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Video: Anderson Silva's son resembles a young 'Spider' in training

Outside of arguably Jon Jones, Georges St-Pierre, and Fedor Emelianenko, Anderson Silva is the greatest mixed martial arts (MMA) fighter of all time.

His style, while cocky at times, held an entire Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight division hostage for seven years. He holds some of the best knockouts in MMA history and is widely regarded as the most creative striker of all time.

But at 41 years of age, the Brazilian legend as begun to fade. His punches aren't as precise as they once were, and his overall movement has slowed. Luckily, Silva is able to live out more youthful MMA days by helping his son, Kalyl, become a better martial artist.

The above video, compliments of Fancy MMA, quickly showcases what the young "Spider" can do inside of the gym. The below social media post proves that Kalyl may be close to mirroring his father's old, but good, habits.

• Light Defense Work Before Tae Class With @freddygonzalez12 #WarmUp • @silva_mtc

A video posted by 1OAK (@kalylsilva) on

• #SilvaMTC •

A video posted by 1OAK (@kalylsilva) on

While Silva's son is still extremely young and inexperienced as a fighter, he may very well have a future in MMA if he's able to hone his natural talent.

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