, self control and inspiration. Not much fighting or sparring but still martial arts all the way. Stay tuned, more to come… It starts with Anderson meditating. He likes to meditate isolated in nature, where he can let nature’s calmness take him over and give him focus. Then some footage of the spider donning his training gloves. The inspirational narration in his own voice starts in Portuguese with English subtitles. These are Anderson’s own words, spoken like a true Zen Master. There are some shots of him training in his own Spider Kick space with his trainer. Between now and a couple days before the fight, the UFC champ will workout, train and meditate for nearly 10 hours a day. He is also on a strict diet to meet and maintain his weight for the middleweight fight. We thank him for his insight and send good vibes his way for success in everything that he does. Our hearts are with you Anderson. More videos are coming soon, subscribe to Anderson Silva’s Spider Kick channel and be the first to see them. With love, Anderson Spider Silva Team, http://spiderkick.com

Hello Spider fans! Here is a new video from the UFC GOAT. Watch Anderson prepare for the upcoming UFC 237 middleweight fight in Rio scheduled for May 11. The champ will be competing against Jared Cannonier it what is promising to be an exciting fight. Anderson is focused and ready. In this video, the MMA champ is stretching and wrestling. These techniques of sparring help muscle memory both to pin down an opponent as well as getting out of tricky situations. It also helps learning to better protect one’s self from getting hit when things get down and dirty. It may not look like much but as you will see, the Spider is working up a good sweat. Practice makes perfect and repetition is the key to success. This is one of Anderson’s firm beliefs, he can repeat the same move 200 times in a day and still do it over another 200 times the next day. His trainer and coach are watching him and pushing to go the extra mile. We are all cheering for the Spider. Love you Anderson! The Spider Team http://spiderkick.com

Hello Spider Fans. This is exclusive footage of Anderson training and preparing for his upcoming bout at UFC 237 in Rio. In this 3rd episode of Anderson’s training for UFC 237 we see the champ throw hard punches and kick a sandbag and a sparring partner. His energy in incredible! This training takes place on April 9 during the flash flood. Even though it took the electric out, the champ keeps going with his training. Go Anderson! The video starts with a little warm up session. The Spider is running around the mats with everyone following him. Then it goes to some punch warmup with small weights in his fists. Some beautiful shots there by Vinny Campos. Then the champ is hitting a sandbag guided by his trainer, you can see the power in his arms and determination in his eyes. The lights went out while he was sparring. After a few minutes in the dark, they got the flood lights going and training resumed. We can’t wait to see the match on the 11th and how Cannonier will handle your punches and kicks Anderson. We are all on your side. Please don’t forget to subscribe to Anderson’s YouTube Channel: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/TheSpiderSilvaTV Follow the Spider: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiderkick/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/spiderkickofficial/ Twitter https://twitter.com/spideranderson?lang=en The Spider Team http://spiderkick.com

Hello Anderson Silva followers and fans. This an exclusive video of Anderson training outdoors at night in Rio. He is getting ready for UFC 237 and his fight against Jared Cannonier. In this 4th installment of the Road to Rio Video Series UFC 237 Preparation, Anderson is shown working out hard with his high altitude training mask on. Although the video is only a few minutes, he trained over 3 hours that night. This exclusive footage starts with the champion warming up and stretching. Then it shows him jumping up and down wood cases and working out with a weight ball. Some kicks with his trainer. The champ looks focusted, determined and ready. The fight is in only 3 days!! We can’t wait to see you fight Anderson. Please don’t forget to subscribe to Anderson’s YouTube Channel: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/TheSpiderSilvaTV Follow the Spider on social media: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiderkick/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/spiderkickofficial/ Twitter https://twitter.com/spideranderson?lang=en The Spider Team http://spiderkick.com About Anderson: Anderson Silva is a Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. Silva was the UFC's longest reigning champion and also holds the longest winning and title defense streak in UFC history, with 16 consecutive wins and 10 title defenses. He has 12 post-fight bonus awards. Silva holds notable victories over former MMA champions Carlos Newton, Hayato Sakurai, Rich Franklin (x2), Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin, Vitor Belfort, Nate Marquardt and Chris Leben. UFC president Dana White called Silva "the greatest mixed martial artist ever."

In this 5th and last episode of the Road to Rio, you can see how determined and full of energy Anderson is. He trains hard, punches harder and kicks like the true martial arts master that he is. The video starts with the usual warm-up moves and some stretches. Then you see Anderson’s sparring partner put on padding, he takes some serious punches and kicks. Is there any other way to get the champ ready? Then it’s on to wrestling with high altitude masks on. This is how Anderson trains to learn to keep his opponent on the ground and still manage to hit him with punches and knee kicks. After that we see a beautiful roundhouse kick followed by a few of Anderson’s infamous spider kicks. Keep watching after that, the champion is sparring full speed and strength you can see the power of his punches and kicks. At the end, everyone hugs and dip their fists in ice water buckets… Anderson we are all cheering for you and can’t wait to see what you have in store for us at your UFC fight against Jared Cannonier. We hope you show him what the GOAT is made of. Please don’t forget to subscribe to Anderson’s YouTube Channel: YouTube https://www.youtube.com/TheSpiderSilvaTV Follow the Spider on social media: Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spiderkick/?hl=en Facebook https://www.facebook.com/spiderkickofficial/ Twitter https://twitter.com/spideranderson?lang=en The Spider Team http://spiderkick.com Anderson Silva is a Brazilian Mixed Martial Artist and former UFC Middleweight Champion. Silva was the UFC's longest reigning champion and also holds the longest winning and title defense streak in UFC history, with 16 consecutive wins and 10 title defenses. He has 12 post-fight bonus awards. Silva holds notable victories over former MMA champions Carlos Newton, Hayato Sakurai, Rich Franklin (x2), Dan Henderson, Forrest Griffin, Vitor Belfort, Nate Marquardt and Chris Leben. UFC president Dana White called Silva "the greatest mixed martial artist ever."