411's UFC 134: Silvs vs. Okami Report 8.27.11
Posted by Mark Radulich on 08.27.2011
In the main event, Anderson Silva defeated Yushin Okami via RD2 TKO to retain the UFC Middleweight Title! Elsewhere, Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira defeated Brendan Schaub via RD1 KO, Mauricio "Shogun" Rua defeated Forrest Griffin via RD1 KO and more! Check out 411’scomplete UFC 134 report for all the details!
UFC 134: Silva vs Okami
8.27.2011
HSBC Arena
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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We will be reviewing UFC 134 and TAKING YOUR CALLS!
David Mitchell (171 lbs.11-1) vs. Paulo Thiago (169 lbs. 10-3)
Raphael Assuncao (134 lbs. 15-4) vs. Johnny Eduardo (135 lbs. 25-8)
Erick Silva (169 lbs. 12-1) vs. Luis Ramos (171 lbs. 19-6)
Felipe Arantes (145 lbs. 13-3) vs. Yuri Alcantara (144 lbs. 21-3)
Yves Jabouin (135 lbs. 15-7) vs. Ian Loveland (135 lbs. 14-8-1)
So after tonight I'll be covering Strikeforce's event on September 10th and then I'm out until UFC 136. I've got a busy few weeks ahead of me. The night of Shields vs Ellenberger I'll be dragging kicking and screaming taking my wife to go see Journey, Foreigner and Night Ranger (You're motoring, What's your price for flight, In finding mister right,You'll be alright tonight) and then on the night of Bones vs Rampage she'll be forcing me at gunpoint I'll be taking her out for her birthday to see Blink 182 and My Chemical Shmegeggy or whatever the kids call them. Honestly, I can't keep up with these bands anymore. I discovered Five Finger Death Punch a year ago and that's about all I have time for in terms of "new" music. And then on the night of Cruz vs Mighty Mouse I'll be running my first ever half marathon (at Epcot in Orlando, FL). Like I said, I'm busy. I had been planning to cover GSP vs THE BEATING OF HIS LIFENick Diaz but I've just been informed that I must be "social" and accompany my wife to a Halloween party with the nice people from our local Mom and Dad meet-up. What I'm getting at here is that if you've been missing Larry's coverage or just plain hate my coverage you'll be getting a reprieve outside of Edgar vs Maynard III until November.
I didn't come here to tell you that so without further ado, let's make with the fussin' and a fightin'!
INTRODUCTION:
We are live at the HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil!
Mike Goldberg and Kenny Florian (who is filling in for Joe Rogan) are of course on the mic tonight as we go to the octagon for our first fight.
FACEBOOK.COM/YOUTUBE.COM PRELIMINARY MATCHES
Bantamweight bout: Yves Jabouin (135 lbs. 15-7) vs. Ian Loveland (135 lbs. 14-8-1)
ROUND ONE: Loveland comes straight across and looks for the early KO. Jabouin clinches and drives him back. Loveland comes forward, clinches and knees Jabouin. Jabouin throws a series of kicks but the last one causes him to get taken down by Loveland. Loveland works from halfguard. He stands up, drops a few punches and dives back in Jabouin's guard again. Loveland can't get it done so the ref stands them up. There's a brief pause to deal with Loveland's hand tape. Jabouin kicks Loveland and drives him back. Loveland smashes him back. Loveland lands a front kick. Jabouin lands a switch kick. Loveland runs across and lands a combination and then backs out of the pocket. Jabouin lands right hook and follows up with a flying knee nearly ends this one before the horn sounds.
SCORECARD: Loveland 10-9
ROUND TWO: The two fighters go straight to the mat to start off round 2. Loveland attempts a guillotine but can't finish it, which allows Jabouin to get top position. Loveland reverses and gets into half guard. Jabouin escapes and tags Loveland. Jabouin lands a series of kicks and punches. Jabouin kicks Loveland in the groin. Loveland tries to blitz Jabouin. Jabouin lands a spinning back fist. Loveland tackles Jabouin but he's countered with a guillotine attempt. Jabouin is back on his feet. Jabouin lands a head kick. Jabouin connects with a shot in the liver. Jabouin gets a takedown to end round 2.
ROUND TWO: The two fighters go straight to the mat to start off round 2. Loveland attempts a guillotine but can't finish it, which allows Jabouin to get top position. Loveland reverses and gets into half guard. Jabouin escapes and tags Loveland. Jabouin lands a series of kicks and punches. Jabouin kicks Loveland in the groin. Loveland tries to blitz Jabouin. Jabouin lands a spinning back fist. Loveland tackles Jabouin but he's countered with a guillotine attempt. Jabouin is back on his feet. Jabouin lands a head kick. Jabouin connects with a shot in the liver. Jabouin gets a takedown to end round 2.
SCORECARD: Jabouin 10-9
ROUND THREE: Both men start out trading strikes. Loveland tries a takedown but is denied. Jabouin gets a takedown but can't keep him down. Loveland connects with a counter right punch. Loveland plants another one on the chin of Jabouin. Jabouin hits another spinning back fist. Jabouin is kicking Loveland at will. Loveland is denied for another takedown. Jabouin lands a side kick. Jabouin has a slight advantage despite a very close round.
SCORECARD: Jabouin 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Yves Jabouin by split decision (30-27 Loveland, 20-28X2 Jabouin).
Featherweight bout: Felipe Arantes (145 lbs. 13-3) vs. Yuri Alcantara (144 lbs. 21-3)
ROUND ONE: Arantes comes out kicking. Alcantara grabs a Thai plum and knees Arantes in the face. Alcantara checks Arantes' kicks and smacks him back. Alcantara is trying to find a way inside but Arantes keeps covering him. Alcantara takes him down. Alcantara works from half guard and eventually gets side control. Arantes nearly gets mounted but gets out by nearly leg locking Alcantara. The ref stands them up. Arantes resumes kicking Alcantara.
SCORECARD: Alcantara 10-9
ROUND TWO: Both men start of trading kicks. Arantes goes to well once too often as he's taken down off of a kick. Alcantara breaks the close guard and smashes Arantes. Alcantara gets side control. Alcantara then gets to mount. Alcantara attempts a mounted triangle. Alcantara stands and then descends back into the guard. The ref stands them up again. Arantes circles away from Alcantara. Arantes knees Alcantara while being taken down by him again. Alcantara works from half guard.
SCORECARD: Alcantara 10-9
ROUND THREE: Arantes throws a kick, which is caught and results in him being taken down immediately. Alcantara gets his back and attempts a rear-naked choke. Arantes reverses and gets top position. Arantes grounds and pounds Alcantara. Arantes needs to finish this fight as he's lost the first two round for sure. Arantes stands up but Alcantara doesn't follow. Arantes resumes attacking from full guard. The ref stands them up for a third time. Arantes attempts a flying knee but is caught and down he goes again. Alcantara controls Arantes from the top position. With 45 seconds remaining they are stood up once more. Alcantara gets a single leg takedown. I'd say it's all over but the shouting.
SCORECARD: Alcantara 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Yuri Alcantara by unanimous decision (30-27X2, 29-28).
Welterweight bout: Erick Silva (169 lbs. 12-1) vs. Luis Ramos (171 lbs. 19-6)
ROUND ONE: Silva comes out swinging and then tries a takedown. Ramos wails on Silva in return. Silva comes back with a right cross that sends Ramos' jaw into the front row of the arena. Back to Jungle Fights with ya buddy. Silva finishes Ramos off and that's the end.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Erick Silva by TKO (strikes) at :40 of round 1.
Bantamweight bout: Raphael Assuncao (134 lbs. 15-4) vs. Johnny Eduardo (135 lbs. 25-8)
ROUND ONE: Assncao gets a kick off first. Eduardo plants two on the face of his opponent. Assuncao tags him back. Both men are trading strikes. Assuncao attempts a single leg takedown. Eduardo is pressed against the fence. Assuncao drives Eduardo down. Assuncao drives elbows into Eduardo's face. The ref stands them up. Eduardo looks to take Assuncao's head off. Assuncao ends the round with a last punch in the face.
SCORECARD: Assuncao 10-9
ROUND TWO: Now both men are trading kicks. They clinch and Eduardo tries to use it to take Assuncao down. Assuncao scrambles and presses Eduardo against the fence. Assuncao lands a knee before letting go of the clinch. Eduardo nails Assuncao but the punch gets shaken off. Assuncao ducks a punch and tries to take Eduardo down. That doesn't work so he settles for the clinch. Eduardo denies him and so he gives up the clinch. Spinning back kick from Eduardo. They clinch again and after a few knees Assuncao gets Eduardo's back. With 30 seconds left of this round Assuncao tries for a rear-naked choke.
SCORECARD: Assuncao 10-9
ROUND THREE: Eduardo needs to get aggressive and so he does. Eduardo and Assuncao trade punches and kicks. Eduardo backs Assuncao against the cage but then let's up on him. Eduardo lands a hard knee. Assuncao dives in for a takedown and both go down. Then both go for a leg lock. Assuncao gives up his attempt and just smashes on Eduardo. Eduardo keeps grabbing the cage. The ref stands them up. Eduardo smacks Assuncao. Assuncao attempts a high kick but slips and falls backwards. A few more shots are traded before the horn sounds.
SCORECARD: Assuncao 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Raphael Assuncao by unanimous decision (30-27X3).
Welterweight bout: David Mitchell (171 lbs.11-1) vs. Paulo Thiago (169 lbs. 10-3)
ROUND ONE: Thiago plants a few punches right on the chin of Michell. Thiago lands a leg kick and then a takedown. Thiago has side control. Thiago couldn't make something happen so he lets him up. Thiago lands a spinning back kick. Thiago ducks under, gets back control and takes Mitchell down again. Thiago is once again in side control. Thiago goes for a crucifix. Mitchell defends but at this point he appears to be just trying to get out of the round. Thiago lets him again. Mitchell finally lands an uppercut.
SCORECARD: Thiago 10-9
ROUND TWO: Mitchell presses forward throwing combinations. Thiago counters with an uppercut. Thiago throws another spinning back kick and falls down. Mitchell presses Thiago against the fence. Thiago reverses and throws Mitchell down. Thiago attempts an arm triangle but Mitchell defends and gets out of it. Thiago takes Mitchell down again. Mitchell defends with a triangle defense but Thiago escapes and they are back on their feet. Thiago takes Mitchell down again. Thiago is practically living in Mitchell's side control. Thiago lets him up. Thiago lands another uppercut. Mitchell lands a kick. Both men are trading punches and kicks, but Thiago is doing more damage.
SCORECARD: Thiago 10-9
ROUND THREE: Thiago is pressing the action against Mitchell with strikes. Thiago nails him again with a left hook. Mitchell clinches to save himself but that only allows Thiago to drive him into the mat. Thiago lets Mitchell up. Thiago lands a side kick. Mitchell needs to turn it on because he's down two rounds. Mitchell is trying to utilize his kicks to overtake Thiago. Thiago tee's off on Mitchell. Mitchell clinches to keep from being pummled. Thiago has Mitchell's back. Thiago tries to choke out Mitchell with 10 seconds on the clock. Thiago runs out of time
Someone tell Mitchell to put his hands down because the only way he wins this is if he's got relatives on the judging panel.
SCORECARD: Thiago 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Paulo Thiago by unanimous decision (30-27X3).
That's a wrap folks. We will now transition to Spike TV for continued coverage of UFC 134.
SPIKE TV PRELIMINARY CARD MATCHES
Middleweight bout: Dan Miller (184lbs. 13-5) vs. Rousimar Palhares (185lbs. 12-3)
ROUND ONE: Miller and Palhares circle and paw at one another. Palhares pulls guard and nearly armbars Miller. Miller escapes and they are back on their feet. Palhares front kicks Miller in the face a la Steven Segal Anderson Silva and then scoop slams him for the near victory. Miller scrambles and puts Palhares on his back. Miller stands up and allows Palhares to stand as well. Palhares lands a roundhouse kicks and nearly KO's Miller. Palhares decides the fight is over and goes to celebrate until Herb Dean reminds him who the ref actually is. They resume the fight and Miller nearly KO's Palhares with a straight left. Palhares recovers and slams Miller again to end the round.
SCORECARD: Palhares 10-9
ROUND TWO: Palhares and Miller are going toe to toe. Palhares is all over Miller. Miller is driven down against the fence. Palhares is standing over Miller smashing him. However, Palhares is also grabbing the fence despite being warned by Dean not to. Palhares is still working over Miller. Palhares is pummeling Miller. Palhares seems to have gassed himself out as he's just laying in Miller's guard. Palhares finally stands up and continues to drive punches into Miller's face. Miller is in danger of having this fight stopped (for real real, not for play play). Miller's eye is all bloodied up.
SCORECARD: Palhares 10-9
ROUND THREE: Despite being really really tired, Palhares is still scoring on Miller. Palhares is landing punches and kicks. Miller is absorbing them but not responding with much. Miller is finally able to land a few on Palhares' chin. This is starting to resemble heavyweight boxing. They slug it out to the end.
SCORECARD: Palhares 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Rousimar Palhares by unanimous decision (29-27, 30-27, 30-25 {WTF}).
ROUND ONE: Tavares lands a series of kicks and then takes Fisher down. Tavares has Fisher pressed against the fence. Tavares works Fisher over from guard. The ref stands them up. Tavares lands two more high kicks. Tavares drives Fisher against the fence. Tavares trips Fisher down. Tavares attempts to pass the guard and eventually takes Fisher's back. Fisher stands up.
SCORECARD: Tavares 10-9
ROUND TWO: Tavares ducks a punch and takes Fisher down. Tavares tenderizes Fisher's face from guard. Tavares finally breaks Fisher down and tee's off on his face until the ref stops, I mean really stops it…not like the last fight.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Thiago Tavares by TKO (strikes) at 2:51 of round 2.
They replay the previous Silva vs Ramos KTFO from the Facebook prelims.
And with that it's on to the PPV!
PPV MAIN CARD MATCHES
Light Heavyweight bout: Luiz Cane (204 lbs. 11-3) vs. Stanislav Nedkov (203 lbs. 11-0)
ROUND ONE: Cane lands a leg kick. Nedkov lands a right hand. Cane is landing more punches and kicks. Cane falls over trying to kick Nedkov but recovers and resumes smacking Nedkov. Cane drops Nedkov but he bounces back up. Nedkov recovers and murderizes Cane. He nails him right in the nose and Cane looks like he is trying to make a run for it. Cane is done.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Stanislav Nedkov by TKO (strikes) at 4:13 of round 1.
Brazil will now declare war on Bulagaria…and now for the fight I've been looking forward to all night!
Heavyweight bout: Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (243 lbs. 33-5-1) vs. Brendan Schaub (247 lbs. 8-1)
ROUND ONE: Nog takes the center and after a few trades Schaub presses him against the fence. Nog comes forward and looks to put this one away early. Schaub lands an uppercut. Schaub lands another shot and shakes up Nog. Nog Presses him against the fence. Nog is slipping punches. Schaub lands a few more shots. Schaub drops his guard and Nog knocks his block off. So ends the streak of the legend killer. Congrats and welcome back to Big Nog.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira by KO at 3:09 of round 1.
Lesnar vs Big Nog New Years Day? Just sayin...
Lightweight bout: Edson Barboza (155 lbs. 8-0) vs. Ross Pearson (155 lbs. 12-4)
ROUND ONE: Barboza comes out throwing very fast kicks. Pearson turns up the heat. Pearson lands some hard shots. Barboza's kicks look good but aren't connecting. Except for a spinning back kick that nails Pearson in the mush. Pearson lands a punch that sends Barboza crashing in to the fence. Pearson and Barboza trade strikes. Pearson lands a high kick and then clinches with Barboza.
SCORECARD: Pearson 10-9
ROUND TWO: We're barely in to round 2 and Barboza drops Pearson, nearly ending the fight. Barboza is circling away while Pearson tries to land a KO punch. Pearson lands a duo of punches. Pearson is backing Barboza up. Pearson is giving Barboza chase. Pearson tries for a takedown but gets nothing. Barboza lands a left hook and then loses his balance, falling over. Pearson lands superman punch. Barboza lands two hard kicks. Pearson tries another superman punch. Barboza misses the spinning back kick to end the round.
SCORECARD: Pearson 10-9
ROUND THREE: Barboza lands more hard kicks. Barboza tries a flying knee but Pearson catches it. However, he can't use it to put Barboza down. Pearson smashes Barboza against the fence. Barboza is still circling away. Pearson lands a chopping leg kick. Pearson fails another takedown attempt. Pearson stuns Barboza but he recovers. Barboza bloodies Pearson. Barboza lands a flying knee to end the round.
SCORECARD: Pearson 10-9
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Edson Barboza by split decision (29-28X 2 Barboza, 29-28 Pearson).
I think that's crap…the man ran backwards for rounds 2 and 3…sigh.
ROUND ONE: Griffin starts off with a high kick. Rua lands an uppercut. Both fighters exchanges strikes. Rua tattoo's Griffin upside his head and finishes him off before you can say rubber match. Griffin looks to have slipped but that was all Rua needed to do what he needed to do.
WAR RUA!!!!!
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Mauricio "Shogun" Rua by KO at 1:53 of round 1.
Okami coming out to the theme from Kill Bill = AWESOME SAUCE!
Main Event Middleweight Championship bout: Anderson Silva (184 lbs. 28-4) vs. Yushin Okami (183 lbs. 25-5)
ROUND ONE: Silva lands a kick. Silva is throwing a series of jabs that get pawed away by Okami. Okami clinches and looks to uppercut Silva before Silva pulls away. Okami is jabbing now. Silva is circling away now. Okami clinches. Okami does some dirty boxing. Silva elbows and knees in the clinch. Uppercut from Okami. They exchange knees. Okami attempts a single leg and then lets it go. Okami is leaning all over Silva. Okami backs off. Silva is slipping Okami's jabs. Silva lands a head kick but doesn't KO Okami. We're off to the second round.
SCORECARD: Silva 10-9
ROUND TWO: Silva is juking and jiving. Silva is trying to end this thing ASAP. Okami lands a punch and gets knocked straight down. Silva lets him back up again. After a long stare down Silva clubs Okami and finishes him off with punches to the noodle.
OFFICIAL RESULT: WINNER – Anderson Silva by TKO (strikes) at 2:04 of round 2.
Posted By: kevcar77 (Guest) on August 27, 2011 at 11:41 PM
Anderson Silva?!?!?!?!?!
GOD!!!!
Posted By: Ric Flair (Guest) on August 27, 2011 at 11:43 PM
WAR SILVA!!!
Posted By: Stanton75 (Guest) on August 27, 2011 at 11:48 PM
the stepback jab that knocked Okami on his ass in the 2nd round is by one of of my favorite Anderson Silva moments. Stuff like that shouldn't be possible
Posted By: Ojj (Guest) on August 27, 2011 at 11:54 PM
If Anderson Silva fought God and Jesus in a handicap match in the sistine chapel with the pope as the ref he would win by double submission
Posted By: cvb (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:03 AM
What a sham!!What a setup!! Okami had nothing for this guy and the UFC knew it. He was scared to death in there. Make competitive fights or think of something else. If the division is cleaned out its cleaned out. Its LHW or forget it. No more of these plodding "strikers" allowing Silva to drop his hands and clown on them. A guy who was actually clowned on himself by amateur boxers at the Wild Card gym
Posted By: guest (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:24 AM
If Anderson Silva fought God and Jesus in a handicap match in the sistine chapel with the pope as the ref he would win by double submission
You, Sir, are a blasphemous fool.
Posted By: Max (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:32 AM
If Anderson Silva fought God and Jesus in a handicap match in the sistine chapel with the pope as the ref he would win by double submission
You, Sir, are a blasphemous fool.
Posted By: Max (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:32 AM
You, Sir, believe in fairy tales.
Posted By: Guest#7323 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:06 AM
Is it me or is UFC becoming a joke. Silva fought a pepsi can of a fighter. I love how UFC sold this event. The last guy to beat Anderson get it together and put him against someone good. I'm not ordering this crap no more it's a joke
Posted By: Joke (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:27 AM
Silva is amazing, his last three performances were joys to behold.
Barboza looked great to. I thought he either tied or won every round. You say he was "running back" but you didn't truly understand what he was doing.
Posted By: Oi (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:28 AM
Barboza winning was a ridiculous decision. Yeah he was counter striking... but helps when you hit something that isn't Pearson's arms with 90% of your shots. I had it 29-28 to Pearson and seems most people online did.
Posted By: DB (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:46 AM
Thank you, Luiz Cane, for coming all the way back to Brazil to lose in front of your countrymen. I hope it was worth it.
Posted By: El Conquistador (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 02:09 AM
If Anderson Silva fought God and Jesus in a handicap match in the sistine chapel with the pope as the ref he would win by double submission
Posted By: cvb (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:03 AM
I know ASilva's performance was impressive but this is just someone talking without thinking.
Posted By: TheR (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 02:34 AM
If Anderson Silva fought God and Jesus in a handicap match in the sistine chapel with the pope as the ref he would win by double submission
Posted By: cvb (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:03 AM
SERIOUSLY?
This is a trick statement... Anderson Silva IS God.
Posted By: Gospel according to the Spider (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 03:15 AM
You, Sir, are a blasphemous fool.
Posted By: Max (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 12:32 AM
You, Sir, believe in fairy tales.
Posted By: Guest#7323 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:06 AM
Took the words right out of my mouth.
Posted By: Da Truth (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 07:34 AM
Great show! Another masterpiece from Anderson, great fight between Pearson & Barboza (thought Pearson took the 1st & 3rd) & Shogun and Nog with sweet KO's!
I thought Nog's chin was done & Schaub was gonna KO him, I've never been so happy to be wrong in my life! May the MMA Gods forgive my foolishness.
Posted By: Oldskooler (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 08:28 AM
I'm sorry, I was watching the PPV and even I thought this looked like a cash grab by Dana.
Okami is good, but I already knew coming into the fight that he wasn't going to beat Silva.
Griffin has been on the downswing of career for a while, and a match with Rua was a HUGE mis-match for Griffin.
I think Dana basically set-up both guys against weaker opponents, just to get a quick cash-in. Decent card, but it was SEVERELY lacking in the competition department.
Posted By: Guest#8954 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 08:54 AM
the last guy to beat Anderson Silva was Chael Sonnen. Let's be honest, yeah, Silva got the triangle in, but he lost the war.
But let's go further back, to the man who even Chael wouldn't mention on MMA Live, Ryo Chonan.
Look it up, folks, it was one of the classic submissions in MMA history, and HE'S the Asian that scares Silva, not Okami.
Posted By: jay (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 09:02 AM
"Is it me or is UFC becoming a joke. Silva fought a pepsi can of a fighter. I love how UFC sold this event. The last guy to beat Anderson get it together and put him against someone good. I'm not ordering this crap no more it's a joke
Posted By: Joke (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:27 AM"
So it's the UFC's fault that Silva is so much better than everyone else? This isn't scripted like rasslin.
Posted By: Guest#3055 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 09:12 AM
Is it me or is UFC becoming a joke. Silva fought a pepsi can of a fighter. I love how UFC sold this event. The last guy to beat Anderson get it together and put him against someone good. I'm not ordering this crap no more it's a joke
Posted By: Joke
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I would never order a card to see Silva lose. It's not going to happen at 185. This fight actually made me a fan. He looked ready to fight and ready to win. Blame it on Rio! Okami is lucky he didn't shit his pants when Silva started shucking and jiving in rd 2. Jesus christ. If Silva wants big fights, give him the loser of the JJones/Rampage fight. maybe that will get him to move on up. he really should. 185 is a joke for him.
Posted By: rodeo (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 09:27 AM
I agree that Silva is a beast and maybe the best in the world, but his last few fights where not that great of competition. The winner of Sonnen VS Stan is gonna next in line (I'm hoping for Sonnen) and should be a much better test.
Posted By: BigTimmy444 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 09:37 AM
Props to Okami for at least showing up, and to Silva for making everyone realize he would of had a much more difficult fight trying to program the clock on a VCR.
I mean really, he's one of the best, if not the best fighters in the world and they seem to love to give him fights with opponents that aren't even in the same league as him.
Posted By: Guest101 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 11:11 AM
The only guy who could remotely be a threat to Silva is Jon Bones Jones. Sorry GSP is too small.
Posted By: Guest#2529 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 11:29 AM
Boy its a good thing okami trained with sonnen and it was smart that chael picked okami to win. Wheres his big mouth now?
Posted By: Guest#4642 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 11:58 AM
Forrest was hit so hard his old lady went into labor.
Posted By: Guest#8795 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 01:30 PM
the last guy to beat Anderson Silva was Chael Sonnen. Let's be honest, yeah, Silva got the triangle in, but he lost the war.
But let's go further back, to the man who even Chael wouldn't mention on MMA Live, Ryo Chonan.
Look it up, folks, it was one of the classic submissions in MMA history, and HE'S the Asian that scares Silva, not Okami.
Posted By: jay (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 09:02 AM
Chael Sonnen Tested postive for Roids in that fight so he cheated and still got caught so for you to say he lost the war isnt tru caught he was fighting a cheater. and Sonnen sounds like a bitch saying that losing by a triange choke doesnt count, that's a part of MMA. and he calls him self the true middleweight Champ which is also bullshit because if he would have not gotten caught the drug test would have showed he cheated so. he should shut up. an if be beats Stann, and get a rematch vs silva. Anderson Silva will be mad motatved and knock Sonnen out
Posted By: Wayne (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 02:57 PM
Wow I was wrong Anderson Silva can win without using the submission. maybe he is worthy of get a shot at my title
Posted By: Chael Sonnen (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 03:01 PM
the last guy to beat Anderson Silva was Chael Sonnen. Let's be honest, yeah, Silva got the triangle in, but he lost the war.
But let's go further back, to the man who even Chael wouldn't mention on MMA Live, Ryo Chonan.
Look it up, folks, it was one of the classic submissions in MMA history, and HE'S the Asian that scares Silva, not Okami.
Posted By: jay (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 09:02 AM
1. Sorry, Sonnen lost. Decisively.
2. Yes yes, we all know who Ryo Chonan is and what he did. It was truly impressive. But while we're looking things up, why don't you look up what Chonan's done since then?
Posted By: Guest#2443 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 04:04 PM
Wow I was wrong Anderson Silva can win without using the submission. maybe he is worthy of get a shot at my title
Posted By: Chael Sonnen (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 03:01 PM
I was wrong too. I thought being Oregon's Number One Gangster required knowing English.
Posted By: Reality (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 06:07 PM
No one will ever beat Silva, and I seriously hope this GSP being better talk is done for good. GSP doesn't finish fights, period. Silva finishes fights whenever he wants to, period.
Posted By: Guest#8100 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 06:23 PM
No one will ever beat Silva, and I seriously hope this GSP being better talk is done for good. GSP doesn't finish fights, period. Silva finishes fights whenever he wants to, period.
GSP also fights top tier opponents all the time instead of cans like Maia, Leites, Okami, Cote, and Irvin, period.
Posted By: Guest124789 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 06:58 PM
No one will ever beat Silva, and I seriously hope this GSP being better talk is done for good. GSP doesn't finish fights, period. Silva finishes fights whenever he wants to, period.
Posted By: Guest#8100 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 06:23 PM
So I take it he just really enjoyed getting taken down and punched in the face by Sonnen for four rounds?
Posted By: Guest#1758 (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 07:36 PM
Ryo Chonan is still fighting actually, even had a short stint in the UFC (as a WW) that went 1-3 (all decisions). Today he's sporting an above average record of 19-12 or something and even had a fight recently. The 12 losses might sound really bad, but over half of them are decisions, so at least he's not constantly screaming in pain or falling down in a bloody heap.
That said, neither him, nor particularly Daiju Takase (a 183lbs guy with a 9-12 or something record) look like any sort of a challenge for Silva today, but then again so are (supposedly) all the other 185 pounders on UFC's contract. So why not just bring them both and have Anderson face them, so he could "avenge the losses"? Dana did bring Jeremy Horn and Rampage for Chuck specially so he could get revenge (and we all know how well that went). (and yeah, I know he would bring Rampage anyway, but he stressed the "unfinished business with Chuck" from the first moment)
And what's the worse that could happen? Silva will either knock each of them within the first 2 minutes or will dance around and mock them for several rounds. And he's already doing both of those things. And if any of them suddenly becomes competitive and gives Anderson a run for his money, that's even better.
Posted By: JK (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 10:17 PM
Ryo Chonan is still fighting actually, even had a short stint in the UFC (as a WW) that went 1-3 (all decisions). Today he's sporting an above average record of 19-12 or something and even had a fight recently. The 12 losses might sound really bad, but over half of them are decisions, so at least he's not constantly screaming in pain or falling down in a bloody heap.
That said, neither him, nor particularly Daiju Takase (a 183lbs guy with a 9-12 or something record) look like any sort of a challenge for Silva today, but then again so are (supposedly) all the other 185 pounders on UFC's contract. So why not just bring them both and have Anderson face them, so he could "avenge the losses"? Dana did bring Jeremy Horn and Rampage for Chuck specially so he could get revenge (and we all know how well that went). (and yeah, I know he would bring Rampage anyway, but he stressed the "unfinished business with Chuck" from the first moment)
And what's the worse that could happen? Silva will either knock each of them within the first 2 minutes or will dance around and mock them for several rounds. And he's already doing both of those things. And if any of them suddenly becomes competitive and gives Anderson a run for his money, that's even better.
Posted By: JK (Guest) on August 28, 2011 at 10:17 PM
I would love to see that. The worst that would happen is we'd have to listen to a lot of static about how these guys should have to earn a shot at Anderson blah blah blah.
Posted By: Guest#3443 (Guest) on August 29, 2011 at 10:09 AM
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