Watch Anderson Silva’s Son Gabriel go to Work in Muay Thai Debut

It remains to be seen what the future holds for Gabriel Silva, in terms of a fighting career, but the son of the legendary Anderson Silva is off to a good start.

The Brazilian star’s son competed at a recent WCK event in California, and as you can see by watching the video below, Gabriel scored a couple of knockdowns.

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Essa é sua conquista meu filho, é a prova de que toda dedicação tem seu reconhecimento, é fruto de muita luta e determinação, é apenas o primeiro passo para uma vida repleta de merecimentos, pode ter certeza!!! Agora é foco, continue treinando duro, o segredo é fazer por amor sempre!! Parabéns…estou orgulhoso, vi muito de mim hoje em vc, estou feliz e acho que a certeza de que posso realmente parar está mais próxima!!! Te amo Filho…Bad Boys

A post shared by Anderson "The Spider" Silva (@spiderandersonsilva) on Jun 16, 2019 at 5:44am PDT

According to a follow up report from MMA Fighting, Anderson had this to say about his son, who won the the fight via TKO.

“I’m very proud. I saw a lot of me in you today. I’m happy, and think that the certainty that I can really stop really is closer. Love you, my son. Bad Boys.”

Gabriel will undoubtedly have a lot of eyes following his combat sports career, if he decides to go that route. In terms of Anderson, it’s still not clear what’s next for the former UFC champ, following his loss to Jared Cannonier last month. The comments above could indicate that retirement is near.