Anderson Silva (Esther Lin/MMA Fighting)l29MbbfCNqUUFC Press Conference with Anderson Silva José Youngs October 14, 2014 News, Spotlight Former UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva will host a press conference on Tuesday, October 14 at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT at the Copacabana Palace Hotel in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to discuss his highly anticipated return to the octagon. After a 13-month layoff due to a fractured leg suffered in his second bout with UFC middleweight champion Chris Weidman, “The Spider” will defy the odds and return to competition live on pay-per-view January 31, 2015 in Las Vegas in a showdown with the fiery Nick Diaz. The press conference will be streamed above.