been claimed that his ground game is not as good as his stand-up, Silva has submitted notable grapplers, including Olympic wrestler Dan Henderson, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu blackbelt Travis Lutter and Olympic alternate Chael Sonnen. Sponsors A friend of Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldo, in 2011 Silva became the first client to be marketed by 9INE, a sports marketing company co-owned by Ronaldo. Since August 2011, Anderson has been sponsored by Corinthians, his favorite football club. He is also sponsored by fast food chain Burger King. Previously he had also sponsorship deal with sportswear and equipment supplier Nike, which ended in late 2014 due to Nike's self removal from the UFC. Personal life Silva has three sons and two daughters with his wife, Dayane. Before he began his career as a professional fighter, Silva worked at McDonald's, and also as a file clerk. He considers Spider-Man, Bruce Lee, Muhammad Ali and his mother as biggest of his personal heroes, and has a stated love of comic books and comic book heroes. Silva has said on numerous occasions that he believes long-time friend and former UFC Lightweight Champion and UFC Welterweight Champion B.J. Penn to be the greatest pound-for-pound fighter in the history of the sport. Silva expressed interest in competing in the sport of taekwondo and boxing. He floated around the idea of competing at the Olympics in taekwondo and fighting Roy Jones Jr. in a boxing match. Silva became a naturalized U.S. citizen in July 2019. Filmography Television and film Championships and accomplishments Mixed martial arts Cage Rage Championships Cage Rage Middleweight Championship (One time, Final) Three successful title defenses Shooto Shooto Middleweight Championship (One time) Ultimate Fighting Championship UFC Middleweight Championship (One time) Ten successful title defenses Unified the UFC Middleweight and Pride World Welterweight Championships Fight of the Night (Five times) Knockout of the Night (Seven times) Most "Knockout of the Night" awards in UFC history (7) Submission of the Night (Two times) Longest title reign in UFC history (2457 days) Longest win streak in UFC history (16) Most UFC Middleweight title fights (13) Most wins in UFC Middleweight title fights (11) Tied for most knockouts in the UFC Middleweight division history (8) (w. Uriah Hall, Thiago Santos) Most successful title defenses in the UFC middleweight division (10) Most consecutive title defenses in the UFC middleweight division (10) Second most consecutive title defenses in UFC history (10) Most finishes