Silva Attempted 2 Foot Stomps

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 1:10 PM EDT Comment 31 comments

I may be wrong but I remember Montreal demanding foot stomps be illegal in order for the UFC to put their event on in that city. I found it very interesting that Anderson Silva attempted two foot stomps in the first round. That was the only new rule and he tried just that. By now we have seen the gifs of Silva rubbing his arms and chest with the tiny amount of vaseline from his face. Surely he knew of all the vaseline controversy around the GSP vs. BJ fight. This is a mole hill that will never be a mountain but it seems that Silva either doesn't follow MMA news or he has very little respect for what he may believe to be arbitrary rules.

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I don't recall the ref addressing it either, they are supposed to be the enforcer of the rules.

by nitro on Apr 19, 2009 2:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

He was warned during the fight

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by Brent Brookhouse on Apr 19, 2009 2:05 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I think he did it knowing it was illegal

I’m Anderson Silva – you really going to DQ me?

by subo on Apr 19, 2009 2:11 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Speculation as a tool for judgment? That’s cute.

by Ahhhoki on Apr 19, 2009 2:25 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

^ His first comment, folks. Think we’ll see an improvement down the road?

by subo on Apr 19, 2009 2:29 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahaha I guess we can hope :P

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by Amigop on Apr 19, 2009 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

There is no guarantee of that. You have had lots of comments and you are still making dumb ones about Silva disrespecting the rules

by EazyEismydad on Apr 19, 2009 4:23 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

…huh? Where did I say Silva disrespected the rules?

by subo on Apr 19, 2009 5:12 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

“I think he did it knowing it was illegal. I’m Anderson Silva – you really going to DQ me?”

Its literally 4 comments up

by EazyEismydad on Apr 19, 2009 5:19 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Foot stomping is allowed under the Unified Rules – they were banned by the UFC for one event to make Montreal feel all warm and fuzzy. It’s a legal maneuver that was made illegal for one night, so I think it is possible he was making a point about how stupid the whole thing was. Yves told him to stop, he did, end of story – I’m pretty much complimenting him for ‘disrespecting the rules’, seeing as how the rule in question was very, very stupid.

by subo on Apr 19, 2009 5:24 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That sounds much better than it did in your first comment

by EazyEismydad on Apr 19, 2009 6:21 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I figured I might need to clarify that – no worries, good sir

by subo on Apr 19, 2009 6:26 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That is the vibe I get from it. I find it hard to believe that Silva didn’t know about either the foot stomp rule nor the vaseline rub. I think Sila is just trully bored with his career.

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by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 3:02 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

not to mention he poked leites in the eye nothin was done!! and all the illegal back of the head punches on numerous ocassions nothin was also done! and in the3rd or 4th round they stopped 10 seconds to early any one notic that??

by keithsardine on Apr 19, 2009 2:16 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I remember the eye poke

It seemed to me like Leites was over-selling the poke.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

that was a deep eye poke

by keithsardine on Apr 19, 2009 3:05 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

How could you possibly know that?

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 3:15 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

i felt it!! owwwww jk i dont know it looked pretty bad

by keithsardine on Apr 19, 2009 3:28 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I don't remember this...

.Gif for proof? Anyone?

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by themachiavellian on Apr 19, 2009 2:26 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

no bullshit dude!

by keithsardine on Apr 19, 2009 2:33 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Silva stomped, Yves yelled “no stomp kick” (twice), and that was that.

by Chris Nelson on Apr 19, 2009 2:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs

Good .Gif !!

Well done Chris.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 2:58 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That's what people mean by "foot stomp"!?!

I thought they meant he tried to stomp on a grounded Leites, like under PRIDE rules. Yeah, it was (bizarrely) illegal, but I doubt even Leites cared much. Such a dumb prohibition…

Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail better. -Samuel Beckett

by themachiavellian on Apr 19, 2009 9:01 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

its seems like the ufc is been makin lots of controversy the last couple ppvs.

by keithsardine on Apr 19, 2009 3:07 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

When you are in the middle of a fight some last minute rule changes someone told you in the locker room might slip your mind. Give the guy a break

by EazyEismydad on Apr 19, 2009 4:24 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

This is true.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 4:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

That rule change was made a while back not last minute.

by Wookalarman on Apr 19, 2009 5:42 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

I doubt Silva is following this stuff as closely as we are. The dressing room meeting with the ref may very well be the first time he had heard of such a thing.

"Stop smiling you are about to be punched in the face !"

by Warhand on Apr 19, 2009 5:59 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs