Quote of the Day: Anderson Silva - "I Told Rodrigo [Nogueira] I'd Get the Submission"
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 8, 2010 11:06 PM EDT
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I’m a Nogueira brothers black belt, and I’d give my life for them. I say that and I don’t need to patronize them nor them me. Rodrigo is my master and Rogério is a brother and teacher to me. If it weren’t for them, I wouldn’t be here today. I decided to put on the gi as a tribute to them and for the things I’d said. I told Rodrigo I’d get the submission this fight. I told him that. Everything worked out yet again.
Now all I’m thinking about is to get home and rest, go to the doctor and get treatment. After that we’ll see what’s to be done.
--Anderson Silva, told Gracie Mag that he promised Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira a submission, and wore a gi as a tribute to him.
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maybe not necessarily a huge feat...
But rewarding nonetheless b/c of Chael’s comments towards the Nog’s. I think its awesome for Anderson that that’s how he ended the fight
by drudog1715 on Aug 8, 2010 11:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
In my opinion,
Weathering the WMDs headed for his face, taking a beating for 22minutes, and then locking in a deep triangle arm bar that Chael(no matter how gay he thinks BJJ is) had been defending against for 4 1/2 rounds to get the submission victory- is nothing short of a monumental feat.
by 1251 on Aug 9, 2010 12:13 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Nicely said.
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Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Aug 9, 2010 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions
It would have been akward had he not got that last minute sub.
GSP is an alien sent here to humiliate our men and mate with our women
GSP
He has a better resume, is more well rounded, and one of his area’s of strength is an area of weakness for Anderson. Seems pretty straight forward to me.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein"
- Goonisis
Shit, then he must not have any losses on his record.
Especially not to anyone like Matt Serra.
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it's hilarious
when people say GSP has a better resumé, when Anderson has yet to lose in the UFC. it’s also hilarious when they say GSP is more well rounded, when he stays away from the stand up game since losing to Serra.
the following two things are signs of weaknesses:
stay silent when it's needed to speak up, and speak up when it's needed to stay silent.
Hey, I'm not here to bag on GSP
But saying that he’s better than Anderson because Anderson WON a fight is a little crazy. We have no idea how GSP would do with a guy like Chael (who really was at the top of his game). Yes GSP has faced wrestlers, but not wrestlers that set up their shots with striking as well as Chael did. Comparing fighters for P4P lists is already something of an MMA Math masturbation festival, but counting a win as a loss is nuts.
And we certainly don’t know the ACTUAL extent of Silva’s injury going into the fight. If he wasn’t injured, then whatever. If he was, would the fight have gone the way it did without that injury? Would GSP fight with an injury like that? How well?
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How is it hilarious?
GSP has fought and beaten tougher opponents then Anderson.
And from where i’m standing, losing via basically punchers chance is much less devastating then getting dominated for more then 90% of a fight.
What’s hilarious is your ignorance on the issue. GSP stays away from the stand up? Have you watched the Alves fight (51% stand up according to fightmetric)? Or perhaps the Fitch fight? The Penn fight even? All post Serra, all contain a good amount of striking.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein"
- Goonisis
And from where i’m standing, losing via basically punchers chance is much less devastating then getting dominated for more then 90% of a fight.
So losing a certain way > winning a certain way.
Alrighty then.
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by Tonley on Aug 9, 2010 10:44 AM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
And commenting like that is greater than anything.
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ya
More often then not Serra doesn’t KO GSP and Anderson doesn’t get the sub off his back (seriously, subs from the back are rare). Basically IMO The GSP loss and Anderson’s wins were flukes.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein"
- Goonisis
given Sonnen's history of losing via subs
how can you call that a fluke? crazy…
the following two things are signs of weaknesses:
stay silent when it's needed to speak up, and speak up when it's needed to stay silent.
let's see
Anderson took a big punch from Chael, survived, and went on to win via sub
GSP took a big punch from Serra, and crumbled…
GSP himself said that he chooses to always go for the ground battle instead of fighting stand up, so don’t take my word for it ok. I’m not trying to even compare the two, just showing how it’s hilarious people that do (like you).
the following two things are signs of weaknesses:
stay silent when it's needed to speak up, and speak up when it's needed to stay silent.
HAHA!
Anderson is the BEST. 12 straight Octagon wins…. Defense after Defense after DEFENSE.
by Broke Lesnar on Aug 8, 2010 11:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Did he not win
seriously did he not win, because I’m pretty sure he did. What’s the point of this comment?
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
To troll
Or some people might enjoy looking stupid, idk
1148 days and counting without a Jon Fitch finsh
haha.
this fight actually reminded me a bit of Fedor… getting beat up, then some how gets to pull of a miracle win. :)
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 8, 2010 11:22 PM EDT up reply actions
I was waiting on everyone to shit on Anderson so I could say this very thing. Turns out people are seeing it for what it was— an amazing feat.
"I'm gonna go after number one, whoever it is. If it's Anderson, or I gotta go up after the guys at 205, or go on a diet and go after Jose Aldo-- it doesn't matter." -Chael Sonnen
by Charles Awad on Aug 8, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
i was impressed with his performance for those 15 seconds for sure.
"don’t leave him alone in a room with some angel dust and a pile of playgirls." - ufc4 on Kid Nate.
by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:25 PM EDT up reply actions
i liked the knockdown/flurry in the 4th, and some of the work off his back too.
by Broke Lesnar on Aug 9, 2010 12:01 AM EDT up reply actions
I did too……but while that was happening I had a sad cuz Chael was gettin beat up.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions
Queue GSP "Not impressed"
cmon I know you have it in you
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 9, 2010 12:33 AM EDT up reply actions
No way dude. That is gimmick infringement on Uber. I could never do that justice.
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 12:44 AM EDT up reply actions
Seriously
that is not the kind of song for you to try to cover in your acoustic coffee shop performance, you let a professional handle that.
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
It was certainly amazing
But overall the more impressive fighter on the night was still Chael imo.
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former - Albert Einstein"
- Goonisis
Screw that - performace of the night goes to Struve
Big comeback, big knockout.
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Big lip.
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it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Aug 9, 2010 12:36 PM EDT up reply actions
HUGE LIP.
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A comeback like that happens in all sports. The Lakers were losing badly to the Celtics in game 7 of the NBA Finals, but around the third or fourth quarter, the Lakers came back and ended up winning the Championship. Fedor, like you said, has done that for years. Anderson Silva’s weakness has always been wrestling, but he proved to be a Champion and P4P best by finding a way to win despite getting outwrestled by Sonnen. It can be argued that GSP is not the best striker in the Welterweight Division, but he still manages to find a way to win against these better strikers. The point I’m trying to make here is that even these fighters that are considered the P4P best have weaknesses, but they still win despite having these weaknesses.
by chrisbboy82 on Aug 8, 2010 11:56 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
rec’d because jon jones was taunting lakers fans in that final game of the nba finals… only to have lakers come back and win it…. :D
by kanodogg on Aug 8, 2010 11:57 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought the obvious comparison would be to Big Nog himself.
Bolts from the Blue // "He looks like a catfish" - Nick Hardwick on Brandon Siler
Bloody Elbow // " looks like your comment violated rule #4. and it’s a heck of a rule, rule #4" - Kid Nate
by Richard Wade on Aug 9, 2010 12:04 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
A ton of people in my section
were booing the ref every time a fight went to the ground or to the clinch……except when Clay and Chael were fighting.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
Chael has become an awesome GnP artist.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
He really has. I wish he had continued posturing up and dropping those big lefts. Maybe he was just pooped.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 1:20 AM EDT up reply actions
He was probably very tired. I felt sad for Sonnen losing but I would have felt sad for Silva for being dominated the whole fight if he lost. This is one of the best title fight ever, maybe the best.
People should respect Sonnen from now on. Aside from Anderson Silva, he should be the odds favorite against any MW..
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
I think everyone came out of the Main Event smelling like roses honestly. Anderson showed tons of heart and Chael showed that he is everything he said he was. I’m hoping for immediate rematch.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 1:38 AM EDT up reply actions
I also want to see a rematch…
but, can we honestly say Sonnen will do any better than his last performance?
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
All he’d need to do is take the mental note “avoid triangle 2 minutes before the end.”
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
I hope it is as easy as that. But we gotta remember, it is still Anderson Silva we are talking about here.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
I hope it ain't that easy
I should establish that I’m a big time Silva mark and hope very much that if there was ever a rematch he would do things to Sonnen that would give us all nightmares.
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
I dont know if he can
but I would love to see him try.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Case closed.
I agree.
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
Case re-opened.
I disagree.
What’s Chael gonna come back with that he didn’t have to use in the first fight? BJJ? Why, whenever he’s so damn successful with his wrestling?
And now Anderson has been in a fight with Chael’s wrestling for 20+ minutes.
So you’re just saying that this will be the first fight where someone learns absolutely nothing?
BS, I say. Silvas gonna know how Chael moves, how Chael was setting up(or lack thereof), and what Chaels gonna be doing on the ground(guard, all the time baby).
And he’s, hopefully- gonna be back at 100%.
Nightmares are on tap, if Chael somehow doesn’t switch up his game plan. I doubt he will, though. Like with the leg kick-take down, you see Silva go for that in every fight. Before the fight in Chael’s locker room you saw him and his coach trying that exact same counter- and it worked. Chaels gonna be at a distinct disadvantage this time around, and for good reason- unlike the first go around when we just didn’t know if his game plan would even work for sure.
You said alot of things.
I simply agreed on this statement " I would love to see him try."
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
I said a lot of things,
about one subject. :p
Because I don’t see it as Silva “trying” anything. If you’ve got a rematch, it’s a foregone conclusion that Silvas gonna be bringing new things to the table.
What have we ever seen thats new from Sonnen? lol Why would he even have to incorporate anything new? Ya know? It’s worked amazingly well thus far.
An AWESOME GnP artist would finish fights.
He’s great at the G, less so the P. :-)
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true.
you’re right, that’s a better comparison.
by Anton Tabuena on Aug 9, 2010 1:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Thank You!!!
If Fedor had got owned for almost the entire fight then pulled off a KO or sub it’d be, “wow, that’s Fedor for you” “he’s so mythical”, but people want a reason to hate on AS.
by seanerk88 on Aug 10, 2010 1:51 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah dude little nog beat brilz too, but in the eyes of the fans everyone could see that he got pwned by brilz, same thing with sonnen, someone who is argueably the top p4p got his ass worked not only in grappling, but standup as well by chael.
this is nothing like the Brillz fight
this isn’t a controversial decision, Anderson submitted him…
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
I wonder what Thugnificent is doing…..
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by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 1:52 AM EDT up reply actions
And despite all that he won
I’m pretty sure that’s the really bug point that you’re missing.
"If the commission would sanction it and Dana would move, I’d fighter Anderson right now."
- Chael Sonnen at the post fight press conference following his loss to Anderson Silva.
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by Worldisart on Aug 8, 2010 11:30 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Not even close to the same thing
"I'm gonna go after number one, whoever it is. If it's Anderson, or I gotta go up after the guys at 205, or go on a diet and go after Jose Aldo-- it doesn't matter." -Chael Sonnen
by Charles Awad on Aug 8, 2010 11:38 PM EDT up reply actions
tap tap tap
don’t be mad at the champ
..!..
by nostraboris on Aug 8, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
I wanted to say
“In before the irrational Anderson Silva hate” but I’m too late =(
Ricky Hatton came closer to beating Manny Pacquiao than Marquez did to beating Floyd.
-SC
by The Lethal Haze on Aug 8, 2010 11:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
And here I thought it was a GSP tribute.
"Sometimes hype just ain't enough." - Jens Pulver on his win over BJ Penn
by lowellthehammer on Aug 8, 2010 11:16 PM EDT reply actions
I thought it was a shout out to Machida or Jose Canseco
"don’t leave him alone in a room with some angel dust and a pile of playgirls." - ufc4 on Kid Nate.
by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:23 PM EDT up reply actions
no, i don’t think so, this is typical anderson silva “spin” he got his ass kicked for 23 mins, and took whatever he could get.
i know all you pride nuthuggers gonna get mad at this, but big nog is dead, it’s ova. frank mir wil put the final nail in the coffin.
wtf happened to blackhouse though… they were once seen as super heroes, unstoppable, but machida gets raped by rua, anderson gets dominated (but he doesn’t lose) by chael sonnen, nog has been tko’d multiple times, munoz got embarassed by okami, little nog looked like shit and argueably won a robbery vs. brilz….
couldn’t happen to a nicer guy. i hate that dude soares, too f’n full of shit an confident.
You need to take a relaxing walk, get a massage, bust a nut or spark a bowl
something to calm yourself down a bit. This is in no way spin by Anderson, he didn’t say “oh I let him take me down and have his way with me for almost five rounds” he only said that he told his friend he would try to submit the guy…which he did.
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
by Fake Emcee on Aug 8, 2010 11:31 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i’ve done all of the above aside from sparking a bowl, i get drug tested regularly, can’t do that.
i still think he’s full of shit when he says that, i’m sure andy was looking for the KO. him and soares said the sonnen fight would be “fun” i wanna know how “fun” it really was.
I’m sure he had to figure he’d be put on his back, and yeah he was most certainly looking for a KO if he could find one but that doesn’t change the fact that he still might have just honestly told Noguiera this and is simply conveying this to the rest of us with no bullshit motives behind it.
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
soares is garbage.
i wish they had shown him bouncing around like jimmy hart and taunting sonnen on the broadcast. His guy got the living hell beat out of him for 23 minutes and pulled off one of the greatest comebacks ever. then soares completely ruins what could have been a classy ending to everything when he starts hopping and pointing like he is the one who hit the triangle. he is lucky that sonnen didn’t have a huge posse in his corner because there would have been a brawl. he should be banned from ringside.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Really?
No, really?
You’re taking it far too seriously. And WTF is with all the pro-wrasslin’ comments? lol
You’re right though, someone on the winner’s side, someone arguably knows the winner the best besides his family obviously- They shouldn’t be excited for that person winning. They should just sit by, stone faced, and emotionless.
REALLY?
there is a difference between being excited for a win and being a classless jackass.
he could have been excited for his friend and celebrated with anderson without leaving the rest of his group, running halfway across the octagon, and pointing and taunting sonnen.
you and I will just have to agree to disagree.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Anderson knew shit got real when Sonnen did this:
A white man doing that can fuck a brotha up… It took Anderson 4 rounds to recover from it.
by mmalogic on Aug 8, 2010 11:24 PM EDT reply actions 8 recs
Irony can be so ironic sometimes
"don’t leave him alone in a room with some angel dust and a pile of playgirls." - ufc4 on Kid Nate.
by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:26 PM EDT up reply actions
"Sometimes hype just ain't enough." - Jens Pulver on his win over BJ Penn
by lowellthehammer on Aug 8, 2010 11:29 PM EDT up reply actions 12 recs
Star Fox is and always will be the shit.
"Sometimes hype just ain't enough." - Jens Pulver on his win over BJ Penn
by lowellthehammer on Aug 8, 2010 11:34 PM EDT up reply actions
"Slippy get back bogey on your tail"
“Incoming enemy from rear, drop altitude”
“Suprise attack coming from above!”
“Your becoming more like your father”
Few memorable quotes, and now its time to go dust off the old 64
1148 days and counting without a Jon Fitch finsh
by II SMASH II on Aug 8, 2010 11:36 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
say what yall will, BUT chael should have been the one coming out to rocky music, that fight with anderson is somwehat like rocky 1, yeah i know he didn’t win via dec, but got submitted, but hell this is mma, we can alter it a bit. in rocky 2, rocky beat apollo for the title, so i expect no less from chael the second time around.
Why should any of us believe that Chael will improve the one thing that has plagued him for years in time for a rematch with Anderson?
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:37 PM EDT up reply actions
Anyone who didn’t think Chael would get his takedowns for at least 2 rounds was out of their minds.
My mmaplayground was AS via sub rd.4
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:41 PM EDT up reply actions
did you predict chael would dominate the standup as well? he put anderson on queer street in r1, who the hell has done that.
"Dominate the standup"
Did you miss that crazy standing elbow he almost Frylunded Chael with?
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
almost? wtf is almost? if you want to talk about “almosts”, chael almost beat anderson.
they don’t hand out nobel prizes for “almost” physics.
You mean like how you’re talking about how Chael almost beat Anderson?
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
I almost read your comment
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:53 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
the MOST
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 12:05 AM EDT up reply actions
They do hand out Nobel Peace Prizes, though...
for nothing…or at least the hope you might do something.
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
been waiting for somebody to play that card.
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
You have to admit...
that pretty much completed the de-legitimization of the Nobel Peace Prize.
I like Fedor, it’s just his fans that are intolerable...and his management.
yes and no. I see two sides to it.
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by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 6:38 AM EDT up reply actions
no i didn’t predict that and he didnt dominate the stand up.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 8, 2010 11:48 PM EDT up reply actions
I know that Chael outstruck Anderson by a large margin but I am fairly certain the vast majority of those were strikes on the ground since that is where 90% of the fight took place. Maybe the people in the rows in front of me were in my way during the stand up Chael dominated.
I could be very wrong though.
"Jesus, did somebody dip a baby in jalepenos?" - My Girlfriend
by Earl Montclair on Aug 9, 2010 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions
No your right
in the first round sure Chael landed a good shot, but it’s not like he wasn’t taking lumps for the rest of the fight on the feet.
2010 Summer of Side Boob.
I know Oakland
erupted when Anderson ducked a hook, and Silva fell off balance.
Because Joe pointed it out after they gave him a replay, lol
Looked like a friggin’ BOMB landed, but you can’t fight the power of technology giving us replays.
You hear that, MLB!?
Wobling someone in round 1 is dominating the stand up?
Anderson also wobbled Sonnen, so we have a conflict, who did dominate the stand up?
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by dancingChicken on Aug 9, 2010 5:32 AM EDT up reply actions
But that's completely hypothetical.
You’d have to take into account that Silva would improve on everything Sonnen showed us, and you’re not doing that.
The whole Rocky thing falls apart as well. Silva was obviously the hero of the night, he made an amazing come back. How anyone could see it in any other light, is ridiculous lol
You hear all the former WWF fans calling him a “heel”, and then you get comments like this where guys call him Rocky lol Ridiculous!
i dunno what’s so ridiculous about making the rocky comparison, he was an average fighter going up vs. the top guy and impressed everyone by how long he lasted, and ultimately lost. fought with alot of heart. i’m impresseed by silva too, always am, as long as he doesn’t act like an asshole like he did vs. maia/cote/leites, etc. i won’t go as far as calling him heel, his manager ed soares is a shady motherfucker though, no denying that.
Never understoof the ahte on Soares, seems like a lot of people are just siding with whatever Chael says in that regard, lol
The underdog bit- Ok, I can see that. But as Dana or anyone else with a brain could tell you- Sonnen wasn’t a true underdog, because his wrestling pedigree made this a very close fight for him.
And that’s exactly what happened. The second he took over- killed any Rocky comparison lol
You can easily make the case for Sonnen being a villain. You couldn’t do that with Silva. He was a defending champ, defending his livelyhood. And he got beat down- HARD, lol His comeback victory was totally Rocky-esq!
nah dude, i still stand by my assertation that chael was the “rocky” in this fight. but like i said, i’m a true andrson silva fan (got the action figure and EVERYTHING) but hope to hell that chael learns some better jits defense. after maia beat him, it would’ve benefited him and maia for them to train together, like chael did with okami.
Well,
Okami sucked it up, and asked Chael lol
Do you really think a guy like Sonnen will do something like that?
Then again- after something like that, he’d be a fool not to. I’m still gonna say don’t count on it. Even if Rich went and trained with Andy.
Cue the conspiracy theorists
“He was playing opossum.”
"I am a man who pisses largely and frequently, which they say is a sign of great mental activity" -Henry Miller-
Conspiracy or not..
Silva took a clean 2-3 shots to the face with his hands completely down. When he had the opportunity to get in guard- he went for it. He even broke off a locked in kimura and a leg lock to get Sonnen back in guard
Playing opossum is a stretch, but he was definitely trying to prove a point- believe it or not.
Although- go to MMAfighting.com and read all of the “fight was fixed!11” posts for a good laugh..
I don't want to be a conspiracy theorist...
But so many things seemed off that night. Maybe Anderson doesn’t like 185 anymore, and maybe his injury hampered him… hell, maybe Chael had the best night of his fighting career… watever the case, I don’t think its unfair to say that Anderson looked quite a bit different than his usual, nor do I think its unfair to say that he did some shit on purpose (drop his hands after getting clipped in the first). In the end I think it was probably a bit of all things combined, resulting in a hell of a show.
by Broke Lesnar on Aug 9, 2010 11:07 AM EDT up reply actions
I also think after 3 more viewings
A lot of the action was pure shock and awe, with emotions running high. I don’t think Anderson was ever in any real danger of being finished, and I do think he won the majority of the stand up (as little as it was) after the first round, hurting Sonnen the most in the 4th. His work from the back was also good when he was active, and that sub in the end seemed to be setup throughout the fight. Sonnen was a man possessed, and yet Anderson still came out victorious. It was a great fight no matter who u were rooting for.
by Broke Lesnar on Aug 9, 2010 11:12 AM EDT up reply actions
He Was'nt Rocked in 1st
“Just a New Technique The LAW Man Showed Him”
IPullGuard
is probably happy as fuck right now.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 8, 2010 11:45 PM EDT reply actions
with two different holds at the same time.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 12:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Rashad Evans?
I am. I think. I will. - Ayn Rand
But I won’t pick against Jon Jones again until I see him lose. - Kwisatz Haderach
That's exactly what I was thinking.
I didn’t know Rashad fought last night.
by zY on Aug 9, 2010 2:35 AM EDT up reply actions
Hmmm, me thinks the plot thickens
Its all starting to be very clear.
What GSP said of Anderson in the fight:
I was not impressed by -HOLYFUCKINGSHIT!!! He did it!
If I wake up tomorrow and see that the world has ended, then that means God has finally granted my prayers.
GO Armageddon!!!
The 'Chael Fail'
Adopting the attitude that BJJ is ‘for homos’, and as a result, becoming highly susceptible to submissions.
What the ancients called a clever fighter is one who not only wins, but excels in winning with ease.
-Sun Tze
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