Oh Give me a break!

Silva was toying with him!

I expect to see Anderson added to the UFC 92 card in december!

he landed some good shots, he was just a little more ‘elusive’

steve colefield made out he didnt land a decent shot at all.

any other fighter wouldn’t be considered cocky for trying to wait to counterstrike.

what was anderson doing? interesting…

This is Anderson’s style. He is a counter puncher and he respected Cote’s striking. When he landed, he landed big blows. Anderson Silva is best in the world for what he does physically and mentally.

because Cote tagged him in the first exchange of the first round, after that silva turned in to machida.

Whatever. I’m a huge Spider fan but if he was toying with him he would of knocked him out already. Silva is without a doubt the best P4P fighter in the world but he is not invincible. If Cote went 2 rounds without being rocked it’s because Silva didn’t get the opening he usually waits for. Give Cote credit. I honestly don’t think Cote would of won that fight nor is Cote even close to the level of Silva but nor is Serra who rocked GSP. This is MMA & everything can happen. Cote held his own so give him credit instead of acting like this is some type of soap opera where fighters come in with storylines to follow like in wrestling.

I thought it was an entertaining fight up until the knee injury I was really enjoying it. IMO you can really feel the tension build, just waiting for that explosion. On a side note, anyone notice that Randy Couture is at even on betus? I swear the second he goes into the + i’m betting my house, lol.

All Silva was doing was being EXTRA cautious so WHAT THE F*&K is wrong with that??? Maybe he had a different game plan this time around since he had 5 rounds. Why take chances and let what happened to Chuck LIDDEL twice and to GSP vs Serra.

F*&KING GROW UP DANA W. and ALL backstabbing fans of ANY MMA fighters. This is why Silva probably wants to quit MMA. I was there last night at the fight with my wife with great seats and I couldn’t believe the DISRESPECT Anderson Silva received. It was RIDICULOUS. He was booed on several occasions but received a STANDING OVATION at the weigh-ins and entering the octagon. Common, I’m so pissed and ALOT OF YOU should be too.

Please give ALL fighters respect. They have their own game plans and we DO NOT have the right to judge them in any way.

Cote never enganged, so Anderson had nothing to work with/ counter. It was an interesting fight. The crowd booing was disgusting. Go Watch wrestling or something.

WOW!!! Alot of oppinions flying around the MMA sites! Her’s mine: Whether or not Cote looked scared, slow, sloppy or whatever…… he was bringing the fight to Silva! Period! He took several good shots and stayed coming forward! He was trying real hard to engage! And as far as Silva not finding his “riddum,” well, sometimes that’s the case and sometimes a fighter’s style, angles and aggression keep you from finding it! Another thing I truly believe is that if Cote’s reach was as long as Silva’s, last night’s results would have been different! With that said, I would definitely like to see them fight again! Also, I would like to take this time to thank the MMA GODS for not allowing Sherk and Griffin to cuddle the whole fight! By the way, is there a betting line for “Whose gonna get injured?”

Fans probably booed because what they saw didn’t fit their vision of reality. First, none of the 2 fighters were American. Second, the fight didn’t look like a Rocky movie. How can you blame them for booing in these circumstances? USA! USA!

What is riddum??? Mania you meant rhythm right?

Silva’s stock dropped last night. Love the guy, but that was a terrible performance.

You can all say he was toying with him all you want, but the fact of the matter is Cote was hit with the same straight right that dropped Leben, then the same knee to the body that folded Frankiln like a cheap suit….but Cote was still game…..still pushing the action….still looking to trade.

Anderson couldn’t figure out Cote…..it’s credit to Cote…..not Anderson toying with anybody.

I’m not saying Cote was winning, or would have won…..but the fact that Anderson was doing more dancing than fighting is a reflaction on Cote not letting Anderson find his “riddum”….credit to Cote.

Damn Dana can’t you tell Anderson is bored! You need to give him some competition or you can expect him trying to entertain himself by goofing in the ring and enjoying retirement. What a waste of the best talent in mma history. Give him Penn, St Pierre, hughes, or move him up and have him matchup with the better field there.

The fans booed alot last night, Illinois fans must be hard to please. Cote survived 3 seperate flurries that would have taken many other fighters out, got to give him credit for that, on top of that he also pushed the action. It would have been good to see Silva finish him though. Cote is a gamer, not afraid and ready to fight, most unfortunate end to that one.

Dos Santos baby!!! £££ $$$ 6/1

Counter-puncher or not, Silva gets paid a lot of money to go out and try to win fights…not just try to avoid a Serra/GSP type lucky punch. The UFC doesn’t need another Machida. Everyone watching the PPV with me was wondering if Silva put money on Cote to get past the 2nd round (odds had to be pretty attractive since no one else has seen the 3rd round). It’s either that or Silva is believing the hype about him being so much better than everyone else that he feels he doesn’t need to try. The dancing and arm-waving was embarrassing. If Silva feels that the middleweights are no match, then move up to 205 permanently where he can be challenged. James Irvin isn’t the cream of the 205 division but at least Anderson came in to that fight with some intensity. In closing, thank you Sean Sherk and Tyson Griffin for making the $45 PPV worth the money.

I spent $320 just to watch anderson silva fight not to dance around. What a joke.

Anderson Silva TKO by “You cant handle my riddum”

There should NOT be a rematch. This would be a waste of a fight for the spider. Watch the fight again. Anderson Silva was just STARTING up in the 3rd round. Watch the fight again if you get a chance.

i cant belive how many people think silva was “carrying” a dangerous puncher like cote. i also cant belive how many people are ready to throw silva under the bus for 1 single lackluster performance. silva will be back and better than ever as will cote.

This pisses me off. Silva has proven himself 8 times in the UFC destroying his opposition and now he has an off night and everyone is saying he disrespected the fans, Cote bla bla bla. The guy had an off night, I think anyone is allowed it. He has nothing to prove.

Who else thought that Silva relized he was not going to knock Cote out,and did not know how to take it,I personally felt that way ,and I also thought that Cote was eventually going to land a bomb.Cote may not be that great,but the guy can take a blow.I do not really want to see a rematch between the two ,I would rather see him go to 205 ,where people are better strikers ,and there is a better shot of him getting caught.In Cote defense he deserves a rematch though,but I still do not want to pay $45 to see it

Interesting to read some of these comments.

I agree with some of you, that Silva definately got confused with Cote not backing and down and his ability to take big shots. Cote must hit hard because I to believe when he clipped Silva he felt the power and back off. It’s a shame we couldn’t see it go on.

Silva v Cote 2 – this will not happen,

Again, I must reiterate that what I saw was Cote “taking Silva out of his game!” Silva is too much of a sportsman and a gentleman to toy with another professional that badly! Cote did take a few of Silva’s best and shrugged them off! And as far as saying Silva would have definitely won, we’ll never know! Silva vs Cote would not be a waste of time! Because Silva did not defeat Cote completely! And, in 2.5 rounds, he could not put Cote away! Sorry! I don’t believe it was all because Silva was having a bad night! I think it was because Cote was causing him to have a bad night! I want to see it again!

I got the feeling that Silva’s mind was somewhere else and that he was just there to kill some time. Very unusual performace by A.Silva

I thought he looked like Kalib Starnes when he started jogging around the octagon.

I’ll admit Cote lasted longer and fared better than I anticipated. I got it wrong.

But from most people’s reaction to Silva after the fight, it makes me think we’ve grown to expect too much from Silva. Because he has won all his previous fights in UFC in such comprehensive fashion, if he doesn’t make quick work of his opponent, suddenly it’s a bad performance and he’s not #1 anymore. That to me is just silly. Manchester United don’t win 4-0 every week, why should Silva have to finish his fights inside two rounds every time?!

For me, credit is due to Cote because he absorbed some punishment and restricted the openings available to Silva. He showed guts to hang in there.

I don’t think it’s fair to criticise Anderson for his apprehensive approach either. You have to adjust to each opponent you face. Everyone is aware that Cote has powerful hands. There’s as much skill in defending yourself as attacking. Silva used his head and he controlled the fight without getting in range of Cote.

Fair enough for those of you who want to slate him and jump off the bandwagon, but for me Silva remains number 1.

The Spider has amassed anough money to retire and beaten the best in the land, so why go and chase people around the octagon.

His weakest point is another average Japanese fighter who might beat him before retiring.

Silva was afraid to exchange with Cote. Cote would of put him to sleep if it was a war. The crowd has every right to boo. They didn’t pay $$$ to watch scared fighters like Kalib Starnes and Anderson Silva!!

Just about all of the punishment Silva has taken throughout his carreer has come in the form of training very hard! As much as I love to watch him fight, I think it’s wise of him to escape with his youth and his health intact! Besides, I believe he will go on to train other champions to follow in his footsteps.

Silva trained for months for a 5 round fight. He peaked so he could fight for 5 rounds. Honestly, if I was him and knew I was doing all this training for a 1 minute fight, I’d be pretty pissed. He fought like he wanted to go five rounds, you can’t blame the guy. Blame the fans who want “KO OR GTFO,” those people aren’t true MMA fans. If you couldn’t appreciate the way he moved and the shots he gave, you don’t know jack.

im a huge anderson fan .. but that performance pissed me off.

Patrick Cote Vs Anderson Silva

This was a great fight. Patrick Cote came in and showed he was not scared of Anderson Silva.
He stood and exchanged with Anderson and was never rocked by any of Anderson’s Kicks, punches or Knees.

I don’t think Anderson was toying with Patrick, I think he was doing all of that hand nonsense to
distract Cote and piss’em off so he comes and starts fighting like Chris Leben did.
Patrick Cote even mocked Anderson Silva in the first round when Anderson Did that Little switch stance shuffle, Cote did it back to him to.

I believe that this fight would of went all 5 rounds, I’m not saying Patrick Cote would of won if it went
to decision at the pace it was going at, because they are not going to let Anderson Silva lose a decison unless he is clearly dominated.

When Anderson Silva reached out to Patrick Cote and offered to give him a helping hand up, I was glad Cote didn’t take up on his offer, because if Anderson decided to actually punch Cote, there would of been nothing the refs could do to stop it. until the ref had to stop the fight.

There are un-written rules in MMA, but doesn’t mean fighters always go by them, Look at Manny Gamburyan, when he came in touched gloves and right off the bat kicked the fighter in the stomach.
There is no rule stating he has to touch gloves but it just a sign of respect,

I am very impressed with Cote and how he came into this fight, he came in focused and prepared.
Patrick Cote had his chin tucked and not out there in the air like James Irvin. I hope Cote gets another shot at Silva when he comes back from healing his knee, he showed alot of heart and showed that he was fighting a smart fight.

Anything could of happened in those 3 remaining rounds.

cote did well

i had silva 10-9 in both rounds

a supposed “poor” performance for silva is a victory without getting hit

i think he needs fights which provide more motivation than cote such as the 205ers

i also think that jumping back and forth isnt good for him he needs to pick a weight and stick to it

gaining then dropping 15-20lbs of muscle cant be good for you

to any idiot who dares criticise the performance of the greatest fighter in the world needs to find a new sport to watch… silva could of finished this fight with ease
… what did suprise me was that he didnt do something when on the ground… against a guy with cotes attributes, a submission victory is the obvious way to win without risking a knockout

to any fool who thinks hed throw a fight on purpose and blow getting fight of the night+ ko of the night as well as his substancial win bonus, you must be on crack

i really cant see cote getting another shot as he wont be 100% in time if silva does retire in 4 more fights/1 years time

Silva landed some really clean shots and was winning, but we still have to give it to Cote, his chin is probably the best in MMA, those knees, kicks and punches that Silva landed on him were brutal, and he didnt even drop.

Theres no one right now at 185 that seems too promising at taking Silva’s belt. Dana’s potential challengers at 185 are thinning out. But I think Goran Reljic may be a force in the future. He’s only 24 and has potential to give a “Buster Douglas” upset & then some. He’s got the good ol’ Croatian stand-up & a Gracie-Barra purplebelt. Pretty big fighter for 185 considering his walk around weight is 225. If Dana wants to make his next star @ 185, this is his guy. He knows Silva has depleted the other 185 stars and may not stay around too much longer.

Silva was just getting started and had won the first 2 rounds.. the fans booing really annoyed me it can’t be christmas everytime Anderson fights, he played it smart cause Cote’s chance was to get Silva to brawl with him and then catch him but Silva didn’t give him that chance and i liked that cause he was winning.. And the fight lasting as long as it did is because Cote has an iron chin and has pretty good standup technique, better than the other opponents Silva’s fought so far in the UFC..

Silva wasn’t out of tune at all. He landed some devastating strikes, which would have dropped 90% of fighters. He is a counter puncher but his whole game plan was to confuse cote and keep him guessing. Thats why he landed a HUGE head kick, laser beam punch to the face, and a flying knee. Anyone who says he didnt fight well is a moron. Silva is an artist of fighting. Thats why he’s so creative. They wont fight again, i’m certain. There’s too many contenders to match him up with. His next fight will be at 205. Dana will determine who.

Silva could be fighting winner of Silva/Rampage or maybe liddell……… Hopefully not Okami b/c it is a waste of time. GSP has to get through BJ and Alves b4 they can make that blockbuster so in the mean time im thinkin Liddell anyone else?

Hats off to Cote for having a iron and lasting into the 3rd round. I wouldn’t say that Silva was 100% toying with him, but it did appear that you had him thinking that he would it wouldn’t be easy. Silva’s stock stays the same and Cote’s stock should rise and continue to fight top contenders.