UFC Quick Quote: Demian Maia 'sorry' for slow start and 'okay' with Silva antics
by Jesse Holland on Apr 11, 2010 11:15 AM EDT
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"It took time for me to get warmed up. I started to feel better in the middle of the fight but I didn't do well in the first two rounds. I think in the last two rounds I did well, I went to fight and he was running around but it's okay that's his game and I knew he was going to do that. He was very disrespectful to me but no problem, it's his way. After the fight he apologized but I don't think it's right for him to do this during the fight. He was swearing to me in the middle of the fight, it happens, it's okay, he's the best in the world. I do want to say sorry that it took me so long to get in the fight. I never fought five rounds before so I was trying to hold [back] a little in the first few rounds but then after I got in the motion of the fight I start to fight better but he was winning already, trying to keep his points and walk away."
Grappling guru Demian Maia apologizes to fight fans (via UFC.com) for his participation in last Saturday's UFC 112 main event from the Concert Arena on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. The five round fiasco started with the comedic efforts of Anderson Silva as he taunted and baited his foe while teeing off at will. Unfortunately "The Spider" went completely overboard with his antics, swearing at his adversary and running around the ring in frustration. Maia did try to make it a fight in the final rounds; however, Silva had already closed up shop for the night and seemed content to backpedal and coast to the finish line -- which even prompted a warning from referee Dan Miragliotta. There has been a lot of finger pointing following the April 10 event -- any Maniacs out there pointing at someone other than Silva?
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I dont think Maia "got into the fight" or got "warmed up"
Silva just stopped attacking. I didnt criticize Silva for the Leites fight, but I do here. Leites was just flopping on his back, but Maia was standing up, albeit backing up alot. Silva coulda finished this anytime.
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Anyone here know Portuguese?
I would love to know what Silva was saying to him when he was screaming.
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i want to know the same thing Portuguese anyone what was this clown saying
by canadastrong on Apr 11, 2010 11:39 AM EDT up reply actions
"can we wrap this up I have a disco to get to"
by ElStIkO on Apr 11, 2010 11:49 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Haha!
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
nobody mentions that Maia was walking away and avoiding anderson in the first couple of rounds
Just as bad as anderson was in the last couple. Anderson is still the man. Dana should figure out the F*cking pattern here. When you put Anderson up against sub par competition, this is what you get. Cote, Leitus and maia are all sub par and have no business fighting the champ. Give him a challenge and you get dominance, give him a lower top 10 guy and you get cat and mouse.
by JRE on Apr 11, 2010 12:47 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
By the way
It’s really slick how you guys put up the pic of maia with his arms up as if he just walked out and anderson retreated. You dont show how it was Anderson with his arms up like that for the first 3 rounds and freaking out stomping the ground because Maia wouldn’t fight. Slow start my ass. like 23.5 minutes? I just wish you could see his face in that pick, that would tell the true story….
His face would tell the story
that despite being dominated on the feet he wanted to engage more but Anderson wouldn’t. Maia was outclassed in the striking department. But that just makes the fact that Anderson wouldn’t strike with him in the last 2+ rounds more egregious. I didn’t have a problem with Anderson refusing to go to the ground with Maia. Not wanting to play his game makes perfect sense. But refusing to strike with him? Why won’t he compete with an outmatched opponent in the area he is the best in the world? That’s inexcusable.
"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
Ya give him a challenge of epic proportions like Forrest Griffin. Oh right nevermind i had the word “challenge” confused with “hand-picked can” for a second there, my bad.
Seriously, though, you guys need to stop living in a dream world. He knocked out Forrest because forrest came in with his slow punches, weak chin, and wide open defense. If Cote , Leites, and Maia are so sub-par (I agree), then Silva should have had no problem knocking them out. Unless you think that Anderson is so supremely arrogant that he doesn’t view them as worthy of being knoked out by him.
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
yep they are not worthy, thats forsure
he can do whatever he wants to with them, and when he feels that, he doesn’t even wanna fight
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
wow, way to buy into what Silva wants you to think
he’s good, but he isn’t superhuman…he can be beaten, but not if he won’t fight. I want to see Kalib Starnes fight Andy…it’d be like a battle of two deities by your logic. I’m sure Kalib could have had his way with Nate too…it just wasn’t enough of a challenge for him.
If he didn't want to fight Maia
then he shouldn’t have signed the fight papers. And that would be fine, if he’s not going to be willing to put on a complete fight then just don’t accept it. But once you commit to fight someone I think you should follow through, not just fight for 2.5 rounds and then coast the rest of the way.
"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
Lol at “my bs line of logic”…what about yours? Your argument is just so unlikely that he categorizes an opponent as either “worthy” or “unworthy.” If these opponents don’t belong in the cage with him then he should knock them out in 30s, not dance around for 5 rounds and let himself lose the last 2.
To take your theory to its logical conclusion would be to say Silva decides beforehand who exactly is “worthy” vs “unworthy” and like some superman decides exactly the fashion in which he will beat them. Furthermore, it would imply that he has a very clear definition of worthiness which, when you think about it, is totally absurd. What makes Marquardt worthy to be knocked out but not Leites? Or Cote? All this just seems very far-fetched to me.
On a side note, I’m sure if he’d knocked Maia out you wouldn’t have been surprised. No, you would’ve said “told ya he doesn’t belong in the cage with Anderson.” Now you come up with this entire theory to explain his failure to finish Maia.
Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?
did you ever think that his way of rebeling against the ufc execs who like to think they have complete control is to not give them what they want, which is a 2 minute knockout? or even a finish? whats the one way he could spite dana white while still displaying his dominance and keeping his belt and record intact?
The UFC execs do have control… Its their company. They choose the fights, they make the final decisions, and they are the ones that paid a shit load of money to put on the event. I think that gives them the right to expect their workers to do their job. Like I heard Dana say yesterday, we might just see anderson fighting in a prelim.
by James Hargis on Apr 12, 2010 2:53 PM EDT up reply actions
I think he's just bored of the MW division.
Forget all the worthey or unworthey stuff, fact is its been his last three title defenses where he has put on boring performances. Plus all you worthey, unworthey guys, what makes James Irvin worthey? There’s no anwser to that question and most of you guys are just complicating things. Bring on GSP @170 or some top 5 205ers.
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thanks guys
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my bad thought you were talkin about me
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yeah, my ego took a real shot from that one lol.
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I understand the argument, but I think it's crap.
If Anderson doesn’t think Maia is a worthy competitor then why accept the fight? He cannot be forced to fight any opponent he doesn’t agree to fight. Unless Dana forced him to fight Maia somehow (and I haven’t heard that anywhere), there’s no excuse for the way he acted. And if his issue was that Maia was an unworthy opponent then why did he say he acted that way because Maia disrespected him?
"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
Anderson's Insulted...
by the level of competition. You have to give him superfights or he won’t perform. Last night was disgusting…it was like a cat playing with a half dead mouse.
yeah agreed
maia got humiliated.
anderson is bored. bottom line.
there were two guys (belfort and sonnen) who were in line before maia. in anderson’s eyes, this guy wasn’t even the real contender, or even the guy after him. he was just the only guy available.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:34 PM EDT up reply actions
WHO WOULDN'T BE
Of course he was trying to avoid the strikes.
And sure, Maia didn’t mix things up much in the first few rounds but I give him credit for his effort in the later rounds. He tried and he certainly wasn’t the disrespectful asshole Anderson was the entire fight.
I speak portuguese, but i couldnt really understand him
But I do know, for everyone out there, Ed Soares shouldn’t be translating for Anderson. Don’t take what Ed says as exactly what Andy says. They should get Anderson a professional translator because Ed is just a Manager. He translates about half of what Anderson says and makes up the rest.
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yep same with Fedor translators
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Agreed
They are only going to translate what they think will sound good plus they know their fighters are in the heat of the moment and could say something really stupid.
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
of course he does Two_words
I’ve read real translation and my wife tries her best (speaks spanish and can basically put together what he says), if he translated word for word, he’d have no fans. Soares is a friend/manager first and fore most.
1 more observation
when a reporter asks Soares a direct question about his “client” (more so a friend, anderson gets visibly annoyed. don’t be naive guys, I know I’m not the only open minded guy out there, look at pre fight presser, Silva speaks english guys!
oh most certainly...
"If I told you I was good, you would think I am boasting. If I told you I was not good, you would know I am lying" Bruce Lee
yeah, Ed is Anderson's filter.
Ask fighters and they’ll tell you Anderson speeks English. It’s like Sammy Sosa using an itranslater on capitol hill.
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In his defense
sometimes Anderson rambles on for quite some time. A better solution would be to have him translating more often at shorter intervals. How do you expect him to perfectly memorize a couple of hundred words?
that's why there are people called "professional translators"
it’s tough to remember, but professional translators can repeat most of what you say. At Andersons level, they should be using real translators who are fluent in both languages.
MMA is Life
A pro translator is speaking the words almost immediately after they are spoken by the person.
It’s almost like two conversations are happening at once. It can be annoying, but it’s the most effective way.
Having said that, they are in an octagon, not a courtroom. So, the fighter may not say something exactly how the team feels it should be, so they let him ramble and translate the overall intent.
yes you right
Eddie soares did not translate half what Anderson Said at Post fight . Silva Said:
“Eu vou fazer a mesma coisa de novo se um lutador me desrepeitar "
= “Will do the same thing again if other fighters disrespect me”
by Fabricio D Araujo on Apr 11, 2010 1:25 PM EDT up reply actions
THE UFC SHOULD HAVE TRANSLATORS
Managers should not even be allowed on stage at the UFC press conference, if they want to say something have them hold their own later. Fans want to hear what fighters have to say not filtered PC comments. If they have professional translators then we can hear what’s really being said. And with most of the fighter’s in need are Brazilian the process shouldn’t be too complicated.
i can't wait till jone jones is light heavyweight champion and fights anderson silva
it will happen and jones is bigger and faster so when anderson silva does those mocking faces jon jones can do a 360 spinning back fist to knock him out. once i saw maia on tha canvas doing a leites. i knew this fight was over. i even mention that it might happen this way but the ref was instructed to get maiia up before too much time on the canvas. i will say it was silva running around the octagon in the last round. that was pathetic on his part.
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 12:57 PM EDT up reply actions
Demian start first
Maia Said : Vem aqui vamos lutar no chao voce nao e faixa preta?
(Come here fight me on the ground , you are black belt right?)
Silva: Eu deixo voce bater na minha cara vem!
(I will let you hit my face come)
That’s when he started putting the hands down .
Was Maia that started every thing
by Fabricio D Araujo on Apr 11, 2010 1:13 PM EDT up reply actions
Maia your one tough dude
I give Maia credit for hanging in there. Being in that octagon with silva for those first 2 rounds looked like the worst place in the world to be. I give him credit for staying in the fight and actually attacking anderson quite a bit towards the end.
Just Do It
-Nike
Agree 100% ja434650
The problem is more with Dana and the UFC. Cote, Leites and Maia have a zero chance of defeating Anderson. I don’t give a shit about the old saying “it’s a fight and anything can happen.” Bullshit! None of those three would win once if they fought a hundred times. Give Anderson somebody big and aggressive. The only fight at middleweight that I want to see is with Belfort. After that let him fight at light heavyweight and heavyweight. I highly doubt he will back down from anybody.
I agree with that Adam T
I think everyone wants to see how far anderson can be pushed. If he’s gonna be a cocky ass hole in the octagon, feed him to the heavyweights and see what happens. If he beats them great, if he loses then maybe he’ll show some more respect in the future.
Just Do It
-Nike
Couple more fights
I think he needs to fight Sonnen and Belfort before u move him up. Andersons problem is hes a counter striker. ANd when u put guys in there who dont punch or initiate much, this is what happens. Look at griffin, leben, franklin, irvin. They r aggresive stand up fighters and thats what highlight silvas skills. He is not that good or has not shown to be interested in engaging like he seems capable of. Belfirt will stand and bang and showcase silvas skills, Sonnen I just think deserves the shot and is capable of beating AS. Dont think we will cause he will eventally get caught.
True
I give credit to Maia for not falling into AS tricks and antics. Maia could have done something stupid and let his pride get to him and fall right into AS drunken monkey moves. Most of us would have felt so disrespected and humiliated by AS and would have walked right into his trap.
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
Maia should have punted AS right in the junk. He might have lost a point, but it would have been well worth it.
The weather is here, I wish you were beautiful
That's what my buddy said last night.
I think AS is just Bipolar and didn’t take his medication before the fight.
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
by MMACHAMP on Apr 11, 2010 12:27 PM EDT up reply actions 1 recs
Instead he got his nose broken, his left eye swollen shut
and his face pretty much looking like hamburger. Apparently Anderson did more than just dance around Maia.
He already beat him to a bloody mess then he started dancing with he stars
I think AS kinda threw in the towel for Mia. Mercy rule, he stopped punching him in the face after rnd 3, he must have thought he had already done excessive damage?
Either way, finish the fight.
by Dball on Apr 11, 2010 12:38 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
If you can do all that than you should be able to finish the guy without hesitation, right?
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
You would think so..
Maybe he just wanted to get a good workout in. We’ll never know. The guy is a complete mystery at times.
I bet Scott Coker is rolling on the floor laughing his ass off.
He signed up for a fight to get a good workout. You guessed it Adam T.
"GSP (ESP) is the most predictable fighter in the UFC"
its a bad matchup
But i feel they teased us for months with the Belfort/Silva fight so it needs to happen. Sure he is a handpicked opponent but thats the way it happens sometimes that way you avoid snooze fests like that. Or if anything a Belfort/ Sonnen fight with the winner getting anderson. He has to fight 1 of those 2 before he moves up. Nates been there before and i personally do not want to see a rematch.
if silva is sooooo awesome why does his punk ass cut 40 lbs to fight at MW. if he’s truly the best in the world, and as good as he thinks he is, he shouldn’t be fighting guys smaller than him. he’s a big bully. he’s only ONE time in his entire fight career fought someone as big as him, and that was forrest. dude’s a chump and a coward!!! i think chael sonnen will give silva all he wants, and then some!! Fedor’s balls are 10x the size of Silva’s! fedor has mostly fought guys bigger than him and anderson has only fought guys smaller than him and some of u think silva is more accomplished than fedor?! that’s RETARDED!!! it’s not even close! fedor is naturally 6’ 230, silva is naturally 6’2" 225, same size right? right? fedor smashes this chump with the first right hand he lands! Fedor WOULD corner that quick spider, he would catch him and he would put his hands on him. Anderson WOULD NOT take fedor’s punches like he did Forrest’s. silva puts his hands down against fedor, fedor will put him in the hospital
Anderson wants to fight LHW and Heavyweight
The guy wanted to fight Frank Mir. And I don’t think he walks around at 225, more like 210-215. The cut to 185 is easy for him and is no different than a guy like Thiago Alves who cuts 30 plus lbs. Most of the guys cut 20-25 lbs. I would guess. LOL at Fedor smashing this chump. That would be one hell of a fight. I wasn’t pleased with Anderson’s taunting or how he seemed to shutdown for the last couple of rounds either but the guy needs to fight the top light heavyweights and maybe even heavyweights. Leites, Cote and Maia have a zero percent chance of defeating Anderson.
I've been a Maia fan for a while too...
and agree with you. I wanted Maia to get a shot at the title, but I did feel this was too early for him. He’s still a long way from being good enough at striking to challenge someone like Silva. His striking will never be there, but I think he could become a little more adequate.
His striking has definitely improved,
but what I think he needs to work on more is his wrestling. If he can get the top position I don’t think there’s anyone he can’t submit, but he needs a more explosive shot. If he can learn to mix up his strikes and takedown attempts he’ll really open up both aspects of his game. But he’s still relatively new to MMA and I think he has a lot of room to improve.
"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
They shouls just take the goddam belt away from him and send him packing!
He is a freak of nature, he cant be touched and I am getting tired of getting really excited to watch him just to watch this shit over and over again. I say through him in there with JDS or Cain, either one of these guys will jack him up a bit. I dont believe that AS would be able to run away from these guys.
Then why doesn't Dana get this fucking memo Heelhook???
WTF has to happen to give Anderson what he wants? He already said he would like to fight at Heavyweight. I don’t believe that he is scared of anybody. Quite screwing around with these garbage fights.
half of his antics are due to frustration that he does not have an equal fighter in the octagon
the other half is pure disrespect..thinking silva should just get in the octagon and when the fight starts he should just go nuts and start punching himself and throw himself around..it would only be a little bit stranger than what he did last night..i wish i could just see him fight at his real strength and with someone who really challenges him..i used to like him and be excited to watch him..now..not so much..it just seems like a waste of such brilliant talent..he needs to get his ass handed to him by someone… if ever a fighter needed a good humbling..it’s him…i felt bad for maia..he got worked over..and had to fight a mad man last night..and mad as in crazy..and mad..he tried all could to make a fight of it..sigh
I understand what people are saying about not being challenged but then finish the fight and don't drag it on more than two-three rounds.
Show some focking respect and kill the guy already!
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
true
and whats this nonsense talk about him supposedly doing this cuz he doesnt like fellow countrymen>?!?! wtf…did they have to import opponents at the start of his career…sounds like an excuse to get outta fighting the best ground guys or something…i dunno…f anderson right now…only way to sell a big fight with him is vs gsp…everybody knows it
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
Silva would crush G.S.P.
He should be moving up,not down.
by Fedor numero uno on Apr 11, 2010 1:41 PM EDT up reply actions
I don't know why
he feels the need to go down. That would be like GSP cutting weight to fight Penn at LW and there would be a few people here calling that a pu$$y move.
Silva don't fight Brazilian
He Said more than once : “I don’t like to Fight Brazilians”
by Fabricio D Araujo on Apr 11, 2010 1:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Then do something else for a living.
He’s bound to run into brazilians in mma.Be professional & do your job.
by Fedor numero uno on Apr 11, 2010 1:40 PM EDT up reply actions
I honestly feel there is something bigger going on here, whether Anderson is unhappy with his contract, the UFC, etc.
Maybe he wants more money to change weight classes… there is something not right.
very possible
but they best figure that stuff out asap cuz theyre gonna have to do 10 primetime episodes to get people interested in silva right now
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
U got that right.
And, as I just posted in another thread, I think the best way to deal with Anderson is to NOT BUY the next PPV he is in.
Nothing talks louder than money and when his antics start to costing the UFC, something will change.
If cutting him is really not an option… Since the UFC would not want him fighting for another promotion.
Then match AS up with a fight he does not want, say with a team-mate or Machida etc…
When he refuses the fight, he then goes into limbo (much like Couture’s exile).
An "Interim Championship" would in order, while AS would be unable to fight anywhere else due to his contract with the UFC.
He would suffer financially much more than Couture did as his revenue stream is tied strictly to his career. I can’t see his sponsors being to happy with him now, and I imagine most would drop him in a heartbeat were he not an active UFC fighter.
I personally would not miss it if I were to never see AS fight ever again.
I’m burning all my Sinister & Silver Star swag & vow never to consume any product or service this A**HOLE endorses.
Or worse, he could take the fight and dance around even worse.
Nothing would surprise me now.
Every enraged fan needs to quit being a bitch (talkman)
why dont you just stop watching mma all together.
lol thx man. Seriously people are being such bitches over this
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
I disagree.
He just needs a legit opponent. Rampage, Shogun (if he wins), Jon Jones, even Vera.
But maybe they can't force him into LHW because the contract may be for MW.
If so, then he takes fights on his terms. I’m only speculating, but I think you get my point.
Neither will I JRE! Nothing changed for me and I had a great time with 112.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
What's your take on this?
I watched some of Anderson’s comments during the post fight press conference on UFC.com and he said the reason for what he did was that he as trying to punish Maia for “disrespecting him morally” though in translation Soares didn’t really make it clear if it was for pre-fight smack talking or stuff that happened during the fight (though he made it seem he meant the former). To me I don’t really get that. I didn’t hear anything beyond the normal pre-fight talk leading up to the bout, and Maia has always seemed pretty respectful.
Anderson is my favorite fighter but I think that’s BS. Immediately after the fight you could tell AS knew he put on a shitty performance, then he comes into the press conferencce making excuses about Maia disrepecting him being th reason he did all that. WTF? I just don’t know what to make of Silva’as antics in the octagon or his post fight comments. His next fight has to be against someone who will put some pressure on him…give him Belfort who will give him a stand up war or Sonnen who should be able to take him down and see how he does. Or put him up against winner of Rashad-Rampage. None of those guys would let him dance around for long he would have to exchange or scramble and that may snap him out of this.
by Captain Ernesto on Apr 11, 2010 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions
no shame for maia
the entire mma world knew he was over his head with the striking ability of silva
but silva made a fucking mockery of this. very hard to watch.
Maia taking it well
Even though he can only blame himself for waiting for the last minute to start throwing down, i’d be pissed at silva for essentially mocking me for 5 rounds. " He was very disrespectful to me but no problem, its his way".. yeah ok…..give GSP some Weight Gain 4000 and send him on in
i think he was going all or none at the end...very impressed..
if he did that before the end i think he woulda been knocked silly…thats andersons forte’…countering
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
He was swearing to me in the middle of the fight, it happens, it's okay, he's the best in the world.
WTF?
Conan : You are known as a striker. Is that correct? Tell me what that means.
Chuck : Well I like to punch people, or kick them.
If cutting him is really not an option...
Since the UFC would not want him fighting for another promotion.
Then match AS up with a fight he does not want, say with a team-mate or Machida etc…
When he refuses the fight, he then goes into limbo (much like Couture’s exile).
An “Interim Championship” would in order, while AS would be unable to fight anywhere else due to his contract with the UFC.
He would suffer financially much more than Couture did as his revenue stream is tied strictly to his career. I can’t see his sponsors being to happy with him now, and I imagine most would drop him in a heartbeat were he not an active UFC fighter.
I personally would not miss it if I were to never see AS fight ever again.
I’m burning all my Sinister & Silver Star swag & vow never to consume any product or service this A**HOLE endorses.
Are you really talking about Anderson being cut for that?
And yeah, Maia cant be to blame at all, because it was Silvas fault. Although I love the guy that was really disrespectful and hard to watch. I mean the first two rounds proved the dudes amazing, so I dont understand why he does this.
by theworldismine on Apr 11, 2010 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Big deal with the whole "force him to fight Machida" shit
They could just dance around and let the clock run out. I don’t think pissing off those two guys would be wise. Scott Coker is probably laughing his ass off right now.
agree unfortunately
this is the kind of crap that makes boxing what it is today….all these primadonna’s. The warriors of the sport may soon become a dying bread since they aren’t competitve with these super talented…albeit boring to watch diva’s. Personally, I think Chuck and Randy fighting in wheelchairs would be better than watching this “new breed” of dancer/fighters clean out their divisions by being “elusive.”
What a POS UFC!
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
And yeah
Like someone above said I think Andys pride may have been the reason for that
by theworldismine on Apr 11, 2010 12:19 PM EDT reply actions
Terrible matchup
When they announced the replacement for Vitor I thought “have we learned nothing? Don’t match AS against a pure grappler.”
Maia landing ONE strike in the 1st two rounds however people are criticizing AS for not engaging. I think Zuffa is somewhat to blame here. I think that Sonnen would have been able to be ready for this fight.
by kibbled_bits on Apr 11, 2010 12:54 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Don't reward negative behavior.
Make him fight on the undercard of a UFC on VS event against Gabe Ruediger for $250.00 and a gift certificate to Wal Mart!.
Silva swearing apparently had some racial overtones
A racist as champ, great rolemodel right there…
by Lester The Pimp on Apr 11, 2010 1:08 PM EDT reply actions
I told my wife before the fight
“Look, it’s the Portuguese slave owner against the slave”
AS: “come put those chains around my neck and I’ll kill you”
The history around Brazil involves Portuguese (& other European colonials) bringing in African slaves and pushing out the indigenous people (similar to the US). People often forget this and lump them all in as “Brazilians”. I’m not from Brazil but I wonder if this is still a sensitive issue, maybe the source of the racial overtones?
by kibbled_bits on Apr 11, 2010 1:22 PM EDT up reply actions
No at all
I am from Brazil and Maia Just start playing game first.
Challenging Silva to go to the ground:
by Fabricio D Araujo on Apr 11, 2010 1:36 PM EDT up reply actions
Exactly
Give him the winner of Lesnar/Carwin. Either one would smash him. Problem solved.
by Fedor numero uno on Apr 11, 2010 1:09 PM EDT reply actions
hes not that good
if anderson is sooo good why cant he ever engage? hes a chump whos scared to get hit. he stands back and acts like hes dodging your punches when you are too far away to hit him? because he wants to sit back and hit you coming in. hes too scared to come in his chin and his boxing probably arent that good hence the eradic behavior and the running
because hes finished all but 2 fights in ufc, ur right
dan hardy took a beating but he won me over as a fan.
by Phenomenal Angel on Apr 11, 2010 2:27 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i dont even call that a fight, 2.5 fights**
dan hardy took a beating but he won me over as a fan.
by Phenomenal Angel on Apr 11, 2010 9:06 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
i agree
everyone has poor performances. and people are letting two performances (leites and maia) overshadow his fights against leben, griffin, marquardt, franklin, and henderson.
he CHOSE not to finish maia for whatever reason, get over it.
leites kept falling down. the ref should’ve taken points from him.
and as far as cote, the dude has brawled with mcfedries and leben and not been rocked or wobbled. big deal silva didnt KO him. i’d like to see someone else try.
bottom line is maia was even less engaging in the first 2-3 rounds. so why is everyone on anderson? he’s the most dominant champ in MMA.
nobody has even come close to beating him, the closest was lutter’s armbar, which silva didn’t even allow lutter to grab hold of.
Silva is champ and will be until he retires. So get over it.
If you want to bitch about a boring champ, watch GSP.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:10 PM EDT up reply actions
Respect for Maia
He was the only professional fighter of the two. He did his best, and even was the aggressor at times, just couldn’t take Silva down. Silva did a lot of damage to his reputation and that of the sport. I used to be a fan, but no more. I just wanna see him get his ass kicked now.
I feel the same
I was a fan of his before but now I’m not. Enough is enough. Cote? Leites? Maia? Everyones blaming Dana but I blame Silva. It almost looked like some WWE crap. Silva turning heel.
Confucius says:
"Baseball is wrong; man with four balls cannot walk."
Its going to take another black dude to take Silva down...
Bring on Bones!!! (I’m sure this has been said before, need to say it again).
Race issue?
lets get GSP in there and we’d really see some takedowns….Bones has said he gets taken down by gsp pretty often in practice.
no it hasnt been said before
Ppl on this site don’t think a person wins a fight just cause of the color of their skin buddy.
World Worb 3
by daniel worby on Apr 11, 2010 6:52 PM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Everyone knows Silva doesn’t want to knockout his fellow Brazilians in the UFC. Just demoralize and humiliate them to a UD.
good point
maybe this is true.
but put in belfort, and he’ll have no choice. Belfort isn’t incapable to strike with silva like leites and maia are……. silva would have no choice but to engage.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:14 PM EDT up reply actions
Maia did wha the could he couldn't chase a much faster SIlva
And this is why I think boxing and MMA should have the middle of the ring or octagon as a scoring area were fighters that control the middle of the ring are awarded points if both fighters are fighting for it no one gets points because it’s neutral kinf of like the first person shooters that have territory control. This will allow slower fighters to still have a chance against decent fighters and will also get away from fighters protecting their lead by dancing around?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
decent fighters = faster fighters
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
I haven't heard this much, but what about an Evans/-Silva pairing?
fasted MW vs. Fastest LHW….hopefully Shad will have learned a bit from the Machida fight about how to approach Silva.
Silva has to be willing to fight for the belt if he takes on any contenders at LHW
Silva should not be in a three round fight knocking off contenders with fights like this especially were he protects his lead and thats why I think boxing and MMA need to make a system that doesn’t give such an advantage to faster fighters over skilled slower fighters. JAb move jab move, leg kick move, jab move…the entire time the other guys is holding his ground with little chance at catching the bunny?
"Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth - Mike Tyson
please..........
rashad can’t strike with silva. and silva’s JJ would beat rashad’s wrestling probably.
how about silva vs. shogun?
that’s more interesting i think.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:15 PM EDT up reply actions
AS said Maia disrespected by saying he has 8 legs & he was guna try & take 1 home.
Every1 at the bar was crazy for maia when he did the flurry in the last round & when he got a warning from the ref. AS needs 2 fight killers only not just gud fighters anymore.
by d*locc on Apr 11, 2010 4:14 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
what did mirgliotta do after fight?
What I miss?
It's not what he did after
it’s what he did during the fight that he’s referring to. The fact that he threatened to take a point from Anderson if he didn’t stop running around. I applaud him for that move since I’ve never seen it done in a UFC fight, but I think it definitely could have come sooner.
"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
Ok yeah i seen that, i thought he meant after the fight
I also seen mirgliotta go over to anderson after a round (not sure which one) and give him some words. It was after maia fellonto his back and AS ran around in a circle and then behind mirgliotta. Wonder what he said to AS. AS bowed to him after mirgliotta said something to him.
miragliotta is a joke
someone should take a point from HIM for not knowing the proper time to stop a fight.
he’s the most incompetent referee on the planet.
-kimbo vs. thompson
-sadollah vs. hendricks
-vera vs. werdum
’nuff said.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:18 PM EDT up reply actions
Couple more fights
I think he needs to fight Sonnen and Belfort before u move him up. Andersons problem is hes a counter striker. ANd when u put guys in there who dont punch or initiate much, this is what happens. Look at griffin, leben, franklin, irvin. They r aggresive stand up fighters and thats what highlight silvas skills. He is not that good or has not shown to be interested in engaging like he seems capable of. Belfirt will stand and bang and showcase silvas skills, Sonnen I just think deserves the shot and is capable of beating AS. Dont think we will cause he will eventally get caught.
I disagree, partly.
At this point, I’d much rather see them put Anderson Silva against somebody who will give him serious trouble. On the other hand, I think Sonnen would, in fact, give Silva trouble. And I think Belfort would give him fits. We saw that killer instinct once when he found his range and timing with Franklin.
by MMACrossfire on Apr 11, 2010 10:11 PM EDT up reply actions
LHW or HW, That is the only way.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Lets not forget........
that maia put sonnen away in one round.
sonnen gets subbed pretty frequently actually, his defense is probably his weak spot.
he could barely hold marquardt down for 3 rounds. silva’s striking and JJ are better than marquardt, who silva KO’d in round 1. plus sonnen will have to hold silva down for 5. i dont see this happening in all honesty.
and belfort got outstruck by chuck. i know that was awhile ago, but still.
and henderson dominated belfort. silva beat up hendo and choked him out in 2.
Silva will win, probably by UD against Belfort.
and he will finish Sonnen.
Get used to Silva, he’s not goin’ anywhere.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Mania's picture above says it all.
How embarrassing that Maia is saying, “C’mon on, chicken!”
yeah but
they dont show silva waving his arms and all that?
because maia did it once, that makes silva a chicken? who’s the dude that’s all busted up? maia? oh yeah , thats right…….
and actually maia was saying “you’re a blackbelt right? fight me on the ground then” or something to that effect (translated from portugese obviously)
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:30 PM EDT up reply actions
maia
lol yea call out somebod with a broken nose and blody face n trunks
by Willie Franklin on Apr 12, 2010 12:14 AM EDT reply actions
Everyone has high expectations of silva
Silva isn’t afraid to engage he knew he didn’t have to take risks after the 2nd . Maia was the one who had to go for broke. This was the 3rd fight he didn’t finish? How many oppenents has gsp layed on for 5 rounds? All I know is sonnon would have been better because silva goes buck when he’s disprespected. If u challenge silva with a striker like vitor that would work too..
by Jesse13 on Apr 12, 2010 3:18 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
i couldnt agree more.
everyone is on silva cause he didn’t finish. get over it, if he weren’t so damn dominant and droppin EVERYBODY else, then nobody would complain. its just cause he doesnt finish two guys who wouldn’t engage in the standup? wow…..
and yes, GSP just holds guys down and out-muscles them all. he went from being a martial artist to a boring ass wrestler. he’s the boring champ, not silva. how come nobody complains about Georges St. Pierre layin all over ppl all the time?
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 4:28 PM EDT up reply actions
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