Anderson Silva intended to 'punish' Demian Maia at UFC 112 for 'disrespect' (Video)
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wasn't pre fight
from what I’m reading, Maia said when he was on the ground “you’re suposedly a black belt, come on down here>” the pre fight comments weren’t bad. Then Silva said “get me down or stand with me” (obviously not that nicely!
He did embarrass Maia completely in the first 2 rounds, those things he was hitting with were incredible and he took his heart away. I laughed my ass off and Maia just looked stupid when he was just standing there, then later on he should’ve finished him in the 4th or something but i guess that wasn’t in his plans.
GSP didn’t finish either and never finishes his fights, so the GSP chant from the crowd was ridiculous.
Go hard, today. Can't worry 'bout the past cause that was yesterday.
If they can't find someone who wants to go after Anderson and fight him they shouldn't have him fight.
Just the same thing with BJ, he stayed relaxed and didn’t do much except for hitting Edgar in the face everytime he came in, while Edgar tried to stay on the outside moving around which didn’t help him at all for the first 3 rounds.
All in all an extremely poor card and not a lot of excitement at any time. Going to Abu Dhabi and letting arabians invest and bringing back Renzo, marketing Kimbo Slice and just a numberous of insane decisions these last 4 or 5 cards has got me upset as hell, and hearing sick mma fans go on about how this is such a good an exciting sport is even worse, it’s terrible. Go watch the NHL/NBA playoffs or the champions league semi-finals if you want real sports that has an impact on something more than just making money on meaningless fights.
Go hard, today. Can't worry 'bout the past cause that was yesterday.
how do you delete your account here btw?
Go hard, today. Can't worry 'bout the past cause that was yesterday.
Not sure
but I hope you figure it out sooner than later
by xquisitewretch on Apr 11, 2010 9:08 PM EDT up reply actions
Why he's totally correct in everything he said.
They have made a lot of questionable moves and a lot of poor ones. I love mma all mma. But if you’re too blind to see that and just keep thinking UFC ROCKS then go to sleep every night telling yourself that
Roberto needs to go away.
He hates MMA as he posts everyweek. He just has a hardon for Dana White, always complaining about the UFC. Do I have to point out the obvious, If all the other fight promotions did the right thing then they would still be here. Its sports dumbass, its all about marketing. You talk about basketball……….WHAT A JOKE!!! BASKETBALL HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH MARKETING AT ALL LOL!!!!! are you kidding me. How do you think they sell all this NBA shit??? Its called marketing and good marketing at that. In the US if you can sell a game to people that is filled with gangsters and criminals just like in the NFL then I guess youve done alright.
I also cant belive how man people listen to you, are you kdding me, your a hater. The UFC is no differant than any other sports league pr organization. Come on Rob you just want to be Dana White right??
cya
I disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it
by PHISH NATION on Apr 11, 2010 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions
You can just stop logging on. But don't do us any favors.
Silva running away from Maia was the only embarrassing thing in this fight. The ref having to stop the fight and warn AS about running away from the fight was also embarrassing.
GSP does finish his fights. He also doesn’t run away from guys with ZERO stand up. Quit trying to make this about GSP, AS was a little bitch and that has nothing to do with GSP.
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Hey Roberto,
I hope you stick around. You don’t have to agree with everyone and they certainly won’t agree with you all the time but this MMA community is a great place to learn many things from some hardcore MMA fanatics.
Rob is on this site for a long time as far as I know, a long time.
All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
Rob, I think you are the person on the planet that watched the fight
and was happy with what you saw from AS. He didnt embarrass Maia he only emberrassed himself. Your attitude and opinions on the UFC and MMA in General are all so wrong on so many levels dude. You need to start taking your meds again man!!
Did you find the delete button yet lol!!!!
Anderson has only finished 1 of his last 4 fights....
Cote hurt himself (even though Anderson gets the TKO win because he could not go on) and he ko’d Forrest. He went 5 rounds with Leites and Maia. GSP has only finished 1 of his lat 4 fights. So how has Anderson been more impressive? GSP has finished 10 of his 17 fights in the UFC. I also believe(as do most) GSP over his last 4 fights has fought much better competition the Anderson( I think most would agree with that).
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
AS finishes most of his fights, so stop using that crap.
You guys are so clueless and brainwashed it’s not even funny. Yes i totally agree AS clowned too much in this fight. The first 2 rounds were funny and he made his point. He should’ve just ended it after that though. It’s not that he couldn’t either. He broke Maia’s nose with little effort. He’s KO’ed and even submitted most of his opp’s. He also jumped up weight class twice and humiliated those guys, one was former champ.
He has not finished his most recent fights though....
Of his last 4 he has only legitly finished Forrest. Yeah in 26 six wins he has finished 20 (most of his fights) but GSP in his has finished 13 of them which most as well). I am just making a point. GSP is fighting far superior fighters than Anderson. BJ, MAtt Hughes,John Fitch, Josh Koscheck, Thiago Alves, and Dan Hardy are all top 10 guys,half which were or are top 5 when he beat them. Since coming into the UFC GSP has only fought 2 non ranked guys (Heiron-who may have been ranked at the time and Jason Miller).
Half of Anderson’s wins are against guys who were not or never have been ranked (Lutter, Thales, Irvin, Cote, Leben). The other half of his wins Forrest(?able whether he should be top 10 though you give him it cuz he was a former champ-but GSP clowned BJ who was a former ww champ and a p4p top5-) Franklin was legit, Maia-Marquardt-Henderson all legit. If half of GSP’s fights were against nobodies I am sure he would have more finishes on his record.
Till this weekend I was all over Anderson Silva’s nuts-He was one of my favorite fighters before he came to the UFC. He just showed this week that the actions during the Leites Debacle, was the real Anderson, imo. He danced with Cote, Leites, Maia. His showmanship is crap. He always hollering respect and then he acts like a total ass. Worst of all he doesn’t see it.
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
Damian won the last two rounds
The only reason I watch Anderson is watch him get beat. He looked horrible the last two rounds. If he thinks tha Maia talked trash, tell him to take his tampon out
What the hell is he talking about?
What did Demian say? That he was going to take his arm or leg and win? What is disrespectful about that? He is a BJJ man, of course that was his game plan, to take a limb! Where is the disrespect in that? What dominance is there in running around the cage for 7 minutes without engaging? Anderson just went from my favorite fighter to an absolute joke! What did he accomplish? That he could yell, slam the canvas, punch his thigh, do jazz hands, and then run for 8 minutes? Wow Anderson, I am impressed. Even in the first 2 rounds when he was “Dominating” it was to much. I really hope he gets Chael next and gets slammed around for 5 rounds. I also am really thinkg that GSP is mos def the better fighter. The worlds best P4P can’t put away a fighter that has no business being in the cage with him. He is a shit version of Ali if that is what he is thinking he is!
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
every dog has it's day. so does every pound for pound champion too.
it’s going to happen in about 1 year and that man will be jon jones.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Apr 11, 2010 2:28 PM EDT reply actions
the only people he punished
was the fans that paid to watch that god awful fight.
I was about to type the same exact thing
Confucius says:
"Baseball is wrong; man with four balls cannot walk."
he's a dick
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
He was punishing him by dancing like fool?
Punch him the face jackass!
From a #1 fan of Anderson Silva, to who even cares?
I am by far one of Anderson Silva’s biggest fans and supporters.. for the past few years now. That all change @ UFC112. How does what appears to be a gracious and humble champion turn into a jackass cocky mofo?? I believe this is Anderson’s true colors. This is who he is! I am extremely disappointed. He may still be the UFC champion, but he lost something inside the octagon on April 10th 2010.. he lost admiration and respect from the martial arts community. Enough.. him. In his next fight I really hope he loses, he is in deep need of a reality check. The true winner in that fight was Damien Maia..you do not need to have your hand raised, you do not need to be announced the winner, you do not need to hold the belt, in this case Damien won the fight in my eyes.. he earned my respect and admiration. He showed the true heart of our sport.. he is the hero. Anderson just has some gold.. he is no longer the champion in my eyes.
-3
Good Post Phil.
AS is a cocky, whining bitch. I’ve always hated him.
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Im with you Phil & Jay
As you’ve certainly noticed if you’ve been on mania as long as I have, I have always hated Silva with a passion, and his slimy lying fucking manager Shady Soares.
I knew all along that he was a fucking scumbag that just acted nice when he needed to.
Fuck both of them.
by Lester The Pimp on Apr 12, 2010 9:05 AM EDT up reply actions
Good to hear from you again Phil. If Silva had simply finished Maia in the 3rd or 4th after punishing him the way he wanted we wouldn’t be having any of these discussions. The guy is a complete head case.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
Yes Sir.. ( Silva is a tool, a UFC champion, but still a tool )
LTPimp it took me a minute my friend.. but one can not hide the truth for that long.
P-Dub I was thinking the same thing in the beginning of the 3rd.. if he finishes.. then case close.. but I feel that he really made me evaluate his previous performances especially @ 185. Silva just showed his true colors. This is who he really is.. I remember Wanderlei mentioning something a while back about Silva.. now it makes perfect sense to me.. I hope either.. Fedor/Brock/Lyoto/Shogun… some one of that caliber can ingest some gravity into his floating ego. So Anderson Silva can join the rest of us on earth.
What a pisser.
I’m not saying he isn’t great because he is. But there is a way to know your great and not be a dick about it.
I say have him jump between 205 & HWT and put him in the mix with the top guys right away, guys that he will be forced to engage with. it’s clear as day he’s not happy being the 185 champ.
@fjbar on twitter...formerly El Mexicutioner
thats what I think too...its realistic
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
maybe a quick fight at 170, 175, 0r 180 against GSP then Rampage, Shad, Bones would be cool or I'd still love to see Vitor/Silva
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
Why would he go down when he's been fighting a division up???
Sure then GSP should fight at 155 then…..does that make any sense? If Silvass wants to fight at 170 or 175, then he needs to go on the Olsen twin bulimia diet. Eat and purge, eat and purge, train, eat and purge, train, lift some rocks with BJ Penn, eat with Penn, purge, train, and then get ready to fight at 170.
Hey - who cuts your hair?
Cheech Marin - Up in Smoke
by hairybumcrack on Apr 11, 2010 8:41 PM EDT up reply actions
It wasn't Mac's idea. Silva thought of it.
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thx jay...I usually don't respond to weekend posters
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
If he goes to LHW he has to be willing to fight for the belt.
This is the problem. If he fights the winner of the Evans and PAge fight and he wins that takes them out of the title picture too so all he’s doing by fighting at LHW is taking fighters out of the title picture in three round fights. Every division needs contenders and if Silva is knocking them off who will fight for the belt. The only option for Silva at LHW is the title fight no other fight makes since.
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
well send his azz up to 205 and let him fight machida, jone's, rua, evans and rampage.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Apr 11, 2010 9:04 PM EDT up reply actions
IMO he would beat any of those guys right now
I want to see silva get his ass beat…I think a lot of us do. Put him up against the top heavyweights and see what happens. Silva’s getting old too and soon he’s going to start slowing down.
Just Do It
-Nike
would it not be funny if ufc took the belt away for bad sportmanship and just cut him and he landed in strikeforce and then could fight fedor
we could all watch it for free on cbs tv. lol.
I'm all about covering the spread and moneylines. I was building a house, I don't deserve this, deserves have nothing to do with it. Bang. "Unforgiven" I drink your milkshake. I drink it up! "There Will BE Blood"
by wolfmanshowlforever on Apr 11, 2010 10:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know how to do it
But can someone put up a gif with a side by side comparison?? Starnes on the left and Silva on the right. I suspect we’ll see some similarities.
Dan is not impressed with his performance.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
Neither was I.
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
Dan definitely seemed pretty disgusted.
I think that was the most I’ve ever respected him as a ref. Even though I think he waited way too long to threaten to take a point away if Anderson wouldn’t engage, I love that he did it. If he had done it in the 4th round instead of the 5th we might have gotten a more entertaining end of the fight. I also would have been happy with him restarting the fight on the ground. If a fighter on the ground isn’t improving position, working for a submission or doing damage the fight gets stood up, why not restart on the ground if nothing is happening on the feet?
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
One thing I just noticed
Is at the bottom it says Anderson Silva by majority decision… did one of the judges score it a draw?
this is hilarious…Miragliotta ftw
Now you're looking for the secret. But you won’t find it because of course, you're not really looking. You don't really want to work it out. You want to be fooled.
by Alfred Borden on Apr 12, 2010 4:07 AM EDT up reply actions
Reading His Own Press!!
So evidently Anderson gets offended easily if he takes Maia saying he’s gonna get his arm, leg, or neck as the ultimate disrespect. It seems to me that Anderson his starting to believe his own hype and is acting like he his invincible and nobody deserves to fight him. Time and again he showboats and acts like an asshole and time and again he comes out with the same bs “some fights don’t go the way the fans want” post fight sound bite. He could have finished the fight anytime he wanted but instead he acted like a classless bum. He wants to be in bigger fights give him brock, cain, carwin or fedor if Dana can get him. Better yet tell him he has to either fight Machida or fuck right off out of the UFC. He is on the biggest stage in the sport and he acts like nobody deserves to be there with him, maybe it’s him that doesn’t deserve to be there. I was an Anderson Silva fan but at this point i could give two shits about him and his phony manager.
Yea he really is a dick
It’s a damn shame because he’s so talented and fans would love him if he used that talent to knock guys out and be humble about it. Instead, he does the exact opposite, which doesn’t make any sense.
Just Do It
-Nike
That's a bunch of horse shit! Demian Maia duznt talk crap.
I still think vitor can beat his ass at 185. But I say give him bones, page, shogun, t silva. Maia shud of came with a blitzkrieg of hooks Wand style from the begining 2 get a hold of him. O well he’ll get his & I hope it’s sooner than l8r.
by d*locc on Apr 11, 2010 8:11 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Guys Guys Guys
Look when I first heard Anderson say this I was like what is he talking about but then I started thinking about it a bit and thought ok then this was his excuse this time around and it seems to have worked cuz we all have bought into it but Anderson isn’t really a boring fighter or anything I mean besides the leites and mia fights he’s put on a good show but yeah I think this was a lie and a excuse just to have a reason to have done what he did becase come on what competitor dosent get trash talked by his opponent it’s called getting in ur opponents head and making him get off his gameplans some nice try Anderson but don’t come in here with that lame lie and excuse that he disrespected u
by moegonzalez on Apr 11, 2010 9:27 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Also
Another thing I just thought of was if Anderson was SOOOOOO disrespected by Mia and still pissed about it at the press confrence like he acted he was then why after the fight would he bow down to him shake his hand and all that? Because someone that really felt disrespected by another person wouldn’t do that after a fight
by moegonzalez on Apr 12, 2010 2:46 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I agree moegonzalez. Silva was very humble to Maia immediately after the fight.
He really seems to have a fear of being submitted, as he has in the past. I would love to see him fight Bones Jones or the loser of Shogun/Machida.
I want Vitor to knock this fool out
but it likely wont happen.
we can dream though.
Or GSP to lay on him for 5 rounds!
by And Boom goes the dynamite on Apr 11, 2010 9:31 PM EDT reply actions
Vitor
Would take this guy out at 185 I wonder what vitor thinks about andersons antics..because if Anderson wanted to stuck his chin out like that an put his hands down Vitor would come in with that lightning speed and catch him and have him backpedaling like the young vitor did to Wand(Btw wand is my favorite fighter)
by moegonzalez on Apr 11, 2010 9:37 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
unfortunately anderson is probably quicker and more precise than vitor
like goldie said back in the james irvin fight
“His (Anderson’s) precision, is very… precise”. Goldie, I couldn’t have said it better myself.
by And Boom goes the dynamite on Apr 11, 2010 9:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I am a huge UFC fan.....
But this fight has put me off of mma for a while.
Oh Fedor, why couldn't you take a plane ride and start teaching classes in the Octagon.
At least till Saturday night.
But a true champion, face to face with his darkest hour, will do whatever it takes to rise above. A man fights, and fights, and then fights some more. Because surrender is death, and death is for pussies. - Kenny Powers
Wut a shit main event on B1/2 of AS!
Dana said he was guna make it up 2 us he always duz. The rest of the card was real gud. I hope AS fights Vitor, bones, or sonnen next! 1st 1 that’s gud 2 go! Asap ! Dethrone the spider =D
by d*locc on Apr 11, 2010 10:24 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I can read it fine. Maybe it is your screen?
I had this happen to me before, some of the posts seemed messed up. What you need to do is turn your monitor off and shut the fuck up.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
LAF
Don’t try to outgangster me on the keyboard. I know a lot of big words.
We don’t try to make fun of people on Mania for spelling. Stop acting like a dick and discuss MMA and not the spelling of respected posters.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
JAY
You may know a few big words but I was home-schooled for two years when I was a pre-teen. I think I can hang with you.
Anyway, nobody wants to be a dick, and if you check out my first post re: silva(see above) you’ll see I came here with every intention of discussing MMA. But then I saw someone type “gud” as a substitute for “good” and I just couldn’t cope.
Sorry if I offended your daughter, but it is nice of you to police the board.
Key board police ? =D
Yur bitching about tiping pussy. Get over it that’s how I type U don’t like don’t read it dipshit try talking 2 guru.
This thread is kinda funny actually, last few posts made me laugh.
All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
Gayru it's not my fault yur a gay prostitue with no freinds that still lives with yur mom.
Jay ain’t on my nuts laf but u can jump on them anytime girl. Just tell the gayru 2 scoot over sum. Gayru U remind me of Eric cartman. A fat unhappy loser with no friends =D yur faggot ass is so quick 2 jump in the 1st puss 2 call my name;)
Vitor is asking to fight Silva
I follow Vitor on Twitter and he’s tweeting to Lorenzo, Joe silva, and Dana white to make the fight happen he wants Anderson next
by moegonzalez on Apr 11, 2010 10:53 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
I think that fight should happen as soon as Vitor is healthy.
It would be a great matchup and there’s no way Anderson could “send a message” by refusing to engage. And Vitor’s aggressiveness does play into his strengths so it’s a great fight for Anderson.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
i think he should fight sonne next. sonnen has a better chance of beating silva imho.
i like both of their chances though, because ed soares bitched about AS having to fight either of them, but said nothing about maia.
by Conan the Barbarian on Apr 11, 2010 11:18 PM EDT reply actions
My 2 cents
I seriously think Silva wants out of his contract with the UFC. He is being a douche on purpose hoping buttwhite will kick him out, and then he go box and do anything he wants to do..
He just signed a new contract. Next conspiracy theory.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
He could already leave to go box anyway.
Nothing is stopping him from retiring from MMA to pursue a boxing career, he just can’t leave the UFC to go fight with another MMA promotion.
"Before I do anything I ask myself, "Would an idiot do that?" And if the answer is yes, I do not do that thing." - Dwight Schrute
Actually it is a non-compete contract.
He can’t go and sign up for a BJJ tourney without the UFC’s permission. They own him.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
Silva is a disgrace
total garbage
Forget 185, 205 and 170. Strip him of the belt, move him to HW and throw him to the wolves
I am confused
The first 2 rounds were amazing, I thought I was watching the most dominate fighter ever at that moment.
Then i felt like I was mugged after it was all said and done. I might have to skip a few events to protest this BS.
First BJ’s robbery and then AS bullshit, I’m out , strikeforce is looking better every week.
by Dball on Apr 12, 2010 12:33 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
SF is looking pretty good, but they do have a few mismatches on almost every card.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
Silva's a bitch but Maia isn't??
I don’t understand you guys. Everyone is having a go at Silva for not engaging yet that’s exactly what Maia did for the first two rounds – yet he’s a hero?
Dana White was moaning at Silva’s team inbetween rounds for him to stop messing around (so I hear), well if I was champ and the “challenger” was not challenging me – yet the head of the organisation was getting shitty with me, not the other guy, I’d probably be pissed off too. It’s not Silva’s fault his competition isn’t up to standard.
I didn’t enjoy the last 3 rounds either, but I blame it on bad match-making, I thought it was a mistake to put Maia in there after the Leites fiasco and it turned out exactly that way. If you’re a striker yet the other guy wants to lie down every time you get near him it would piss you off – it was Maia’s job to take Silva down if he wanted him there but he couldn’t do it. Silva is under no responsibility to do what a challenger wants because he can’t stand with him – the onus is on the challenger to challenge. Mirgliotta said nothing to Maia for not engaging yet I think he landed just one strike in the first round – why the bias?
Just because Silva is the champ and we know how good he is it doesn’t mean we should jump on him when he doesn’t kill his opponent – if I got a title shot I would do everything I could to win that fight, I wouldn’t lie on my back hoping my opponent comes and puts his head in a triangle choke for me. BJJ is a pretty poor fighting style if that’s all it comes down to – if I got into a fight with Maia in the street and he led on his back like that I would stomp him in the nuts and the fight would be over.
I’m pissed off with Silva, but also with Maia and the UFC – all are to blame for that shitty card.
Maia isn't "the best P4P in the world"
or black MMA Jesus…nor is he on the cover of MMA magazines, and we don’t have to listen to people touting Maia’s abilities constantly….If Silva is such a great fighter, why did he look like a bitch against a guy who barely makes top 10? No one really blames Maia for surviving, they blame Silva for allowing that to happen, and showing a genuine lack of desire to finish the fight.
Well it takes two to tango.
When Silva faces opponents who fight back he generally puts on a good show – when he fights guys who stay defensive he doesn’t leap in and get caught – probably why he’s champ. He will stay champ as long as he faces guys who don’t want to fight regardless of his performance.
I just don’t understand these guys who get the title shot and then do nothing with it – probably scared of getting “Griffin’d”.
I often see people on here who complain about those who want KO’s all the time and say they should watch K1 as “this is MMA”. Well it strikes me that they don’t argue the same about BJJ guys or Wrestlers who can’t fight a stand-up fight, oh no, that’s “skill”. Maia and Leites should stick to their Abu Dabi grappling tournaments, Wrestlers can have their wrestling comps and Kickboxers have K1 and kickboxing. The only guys who seem to have it all are those like Fedor, comfortable wherever the fight is. Sadly there aren’t that many of those around – GSP was well on his way but now is scared to stand up despite obviously outclassing guys like Hardy or Alves when he does strike. BJ can do everything but looked like something was wrong last fight. Machida and Silva – well who knows, no-one has much success taking them down but that’s the opponents problem at the end of the day, if you can’t get a guy to fight in your world sometimes you have to go into his.
Maia was engaging the whole fight. He was trying to get it to the ground and fight HIS fight.
Also I didn’t see him turn and run away from Silva once.
This entire boring fight was all AS’s fault.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
90% Silva's fault, 10% Joe Silva's
Fedor invented a language that incorporates Sambo and Kimuras.
So next time FEDOR is kicking your ass, don't be offended or hurt, he may be just trying to tell you he likes your hat.
LOL
60% SIlva, 40% Joe Silva.
I said this was another stupid fight from the beginning. What was Maia going to do to win this fight? His take downs are horrible, his striking is almost the worst in the division. Anderson should have knocked this dude out before he gassed from the dancing.
Stop setting up fights with one dimensional BJJ guys.
AND NEW UFC LIGHTWEIGHT CHAMPION OF THE WORLD FRANKIE 'THE ANSWER' EDGAR
No, he wasn't.
Watch the fight again – he (Maia) threw one punch (that missed) in the first round – Standing and feinting with your hands is not engaging. He tried a few crappy takedown attempts that were all instantly stuffed in the 2nd – again not throwing strikes.
One-dimensional fighters should not be in the UFC regardless, those days are gone. The matchmakers should learn to pair strikers vs strikers and grapplers vs grapplers or expect this crap excuse for a fight to be the outcome every time. At least when you get two grapplers paired you usually end up with a stand-up fight anyway (a’la Hughes vs Gracie), it’s just a shame that it’s poor quality stand-up.
If Maia wants to just do BJJ he should stick to the BJJ tourneys – at least when you pair actual fighters with Silva you get a fight – Leben, Marquardt, Henderson, Franklin etc. Henderson gave him one of his toughest tests because he actually fought – and he’s a wrestler at the end of the day – BJJ seems to consist of lying down and waiting for someone to lie on top… Just pair BJJ vs Wrestler each time and at least they’ll both be happy.
As more Bones Jones’s come through thankfully there will be less of this going on as people with more all-round game come through the ranks. It’s starting to happen – even Ross Pearson outkick-boxed the European kickboxing champ in his last match, the UFC is the ultimate goal for most fighters now so will hopefully only improve as long as they don’t keep trading on the past so much! (Hughes/Chuck/Tito/Randy are well past their sell-by dates).
I'm just glad everyone is bashing on him
I really can’t stand Silva….I hope the next time he fights it’s on an undercard….he really hasn’t earned main event status in the whole of his last 4 fights. I shudder at the thought that Silva may be a glimpse of what the UFC champions of the future will look like….a bunch of ultra talented sissy boys who are too afraid of screwing up their “pretty” to get out there and attack. It seems to happen in every sport….Watching this fight made me realize how lucky we all are to have witnessed the Chuck, Tito, Randy, Wandy…etc. Days of glory. Many others too, but you all know what I mean….the ultra brawlers, who had a better blend of ability and heart than their predecessors, but still knew their careers rested on their willingness to prove they were the best.
Silva's skills
Some of his antics i agree were prob not necessary however he is skillful enough to back it up…thoughts?
point
Yeah point taken, maybe silva moving up to light heavy for a few more fights might make things interesting…
anyone for a BJ v Edgar rematch?
Blown Out Of Proportion
Overall Anderson’s antics to me were not much different then that of a younger Muhammed Ali back in his day, it was entertaining to people then and was the other day, but I do wish he would tried harder to finish the fight during the 3rd round to the 5th….but in the end these fighters are fighting for themselves, we may tune in to buy the PPV but it’s still their fight….controversy sells and always will….oh well no big deal to me, it’s dirt off my shoulder…
by The Tale Of The Tape on Apr 12, 2010 4:57 AM EDT reply actions
give it up!
comparing him to Ali is a huge kick in the nuts that Ali does not deserve
Ali was arrogant and very cocky, and talked crazy amounts of smack in the ring…but he came forward all the time!! he would yell at you, then smack you..not yell at you the dance around for a while.
Silva F***ing Rocks!
I was as frustrated as any1 but come on the UFC shud not be putting these F***ING ONE DIMENSIONAL BJJ guys in front of the best fighter in the world…WHAT THE F**K THEY THINK WAS GUNA HAPPEN!! 99.9% of fans and experts knew b4 the fight EXACTLY what was guna happen! Hate on Silva all you want but his skills are on a different palnet and if they give him sum propa competition he will stop pissing about and finish fights…bring on GSP or Vitor or any1 talking shit coz Silva will wipe the floor with them all!!
Maia F**king Rocks!!
I was frustrated too. Maia is the greatest MMA fighter in the world, his skills are on a different planet and they need to put him against sum propa competiton who is willing to go to the ground.
HimLong your a complete tool!
That just didnt make any sense.
by do work son on Apr 12, 2010 10:34 AM EDT up reply actions
So many contradictions
So many people on here contradict themselves it’s unreal! Here are the facts, Anderson won another title fight with ease, all be it z lackluster performance in the last 3!
Secondly iv heard so many of you talk about people taking the belt from the holder, yet Anderson is gettin shit for not chasing his opponent? Why would he? Because he can? That’s like saying barcalona are up 1-0 in the final with 2mins to go and go all out for a goal when they should defend their lead, it’s plain stupid!!
Finally all talk of arrogance and running aside, did you not see damiens face, I’d say he’s been hit once to many!
Far too much being made of this if u ask me!
by the real mo on Apr 12, 2010 7:21 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
If it was
It’s an analogy my friend simple as that!
If it was then it would be the most popular sport on the planet! For me one of the things holding back the sport is the fans! It embarressing sitting with my friends watching the ufc who don’t normally and u hear is booing!! Whether the fight is good or not, it’s shocking and almost every event is the same now!
by the real mo on Apr 12, 2010 9:33 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Great message for other fighters so i can see why he does this he is scaring fighters before they ever get into the octagon with him. GSP isnt on his level he doesnt need to go down in weight he already has 2 weigh classes with plenty of opponents its just Dana still continues to put him in with poor fighters.
I was a fool to think Bisping had any chance against the Axe Murderer, and even more foolish to bet agaisnt the great Puck Head.
Anderson actually hid behind the referee at one point and then ran.
He is the best Middleweight and there are no challengers to him there, so he MUST go up to Light Heavyweight. Brock and Anderson are total a-holes and have no class. One of the commentators called him,“The Bruce Lee” of our generation. This was followed by a gleeful,“and we get to watch him”. Is there any wonder why this guy is an egomaniac with nuthuggers like that.
Running behind Dan...
You do realize he was doing that as a joke right? He wasn’t really “RUNNING” away from Maia…do you reallllllllllllly think that? I don’t think that.. do you ? REALLLLY?
Nobody will ever know why he didn’t finish the damn fight. But lets just put the blame where its due…bad matchmaking. Lets give ANderson someone who WAAANTS to punch his face in, then EVERYONE will get what they want…The UFC will get a great match, Whoever is fighting ( Chael, or Vitor or whoever else they dig up ) will get the opportunity they’ve been looking for, aaaand Anderson will get to work out a little bit as he wipes the floor with them.
cool?
HWs?
I’ve seen FAR too many “ideas” to put him in with Brock and JDS and Cain etc. Where are these ideas coming from? Yeah he said he plans on fighting at HW but, I would think that would be en route to fighting a LHW fight on the way, so first things first. And if its a reputable top 10er at LHW and he demolishes him, then we can start talking about the top 5ers in HW. Cause that’s a huge test for your first attempt at a class you’ve never been in that is 40 lbs + then that of your expertise. And yes, I’m quite aware he walks around at about 210.
World Worb 3
by daniel worby on Apr 12, 2010 9:40 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I think at this point we just want to see someone KO his funky ass.
Honestly I think thats were it comes from, Dana said he would payback the fans that paid for that shit. Well throw him in there against someone he cant run away from and actually have a chance to beat him. If HW is to big then toss Lyoto at him, Machida wont get KO by him, probably be a real snoozer for the fans but still.
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