ANDERSON SILVA defeated Tito Ortiz with a spectacular first round knockout.
To face his former UFC champion, the ex-MMA star donned the boxing gloves.
Anderson Silva took just under a minute to defeat Tito Ortiz
The contest was over in just 21 seconds.
After the fight, the 46-year old said: "I trained hard for it and to show my respect towards the boxing world.
"Now, I'm going back home to continue my training and... we will see."
He did however hint at his retirement from the fight scene when asked if this would be the last time we see him.
Silva replied: "Probably."
Silva dedicated his first round KO to Bruce Lee, the martial arts icon.
He said, "The great master Bruce Lee says, ‘Be water, my dear friend’. That's exactly what I did today.
Silva, a left-handed fighter, slipped Ortiz's slow delivered punches into a corner before the clash of MMA legends exploded into flames.
Silva turned Ortiz and then punched him with a right-hand drill, before unleashing two lefts that sent Ortiz plunging to the canvas.
Ortiz didn't even try to get up as the referee stopped Ortiz from entering the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida.
This fight took place shortly after David Haye's successful return to the ring, where he defeated Joe Fournier.
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