Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva recorded a second-round TKO win over former UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley on Friday night. The 50-year-old “Spider” delivered a brutal uppercut in their boxing match which was a part of the main card on Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua fight on Netflix.
While the victory was epic, it was Silva said following the contest that had fight fans loving the famed combat sports athlete event more.
In Silva’s post-fight interview inside the ring, Ariel Helwani asked: “Is that the moment you want to go out on, or do you want to keep going?”
Silva replied: “I mean, I’ll keep doing it. [But] You know, I’ll go back to work right now and start my police academy [with the] Beverly Hills PD.”
A stunned Helwani asked: ‘You’re going to become a police officer?!’
Silva then confirmed his desire to join the police force before explaining that, from his perspective, he views it as an opportunity to ‘give back’ to the community.
Bro Anderson Silva is about to become a Cop in Los Angeles
WTFFFF 😂#JakeJoshua pic.twitter.com/iCg0SaVPM8
— Volga (@oKMJyd89Aa9VCn7) December 20, 2025
Silva was inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame in July 2023, cementing his status as a combat sports legend before his transition to boxing. He holds the record for the longest title reign in UFC history, a staggering 2,457 days that spanned from 2006 to 2013.
