MMA legend Anderson Silva will return to the boxing ring against one of his biggest rivals when he faces former UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman on the Jake Paul vs. Gervonta Davis on Nov. 14 at the Kaseya Center in Miami, ESPN learned Thursday

The boxing fight, which will be broadcast live on Netflix as the opening bout of the main event, will be a six-round heavyweight fight.

“Anderson and his team reached out to me immediately after the Jake Paul vs. ‘Tank’ Davis fight was announced and said they would like to be a part of the event and he would like to fight Chris Weidman,” Nakisa Bidarian, CEO and co-founder of Most Valuable Promotions, told ESPN. “When it became clear that both men wanted it and wanted it to be a professional fight, MVP 100% agreed with their story, reaching a broader generational consumer base and increasing the marketability of the event in Brazil.”

The fight will give 50-year-old Silva a chance to take revenge for his MMA losses to Weidman, albeit in a boxing ring. Silva was brutally knocked out by Weidman in July 2013, ending his historic 2,457-day reign as UFC middleweight champion. The rematch took place five months later, and Silva lost by TKO after suffering a horrific leg break.

“I am very excited to start another fight with Chris,” Silva said in a statement. “We have history, and on Friday, November 14, live only on Netflix, we will make another mark on our chapter together. It will be a spectacle for the fans!”

Weidman, 41, was the UFC middleweight champion for 2.5 years after beating Silva, successfully defending his title three times against Silva, Lyoto Machida and Vitor Belfort before losing to Luke Rockhold in December 2015. After starting his career 13-0, he went 3-9 and dealt with countless losses. injuries, including a broken leg in 2021. He announced his departure from the UFC in January, but signed a contract with the Global Fight League and was scheduled to face Rockhold in April. However, the fight never came to fruition as the GFL canceled all of its events indefinitely.

The outstanding college wrestler and grappler will now try his hand at the boxing ring and win 3-0 against one of the best mixed martial arts fighters of all time.

“I am undefeated in boxing and will remain so on Friday, November 14, live on Netflix,” Weidman said in a statement. “I am the original spider killer.”

Silva improved to 3-2 as a boxer with a victory over former middleweight champion Julio Cesar Chavez Jr. in 2021 and a loss to Jake Paul in his last fight in 2022. Weidman will make his professional boxing debut.

“This is for Brazil… the greatest MMA fighter of all time, Anderson Silva, returns to boxing in front of the world against Chris Weidman, the man who ended Anderson’s record-breaking championship reign,” Bidarian said. “Both fighters will have everything to gain on Friday, November 14, as the legends conclude their trilogy of controversial rivalry by meeting in the ring for the first time after two iconic cage clashes. Unfinished business will finally be taken care of.”