Anderson Silva Out Until February or March 2011 With Cracked Rib
by Nick Thomas on Aug 9, 2010 6:56 PM EDT
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"After the first round he [Anderson Silva] said he broke his ribs. He said told me he could not breath because of the rib. I told him to forget the rib and work the movement of legs and he would get the triangle… After the fight he went to the hospital and did an x-ray and the doctor said he did not break it, it was just a crack," Lemos said.-- Ramon Lemos, Anderson Silva’s jiu jitsu coach talks to tatame.com.br (translated by fightersonlymagazine.co.uk)
"Anderson is expected to return in February or March."
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I hate your sig
Good luck with Coach Benedict
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by Derek Suboticki on Aug 9, 2010 7:02 PM EDT up reply actions 8 recs
Benedict had won a bit more before switching sides...
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
If there's one thing that can unite us all
It’s the hatred of Lane Kiffin
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
by Anthony Pace on Aug 9, 2010 7:53 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
I like Lane Kiffin if only because Al Davis hates him.
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
yeah he isn't a stand up guy like coach saban or coach calipari or coach pitino or coach petrino
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Not a Dolphins fan, huh?
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
I was trying to pick coaches...
that i knew off the top of my head had bailed on a job without notice.
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Really? You put Saban in that group? Dude...
The rest... is virtually identical
by randy maverick on Aug 10, 2010 10:21 AM EDT up reply actions
You leave Petrino out of this!
A true MMA fan from the great state of Arkansas.
Proud BElitest.
by MMArazorback on Aug 10, 2010 2:57 PM EDT up reply actions
still doesn’t diminish ANYTHING chael did. broken rib or not.
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
But it does make What Anderson did even more amazing.
by JCBee on Aug 9, 2010 7:01 PM EDT up reply actions 13 recs
no doubt what AS did was incredible. being able to maintain a champion’s mind through 4 + rounds. But the punch that stumbled him in the beginning was all chael, and i don’t believe AS could’ve stopped Chael’s takedowns anyways.
Plus, if this rib injury were that serious or obvious, Chael wouldn’t HAD to had noticed something when beating on AS. I’m thinking that this is all smoke and mirrors because no one wants to just admit Silva got his ass beat before pulling off an astounding finish
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Aug 9, 2010 7:09 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
He did notice something didn't he?
He said in the press conference he believed Silva when he said he wasn’t feeling well because he expected more resistance and it was almost to easy. Or something like that.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
i mean, noticing something mid fight. Like if he noticed anderson grimace or breath harder every time he landed a body blow or takedown. but we didn’t see any deviation from his gameplan. except getting fucking triangled. And i was all see to write an article on the rebirth of GNP in the UFC (Frankie, GSP, Chael, Rashad, Brock)
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Aug 9, 2010 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh I gotcha
And you could still write that piece. Just because Anderson is amazing doesn’t discount the fact that GNP is back.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
Meaning
Silva is probably the only MW in the UFC that would have pulled through that and won. He is exceptional.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
SIlva’s not amazing, my god!!! I thought this would dispel some of this nonsense but apparently not. He got exposed hardcore like I said he would. The fact that Chael was so incredibly reckless in the guard meant he was begging Silva to armbar him. Even so it took him 5 rounds to eventually seal a miracle comeback over a 1 dimensional wrestler. This performance proved how overrated Silva is no other way to spin it.
Goldberg on Leben: One thing's for sure--he really did break that door on the Ultimate Fighter.
Rogan: uh...yeah.
How long after round five until blue balls kicked in?
"Holy Crap Lashley is one Bi black dude. He just looks so immensely thick in that picture."
-Pain
by Barack Lesnar on Aug 9, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
Oh Boy
Ricky Hatton came closer to beating Manny Pacquiao than Marquez did to beating Floyd.
-SC
by The Lethal Haze on Aug 10, 2010 12:42 AM EDT up reply actions
2 Ways to Spin THIS
- Chael Sonnen CHOKED.
- The way I look at it is, Chael fought his fight. And Chael had Anderson on his back for twenty-two minutes of that fight. …The way I feel is that Chael had Anderson in the position he wanted him, and if he wasn’t able to finish Anderson in twenty-two minutes in the position you said you wanted him in, then, hey man, you had your shot. - Ed Soares
- Cracked ribs and all, Anderson Silva still found a way to win.
What more do you want?
Everything else is simply could’a would’a should’a but didn’t.
Chael Sonnen simply put it, THE BETTER MAN WON.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 8:34 PM EDT up reply actions
seriously
even if it was all Chael that cracked his ribs (even though they said it happened during trainning), AS still managed to win, which is amazing going through 4 rounds with a cracked rib. Shogun broke Page’s rib in their fight, had Page gone on to win it it would have been amazing also. People just can’t recognize because they hate AS.
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.
Orcus at this point you know the hate is STRONG.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions
The severity of rib injuries vary and determine whether an athlete can continue through the pain or find it unbearable. Anderson’s injury was painful, but people are blowing it out of proportion as well as the recovery time.
you my friend...
are an idiot.
A true MMA fan from the great state of Arkansas.
Proud BElitest.
by MMArazorback on Aug 10, 2010 2:59 PM EDT up reply actions
GNP never left.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
exactly
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Sonnen thought it was a tad easy to take Silva down
so yeah even Sonnen believes Silva but hey people are going to believe what they want
by GoldenSt8OfMind on Aug 9, 2010 7:30 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
What would Sonnen know?
Having been in the ring only 23 minutes with him. Hell, I bet he didn’t even break down film of Silva for more than ten or twelve hours.
/sarcasm
(i have to put that there some folks)
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
That’s dumb. He said he was expecting more resistance. That would imply he thought Silva would be a tougher fight than he actually was prior to the miracle submission. ALl this means is his expectations of the fight were not in line with what happened, it says nothing about whether or not Silva actually was injured. Personally, I tend to think he’s just always been THAT overrated.
Goldberg on Leben: One thing's for sure--he really did break that door on the Ultimate Fighter.
Rogan: uh...yeah.
Are you being serious?
All I’m saying is I believe Chael.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:39 PM EDT up reply actions
Chael
said he believes Silva…
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.
Thanks for that insightful comment. Has he ever fought a healthy silva? No—so he has no point of reference of what a “healthy” SIlva fights like. Any expectations he had beforehand of how a healthy Silva would perform were purely guesswork. This should be very obvious.
BTW I believe you were one of those mocking me when I explained how overrated all of Silva’s past opponents were. Put him in against a 170 lb wrestler (i.e. fitch, koscheck, gsp, even Askren)/ with decent submission defense he loses 100% this fight validated everything I’ve been saying about him. He’s just physically too weak to ever be even a decent wrestler.
Goldberg on Leben: One thing's for sure--he really did break that door on the Ultimate Fighter.
Rogan: uh...yeah.
haters gonna hate...
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.
you should stop....
you sound silly.
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Proud BElitest.
by MMArazorback on Aug 10, 2010 3:01 PM EDT up reply actions
what anderson did would hav ebeen amazing even if Chael was the one with the rib injury...
At USC we're not snobs, we're just better than you.
Bull, he would have mentioned and articulated that he wants to overcome adversity. He expects it. He expects to be hit hard but he persevered and won the fight oops, lost the fight like the #2 contender that he is.
And we would have laughed.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 8:16 PM EDT up reply actions
umm it kinda does
he went into the fight with a hurt rib and 5 days rest…Chael would’ve been in trouble if real Anderson showed up…and Chael still got choked out
by SkyIsTheLimit21 on Aug 10, 2010 9:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Nick I love you
But me, I’d change the headline to “cracked rib”.
And to the point above me, sounds like Chael may have done the cracking.
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by Derek Suboticki on Aug 9, 2010 7:01 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
prefight doctor visit:
“I took him to the hospital and they X-Rayed each rib and they noticed that it was a bit swollen, but there was no fracture” – ed soares
postfight doctor visit:
“After the fight he went to the hospital and did an x-ray and the doctor said he did not break it, it was just a crack” – ramon lemos
sounds like chael DID do the cracking
I do not disagree but,
A crack and a fracture are different things. Anderson knew he had a bone bruise coming in and a bone bruise could involve some cracking of the bone. A bone bruise would not involve a fracture.
Anderson
actually said he had a cracked rib, Soares just translated wrong… again… fuckin’ Ed
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.
by Orcus on Aug 9, 2010 9:33 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Ed is EVIL according to the majority of MMA fans. Why, I don’ t know? He’s not a linguist
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 9:35 PM EDT up reply actions
he's more evil than DW!
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.
So he's the Anti-Christ?
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 10, 2010 12:34 AM EDT up reply actions
Let's say your house has a foundation that's not at 100% strength
a bird lands on your roof and your house collapses, by your logic the bird is responsible
by IpullguardIRL on Aug 10, 2010 9:24 AM EDT up reply actions
Anderson out. Shogun out. GSP tied up until December.
Brock fighting in October then out until next year. Gonna be tough to find title matches for cards this year. September’s gonna be dry, LW is unlikely until December, looks like November is a rough patch. Oh well, had to happen eventually. Good string for UFC gonna have to come to a close at some point. If only they could find two more champions somewhere…
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
No one wants to watch
Jose Aldo fight…..
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:12 PM EDT up reply actions
Who are the people that don’t like to watch Jose Aldo fight and why do they bother watching this sport?
by bigstupidsmile on Aug 9, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
They don't.
They crochet.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:13 PM EDT up reply actions
because Jose Aldo doesn't fight UFC
he fights something else, I like the sport of UFC, but whatever it is the Jose does, it ain’t UFC!
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.
gotta put something that indicates sarcasm in there. i’ve long thought your ways to be trolling, and if you’re TRULY implying aldo isn’t fun to watch, i think you probably listen to play by plays from stevie wonder
Even when I'm laying on my back I'm never backing down
by Austin Martin on Aug 9, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
you'd have to be an idiot to actaully believe
no wants to see Aldo.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:17 PM EDT up reply actions
The funny thing about you:
you seem to get it and not get it at the same time.
I don’t worry about the people who can’t understand. PDL is a smart guys, he knows what I was saying.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
So we’re going with /sarcasm? I might need that:)
by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 9, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s been deemed necessary, by the oblivious.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions
How’s about ~S? Let ’em sweat it a bit:)
by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 9, 2010 8:27 PM EDT up reply actions
lol
I thought ‘….’ was enough.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Be careful
I’ve had mixed results.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:38 PM EDT up reply actions
Does anyone really think that was serious?
Sad day for MMA.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:48 PM EDT up reply actions
It's time to
merge the feather weight division into the UFC.
dominick cruz i think is more fun to watch
his fights are wars aldos are just one sided beat downs
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
He's the man too.
I was gonna mention him, but some people wouldn’t know I was being sarcastic then.
I love his style. He keeps changing stances and levels. Moving in and out like Sugar Ray.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:08 PM EDT up reply actions
135 might be my favorite division
the fights are just so fast and so relentless, the fact that they dont put the 135 and 145 fights on the ppvs under the UFC banner is a sin
and cruz vs jorgenson is the fight i wanna see, and cruz vs faber 2, and faber vs torres basically any fight in the division is a guarenteed barn burner
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
Its really not fair to so many great fighters.
135 is a real shark tank. So many extremely skilled, lighting fast, well-rounded fighters. Anyone can beat anyone. Just awesome really.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:35 PM EDT up reply actions
the division doesnt get nearly the press it deserves even from mma media
the fact that guys like wagney fabiano, and brad pickett are unknown to most fans is really tragic
We have a saying back home that if your coming on, COME ON!!!!
Googling Now
Thanks.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
You've said that so many times
it’s lost almost all meaning. But I want you to be right so badly I still believe.
Please, get my lighter friends fucking UFC pay!
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
-Randall Munroe
by pdl on Aug 9, 2010 7:18 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
a couple of draws will be coming back, though
Forrest will be back, a fight btwn him and Rich Franklin is a solid headliner
I still think Couture can draw (“Expendables” push?) if you put him with someone mildly legitimate (no, Brandon Vera was not legitimate) after the Toney fight
BJ will probably be good for another scrap by years end.
It just won’t be a great 2nd half for title fights, which could be trouble at the box office
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trouble at the box office? oh no
i can’t wait to sit through “The MMApocalypse: 2010 edition”
a life: it's the shit that happens while you're waiting for moments that never come -Lester Freamon
by eastcoastatlas on Aug 9, 2010 8:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Jones Can Go Again
He’s a draw. Move him up to Heavy to beat up someone like Nelson.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Fighting 4 rounds with a wrestler like Sonnen with a cracked rib and then winning is unfucking believable.
by mmalogic on Aug 9, 2010 7:14 PM EDT reply actions 6 recs
I think people are blowing the severity of the injury out of proportion. Had Silva completely popped a couple of ribs and finished the fight I would have been shocked, as it’s a very painful injury; however this wasn’t the case. Finishing a fight with torn knee ligaments, a broken hand, food, or arm truly deserves some props.
But he was being punched and elbowed in cracked ribs repeatedly for like 4 rounds.
"Anderson is going to knock him out, and [Barack] Obama will still be president. Chael is going to be hating life."
-Din Thomas
by ProfessorBLove on Aug 9, 2010 10:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah, but his food was okay.
"The common denominator of the Universe is not harmony, but chaos, hostility, and murder."
"Opinionated weather forecasters telling me it's going to be a miserable day. Miserable to who? I quite like a bit of drizzle, so stick to the facts!"
"Shoot him again... his soul is still dancing!"
by Ephemeral Artery on Aug 10, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
Yup
Even if they were just bruised ribs. Anyone who has grappled while having bruised ribs knows what kind of hellish ordeal that is.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Maybe Sonnen v. Belfort then?
This is a lot of time out for the champ. The excitement of a Sonnen rematch will have really died down by then. Maybe Belfort can fight Chael.
Is there any way to confirm that there is actually a cracked rib? Seems like a convenient way to try and force Chael into a fight with Vitor, in the hopes that Sonnen loses and the momentum for a rematch with Andy loses steam.
you could ask him for a doctor's note.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:16 PM EDT up reply actions
I’d love to, but I simply don’t have time to download an application to my phone so that I can learn Portuguese and then try to wade through the half dozen reasons why Andy and Soares don’t feel as though they should have to produce said doctor’s note, only to ultimately find out that it was actually his elbow that was injured.
Sonnen won't lose to Belfort.
Vitor is my favourite fighter, but Sonnen is a poisonous style match-up for him.
Sonnen seems to be a bad matchup for anyone other than Maia.
Keep Firing, Assholes!
Truculence, Belligerence, & Pugnacity
Chael Sonnen can not spell jiu-jitsu.
Jacare would sub Sonnen just like he submitted Matt Lindland. Nice, quick and easy.
In a rematch, Demian Maia would submit Chael again but not necessarily in the 1st round.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 10, 2010 9:40 AM EDT up reply actions
I don’t know about Leites. It’s really about styles. I’m sure embarrassing himself against Silva would motivate him to improve his striking and give him courage. You never know what will happen.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 10, 2010 11:58 AM EDT up reply actions
7 and a half months with a cracked rib?
I thought it takes 3-6 weeks for a cracked rib to heal? Shouldn’t he be really back Late December/January!?
That does seem excessive
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
it can take anywhere from 6-12 weeks depending on the severity of the "crack"
/bone bruise depending on the person and how they chose to act during the healing process. 12 weeks, at max, puts us out until November. then add 8-10 weeks of actual training time in prep for a fight puts us into late Jan/early Feb. seems on par to me
Mayo clinic says one to two months. I’ve had a cracked rib and it hurts like hell and its easy to re-crack. I re-cracked mine twice, one time from sneezing.http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/broken-ribs/DS00939
yep
You’d figure a fighter would want to be completely sure before going back, too.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:56 PM EDT up reply actions
Ad since heavy breathing can inhibit the healing, AS can't do any training - not even cardio - until it does.
I like using semi-colons; they make me feel smart.
Good point.
He’d need a long training camp to get in shape.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:03 PM EDT up reply actions
It does,
I broke 4 ribs not cracked. And it was from getting body shots from a swat guy. I was oblivious to the fact to bring my elbows down and further in to protect myself. I was out 6 weeks on light duty.
I had a bruised rib once
after getting jumped in college. It hurt for about a month and a half straight if I took too big a breath, got out of a seat too fast, or got up out of bed the wrong way. Anything that required a hard contraction of my abs came with pain. After 2 months, it still hurt, not every time I did something that could cause pain, but sometimes.
A “cracked” rib is going to take alot longer to recover from than 3-6 weeks.
Ricky Hatton came closer to beating Manny Pacquiao than Marquez did to beating Floyd.
-SC
by The Lethal Haze on Aug 10, 2010 1:06 AM EDT up reply actions
He's not a spring chicken
dude is getting up there in years. These things take longer and longer to heal.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Looks like Sonnen vs. Belfort
Gotta look at the positive
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
Can't wait for Sonnen to S**T talk Vitor
Say something about his sister or something. Vitor will knock his face off.
He wont talk about Vitors sis
Chael kept the family out of the shit talk.
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
That’s over the line. I think even Chael knows that. I don’t believe he’s actually mean spirited like that, he just says ridiculous stuff to get attention.
...like young thieves in a glowing orchard, loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing.
- C. McCarthy
For all his douchness
I believe Chael’s a pretty decent person in real life.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:34 PM EDT up reply actions
it's all an act
and it made him rich.
I’m talkin’ maybe 1 mil depending on the PPV #’s
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
Yep
The man’s genius. I bet he carries this character into more and more fights. He can probably get better at it too. He’s like a real life pro wrestler. Even in the ring, the man does some entertaining and quirky shit.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:40 PM EDT up reply actions
Unfortunately, Chael doesn’t get a % of PPV sales. Only champions get that, I think. I’m sure the UFC gave him a nice backstage bonus, though.
...like young thieves in a glowing orchard, loosely jacketed against the cold and ten thousand worlds for the choosing.
- C. McCarthy
“Unfortunately, Chael doesn’t get a % of PPV sales. Only champions get that, I think.”
Untrue. Couture, Rampage, Tito, BJ, all non-champs who get ppv points.
by ufc4 on Aug 9, 2010 8:07 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions 1 recs
the thing is
I never gave 2 shits about this guy, but now he’s front and center.
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
good point
that’s probably the most important part of all of this. Now that people know who he is, he’ll get even more attention for the shit he says and does.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah me niether
Can’t wait for his fights now
When some wild-eyed, eight-foot-tall maniac grabs your neck, taps the back of your favorite head up against the barroom wall, and he looks you crooked in the eye and he asks you if ya paid your dues, you just stare that big sucker right back in the eye, and you remember what ol' Jack Burton always says at a time like that: "Have ya paid your dues, Jack?" "Yessir, the check is in the mail." - Jack Burton
Even Anderson must have appreciated the ninja roll.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 9, 2010 8:22 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
Even Mugatu like that roll.
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
by RolloTomasi on Aug 9, 2010 8:25 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
I'm sure he did.
Silva’s knows what’s up.
Did you see the GIF?
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:28 PM EDT up reply actions
Yeah. I don’t have it on me, but it’s pretty goddamn epic. And right about then…“cue GIF I don’t have” the shit just got real.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 9, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions
It probably pretty accurate too
Can you imagine what AS was thinking when Chael did that?
“Nice jiu jitsu, Playboy.”
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:37 PM EDT up reply actions
nice 'ninjitsu' playboy
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.
by Orcus on Aug 9, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
i don’t think they’ll make that match because that would take a contender away where they really need one I Belfort vs Leben and Sonnen vs winner of bisping vs akiyama
With Silva out till March they don’t need two contenders as much as they used to. What they do need is to make sure that they have a strong contender in March. Sonnen vs Belfort is a big time match that creates some big time hype for a title fight in March for the winner. Belfort vs Leben and Sonnen vs Bisping/Akiyama just risk both top contenders against less established ones.
Ok I am a Sonnen fan.
I think he would own Bisping.
Bisping has nothing to offer top contenders.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 9:10 PM EDT up reply actions
In this sport that their are no sure fights? Bisping catches Sonnen with a good shot and Sonnen’s heat is dead and you have Bisping out there saying he’s the top contender. Same goes for Chris Leben, yea he’s had some really good fights and we know that he can drop a guy but even if he beat Belfort would he really be number one contender level? They need a contender for Feb/March and they will need another one for next May or June, they have time to build one of the other guys up for next summer but they don’t need to risk both of their big time contenders before March.
True no arguments there.
Personally I think guys like Leben and Bisping needs to really prove they’re worth as contenders. But yeah anything can happen these days, that’s why I love MMA.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Thing is Bisping as contender would probably suit the UFC just fine since he’s a more than servicable heel himself; I’m pretty sure plenty of people would buy to see him get killed – I certainly believe more than would pay to see Vitor vs. Anderson.
Leben on the other hand, would be rather harder to market.
you have to point out sarcasm round here
some people are naive.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions
Busted ribs can take forever to heal.
I got blindside sacked in HS football and had cracked ribs for over a year.
PAIN PAIN PAIN
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
Hahahaha
That’s true. That shit can linger for months. But it really did seem pretty sarcastic. :)
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
Put Vitor against Okami or Chael
for 122 then.
Nick Garcia is the Brian Russell of MLS but 10 times worse.
Eff that.
Those are two of the worst style matchups available for Vitor. Give him Alessio Sakara or Alan Belcher, once each of them heals. Maybe even Leben. Or make Sakara fight Belcher. Or, fuck it, Wanderlei vs. Belcher!
Damn it, I like any match made out of Sakara, Wanderlei, Belcher, and Vitor, with the winner fighting Leben.
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by pdl on Aug 9, 2010 7:23 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't think Belcher is a heel
only his Cash tat is a heel.
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
Boooo
that tattoo.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:26 PM EDT up reply actions
I know
and I’m a Belcher fan, but that tat makes it hard to like him.
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
Agreed
except for when he rear naked choked Cote because it looked like Johnny Cash was kissing Cote lol
"I ain't got time to breath."
Watch Tosh.O
Pain don't hurt...
by RolloTomasi on Aug 9, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
That baby had it coming.
Grabbed Belcher’s wife’s titty earlier that day.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:29 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
lets see if we can tidy this up
Vitor vs Belcher
Wanderlei vs Leben
Chael vs Paul Harris/Marquardt
Okami vs one of the winners of those matchups
Bisping/Akiyama winner vs. Sakara
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
I prefer Vitor vs. Leben
and Wanderlei vs. Belcher.
I’m not excited for a Marquardt vs. Chael fight yet, but Palhares would be interesting for him. That highlight reel of torn knee ligaments might make Chael at least work on catch wrestling defense. It’s not gay because it’s not jiu jitsu! Maybe have Nate fight Gerald Harris should they both win. Test where Harris is at these days and if Nate can stop explosive takedowns.
I want Okami to fight Lawler, Jacare, Leites, Hendo, or Lombard. Shit.
Bisping vs. Akiyama for Sakara is a great fight.
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by pdl on Aug 9, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
I didn’t say Wandy/Belcher cause I like both fighters, but my allegiance is of course with Wandy.
Vitor vs. Leben? Leben’s a tough sumbitch, but that has Arlovski/Cabbage written all over it. Fuck it, though, I’m never counting out Leben again (unless it’s against Anderson Silva)
I throw raps that attack like the Japs on Pearl Harbor/MC's be out like bank robbers/Fleeing the scene, to be a sole survivor/DJ the getaway driver/Tried to dip but he dive, I socialize on vocal vibes/On tracks stabbed up with razor sharp knives
Vitor has unstoppable punching power. Leben has an immovable chin.
Begin the testing, gentlemen…
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by pdl on Aug 9, 2010 7:42 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s like Kimbo/Abbot 2.
/sarcasm
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
I was thinking Cro Cop or Wanderlei vs. Fujita.
Dialogue between brain and limbs for each of those fights:
“We can’t break it, captain!”
“Hit it again! Really fucking hard this time!”
“It… just… won’t… die!”
"Someone is WRONG on the internet. What do you want me to do? LEAVE? Then they'll keep being wrong!"
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by pdl on Aug 9, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 3 recs
lol
Shamrock vs Fujita
Ken literally exhausted himself punching Fujita in the face.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:05 PM EDT up reply actions
Vitor/Leben is my preference as well. Seems impossible that Vitor could walk right into a title shot after one minute in the cage, and a year+ off.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 9, 2010 8:23 PM EDT up reply actions
when you put it that way….
You just turned my opinion around on that one.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:30 PM EDT up reply actions
I do want to see Vitor get a shot, but you’d have to think he’s gotta knock the rust off first. I think Leben’s earned a high level opponent, and in theory, Vitor should kill him with speed, but it would be a fun fight to see.
by Kwisatz Haderach on Aug 9, 2010 8:32 PM EDT up reply actions
Belcher might be done
He might not be fighting anymore.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
We all know Silva's Faking
He wants nothing to do with Belfort.
I"m taking BH’s advice and pointing out my sarcasm.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
6-8 weeks is the normal hearling time for a cracked rib
6 month is pure bullshit.
I specializes in grammar fail.
*healing
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Aug 9, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Nobody said that it’s going to heal for 6 months. Maybe he needs time off. He’s 35, probably has kids and stuff like that.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Aug 9, 2010 7:25 PM EDT up reply actions
The headline implies that he will be sidelined for 6+ months due to a cracked rib.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Aug 9, 2010 7:29 PM EDT up reply actions
Well, it’s only a headline, the content says that he is expected to return in February or March.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Aug 9, 2010 7:32 PM EDT up reply actions
I guess it’s sort of a preliminary estimate. Didn’t Shogun’s timeframe for return get shortened after initial diagnosis?
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Well, the rib should be healed looong before then. If Anderson wants 6 months off… hey, fine with me. Not like my opinion counts for anything on the matter.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Aug 9, 2010 7:35 PM EDT up reply actions
It's 6+ months till he fights again.
That includes healing the ribs and then getting a full training camp on and probably some time to get back into shape. Two months of no contact because of the ribs, 2-3 months of training. A February or March return is totally understandable.
Exactly, it’s not 6 months off for injury it’s 6 months till he is ready to fight again. I’m sure there will be a 3 month training camp in there (at least) to get him back in shape after sitting on his ass for 2 months doing absolutely nothing but healing. I mean it’s not like he was going to fight again before November or December anyway, it takes time to train for a fight.
errr, 4-6 weeks. sorry.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Aug 9, 2010 7:33 PM EDT up reply actions
Damn, medical examiners are now calling Silva bulls*t. Maybe he wants to duck and avoid fighting Chael Sonnen?
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 7:43 PM EDT up reply actions
Dude, I only know this because of some stupid Red Sox player that has cracked ribs and didn’t play for 3 months. It’s all sports radio talks about. Every doctor that calls up tell the show 4-6 weeks.
I hate baseball.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Aug 9, 2010 7:46 PM EDT up reply actions
When you think about it
6 weeks would be almost November. If he wanted to rest for a little while before training 8-12 weeks Feb or March sounds about right.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
October
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:51 PM EDT up reply actions
Just because he isn’t going to fight again till Feb/March doesn’t mean that he will be recovering till then. Even healthy he wasn’t going to fight before November anyway, if you look at this as 2 months down and a 3 month training camp then the February date makes sense.
My issue was with the headline. It’s kinda misleading. It implies that Anderson will be out of action/commission until Feb/March nursing his rib injury. Ribs don’t take that long to heal. That’s all I was trying to say. The headline and the information contained in the post aren’t exactly saying the same thing.
I specializes in grammar fail.
by a tommy point on Aug 9, 2010 10:34 PM EDT up reply actions
Why does anyone give a rats ass about the headline? I have yet to understand why people seem to get bent out of shape about headlines when the only reason they exist is to try and get you to read the article? If you read the article then you got the information, the headline (which didn’t mislead or confuse me at all) is just an advertising blurb that is meaningless if you don’t read the actual article anyway.
Silva will be out of action until Feb/March, that doesn’t mean that he will be hurt that long it just means he won’t be taking a fight before then. The action in question is his next fight.
That's what I thought too when reading this
I had a cracked rib earlier this summer.. it took about 5-6 weeks for it to heal (that’s when I no longer felt any pain from it anyway). Assuming that in most cases it’s supposed to take no longer than two months for it to heal completely, being out until february/march next year seems kind of excessive. They probably know what they are doing, but still, it sucks.
by Horselover Fat on Aug 9, 2010 8:47 PM EDT up reply actions
I was about to scream at you like the biased Anderson Silva fan that I am until you said “They probably know what they are doing, but still, it sucks.”
He may be back sooner than later but that’s the fight game.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Would you say after those 5-6 weeks, you would have welcomed professional fighters to punch you in the stomach for hours on end for the next few months:)?
No, I took two extra weeks off, then I went back to Muay Thai class :) That’s where I originally got hurt, BODY SHOT! To my knowledge we don’t have any professional fighters though, I just train twice a week for fun.
by Horselover Fat on Aug 10, 2010 8:28 AM EDT up reply actions
It's intact
Since he walked away the champ.
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
^^^^
"Anderson is going to knock him out, and [Barack] Obama will still be president. Chael is going to be hating life."
-Din Thomas
by ProfessorBLove on Aug 9, 2010 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Retarded.
A true MMA fan from the great state of Arkansas.
Proud BElitest.
by MMArazorback on Aug 10, 2010 3:14 PM EDT up reply actions
What is the 'win' you speaking of?
MMA is about moral victories.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 7:45 PM EDT up reply actions
But if that were true, Chuck Liddell'd be king of the world
Now we’re just hoping that nobody is horrid enough to trot him out so that Jon Jones can reduce him to court jester who needs assisted living…
Exactly
MMA is the most unforgiving sport on Earth. A loss is bigger in the cage than anywhere else.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:18 PM EDT up reply actions
forgot to add
Fans have the shortest memories. Two days ago Silva suddenly got old because he got caught with one clean punch he didn’t expect, while not defending himself. Totally forgetting that he dropped Chael with a standing elbow, 3 rounds later.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 9, 2010 8:20 PM EDT up reply actions
he didn't seem "broken" during the fight
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.
So…he fought for over 4 rounds with a cracked rib while Sonnen dropped bombs on his midsection, couldnt breathe at 100% and then STILL threw on that triangle? Anderson Silva is a fucking G.
"Anderson is going to knock him out, and [Barack] Obama will still be president. Chael is going to be hating life."
-Din Thomas
by ProfessorBLove on Aug 9, 2010 7:48 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
But it was fixed
"I will do nothing lightly. When I walk, I will walk heavily. When I fight, I will fight with conviction. When I speak, I will speak strongly. When I love, I will love with everything"
by dedstrk316 on Aug 9, 2010 7:58 PM EDT up reply actions 4 recs
That's a tough mofo
To take a fight with a world class wrestler knowing you have a cracked rib? And to last the whole fight? And actually win? Very impressed with Silva.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
His rib wasn’t cracked before the fight according to an earlier article.
"If a dick don't get hard offa cocaine, what would you axe it?" O.D.B.
"To be is to be the value of a bound variable." W.V.O Quine
"I shoot. I score. He shoots. I score." Dan Gable.
They became cracked at one point in the fight
and he still continued to get that sub. If you’ve ever hurt your ribs you would know that doing anything is hard as fuck which makes the win even more impressive.
Less so when you're in the middle of competing.
The adrenaline is pumping pretty good. He would have been pretty bad that night though.
I don’t think that if Sonnen was the one with the rib injury, we would even know about it.
I'll repeat . . .
Bull, he would have mentioned and articulated that he wants to overcome adversity. He expects it. He expects to be hit hard but he persevered and won the fight oops, lost the fight like the #2 contender that he is.
“My ribs hurt but I’ll fight because you never fight 100%. This really hurts awfully bad. But I’m a fighter!”
And we would have laughed
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 9, 2010 8:19 PM EDT up reply actions
It’s ironic the way he lost given the things he said in purefight interview about mental toughness. He really does lack that extra special something that guys like Silva, GSP and Lesnar seem to have.
"If a dick don't get hard offa cocaine, what would you axe it?" O.D.B.
"To be is to be the value of a bound variable." W.V.O Quine
"I shoot. I score. He shoots. I score." Dan Gable.
by The Darkness on Aug 10, 2010 9:18 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yeah, I remember that discussion. Wow, you hit the nail on the head.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 10, 2010 9:43 AM EDT up reply actions
you mean the same Sonnen that said he wasn't 100% before the fight even took place?
that Sonnen wouldn’t have said a thing? GTFOH
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.
It’s difficult to sleep with a cracked rib. I can’t imagine fighting with one.
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
No one knows
because no one can speak the special language that only Anderson and Ed Soares can speak
The rest... is virtually identical
by randy maverick on Aug 10, 2010 10:28 AM EDT up reply actions
Gotta put these guys on TUF
It’s a perfect opportunity. Let Belfort fight somebody else since he’s not getting his title shot anytime soon anyway.
I dont know when Wandy will be back
but I want
Vitor vs Wanderlei!
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 would be amazing
but i’m pretty sure he said he wasn’t fighting again till 2011. =(
That explaines his lack of "Spider Sense"/matrix like striking defense and speed.
as ubernoober mentioned, dude is 35 and has just went through his first real War.
We won’t know the long term effects of this until his next performance.
Sucks when a great athlete falls apart due to high milage.
People do not like to think. If one thinks, one must reach conclusions. Conclusions are not always pleasant.
- Helen Keller
absolutely hillarios, I said it before and now i’ll say it again if you’re scared say you’re scared just stop the bullshit. Seriously everytime out the story changes with this guy and the worst thing is now his worshippers will try and turn him into a hero because of this crap. The fact is IF and it’s a big IF he hurt his ribs is because Sonnen hurt them. For once I just wish that Silva and his entire camp would man up who knew that being a great fighters still made you a whinny excuse making machine what a joke.
"they mad at me, I keep going hard reppin/
cause what's your Rampage to Rashad Evans/"
-Joe Budden (Something To Ride To)
http://www.zshare.net/audio/76866807deabe3c1/
It always bothers me in sports when an athlete says “I’m not trying to make an excuse” and then gives an excuse. Fighters fight injured all the time, and sustain much worse injures during a fight but persevere. The doctor even said it wasn’t a full on fracture but rather a crack. Football players play with bruised and cracked ribs all the time.
Football players aren’t MMA fighters not to mention they are free to drug them up on pain killers before/during NFL games.
by who me on Aug 9, 2010 10:51 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
They also have a union and retirement plans.
"I trained with Steven Seagal."
by B.H. Farnsworth on Aug 10, 2010 12:23 AM EDT up reply actions
Chael? Is that you?
"Anderson is going to knock him out, and [Barack] Obama will still be president. Chael is going to be hating life."
-Din Thomas
by ProfessorBLove on Aug 9, 2010 10:59 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
you guys are missing the point
it doesn’t matter if his ribs were cracked before the fight or if it was Chael who cracked them. What matters is that Anderson survived four rounds getting hit in the ribs (while they were cracked) and still managed to keep his cool and went on to win the fight. that’s legendary…
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.
Anderson clearly is one of the toughest S.O.B.’s around.
"If a dick don't get hard offa cocaine, what would you axe it?" O.D.B.
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by The Darkness on Aug 10, 2010 9:20 AM EDT up reply actions
I’m sorely tempted to call five shades of bulls**t on this one. I suspect many of us remember the way Anderson was and/or wasn’t injured not too long ago – if one were to listen and believe to Ed Soares, that is. What goodwill Silva managed to pick up with this fight will be gone in an instant if his ‘minders’ start pulling this crap again. For Pete’s sake, Spider, man up!
You don't like wrestling in MMA? Go watch K-1.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Aug 9, 2010 10:30 PM EDT reply actions
Man up? How?
I’m sure Dana will want to see his medical records on this one, it’s not like they are going to let him not fight for 6 months just because his jiu jitsu coach said he was injured. If he’s hurt he’s hurt and if he isn’t then it will end up coming out soon enough.
I was referring to Silva’s on-again off-again injuries. If he’s injured, okay, he needs to take time to recover (as infuriating as that may be) but at the moment this sounds like a ploy to avoid defending his title.
On a slightly unrelated note – if Silva is indeed out until March ’11, an interim title match might be in order (Sonnen-Belfort in November?)
You don't like wrestling in MMA? Go watch K-1.
by Monday Morning Martial Artist on Aug 10, 2010 4:45 AM EDT up reply actions
Why an interim title for a guy who is basically only missing one fight? For guys who fight on average every 4 months(3 times a year) missing 6-7 isn’t a huge deal.
As far as a ploy to avoid defending the belt, how? if the guy isn’t actually injured then the UFC is going to make the fight regardless of what his BJJ coach says to Tatame.
he did have surgery on his elbow...
I don’t understand people doubting they were hurt, why have surgery if they were ok?
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.
Someone should post a gif
Anderson puts his hand over his ribs when he walks back to the corner after round 1. It looks like he’s signaling to his corner that he’s hurt without saying anything. I’m sure they all knew about it because his corner never mentioned it during the fight. True champion mentality.
That's what I saw
I rewatched the fight and he clearly points to his right side as he’s walking back to his corner after the first round. I think he was really injured. It’s somewhat believable given how uncharacteristically sloppy his stand up looked.
"If a dick don't get hard offa cocaine, what would you axe it?" O.D.B.
"To be is to be the value of a bound variable." W.V.O Quine
"I shoot. I score. He shoots. I score." Dan Gable.
by The Darkness on Aug 10, 2010 9:23 AM EDT up reply actions
I went back and looked
And I see it. Very very subtle. But he does point/touch his right rib area when only his corner can see as if to say “It’s giving me problems.”
What a beast this guy is.
"You stick a microphone in a guy's face and he calls out anybody but the champion, and Joe Silva should fax him a pink slip right then." -- Chael Sonnen.
Gotta hand it to Anderson.
This is the second time he fought with an injury, even when he could easily have pulled out.
I am curious why noone is suggesting
that Chael and Vitor fight while Anderson is healing.
The other thing I would like to see is TUF USA vs Brazil. Chael and Lindland (team quest) leading the US (featuring wrestlers) vs Anderson and Big Nog (team blackhouse) (featuring Jiu Jitsu practitioners). I know I wouldn’t miss an episode.
Dana White hates Matt Lindland. And Lindland is not stupid, he would come at a price.
It simply won’t work.
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by VeeisAnimated on Aug 10, 2010 9:46 AM EDT up reply actions
I would like to see Sonnen/Vitor to check out if Belfort still folds when someone puts pressure on him.
"...ride life straight to perfect laughter,
it's the only good fight there is."
by dancingChicken on Aug 10, 2010 9:54 AM EDT up reply actions
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