Anderson Silva and Chael Sonnen had no intention of hurting each other when they entered the ring for a boxing match in Brazil on Saturday.
In a martial arts trilogy between the pair, Silva and Sonnen sparred for five two-minute rounds of practice boxing in front of a private audience at Spaten Fight Night in Sao Paulo.
Both men did land some clean shots to the head, with Silva bleeding Sonnen’s nose towards the end of the fight, but there was never any threat of a knockdown or knockout.
With no finish and no judges, the fight between UFC Hall of Famer and former UFC middleweight champion Silva and Sonnen ended in a draw.
Check out some battle footage below:
The final meeting between the legendary rivals is now likely in the books.
Silva defeated Sonnen by fifth-round submission at UFC 117 in August 2010 to defend his UFC middleweight title in a fight that will be inducted into the UFC Hall of Fame fighting wing later this month.
They would have a rematch at UFC 148 in July 2012, which Silva won by TKO in the second round.
Despite the heated nature of their UFC feud, Silva, 48, and Sonnen, 47, entered into a friendly relationship in the years that followed. This was seen in the aftermath of their boxing match when the pair embraced.
The story originally appeared on MMA Junkie
