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How many times did Anderson Silva defend the UFC middleweight championship?

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Anderson Silva, a highly skilled Brazilian fighter trained in tae kwon do, Brazilian jujitsu, Muay Thai, and boxing, successfully defended his UFC middleweight championship 10 times before losing the title in 2013.12