Ed Soares: 'Anderson Silva couldn't find his distance after the third round and finish the fight' (Video)
by Jesse Holland on Apr 12, 2010 9:05 AM EDT
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ed soares
that guy go and take his face for a shite
I don't understand all the hate foe Soares..
The man’s just doing his job.. To market and showcase his fighters.. Can’t blame the man for a bit of damage control.
I don't hate Soares at all
But this interview was BS! The ONLY thing Anderson found in the final 3 rounds was distance, and lots of it.
Give a man to fish and feed him for a day. Kick his stupid ass and maybe he will leave you alone.
Bigbadbunbun got his nickname from his girlfriend Jay.
well put
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.
by McArthur... on Apr 12, 2010 10:36 AM EDT up reply actions
I love Soares
let the poor man eat his lunch, damn… you could tell he wanted this guy to leave him alone and he kept asking questions. I’m glad they talked everything out with Dana, I’d hate to see a situation with my fav fighter and Dana
I disagree with what you say, but I will fight to the death for your right to say it
by PHISH NATION on Apr 12, 2010 11:40 AM EDT up reply actions
i dont like him cos...
its always an excuse cant he just say that silva was shit, cos he clearly was. whats all the bs about him having ring rust? dudes P4P fighter in the world. GSP fights just as much as he does and yet he always puts in a 100% (am a big gsp fan) and at least he engages as well
engages but...
still doesn’t finish. Anderson may have looked like a jackass but we’ve seen what he can do when motivated.
Fedor played Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun and won... but still avoids the UFC!
With all due respect
you want a manager to say his biggest fighter was shit? Soares is a new age Don King. Not that that’s a good thing.
WOW
it really shouldnt have even gone to the third round, considering it was all striking. nate showed that finding your range on maia isnt that tough, and quite frankly i dont buy the fact that silva “couldn’t” finish the fight. He chose not to, for whatever reason.
by LeeroyJenkin$ on Apr 12, 2010 12:24 PM EDT up reply actions
Silva has a plan
I bet all these antics are just so he doesn’t have to fight Machida, because that fight will never happen now.
why? that doesn't make sense
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.
by McArthur... on Apr 12, 2010 11:25 AM EDT up reply actions
BS Ed!!
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.
and I couldn't find the button on my remote
that un orders a PPV and put the $50 back in my chequing account.
"Fat boy on a diet, don't try it - I'll Jack your ass like a looter in a riot"
1st - B Real and now Big Country... ha ha ha... love it.
me neither....haha
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.
u guys are such douchers
they don’t just sell you a main event for $50. They sell you 5 or 6 fights, sometimes even 7 for $50. You got five great fights and an Anderson Silva domination for your money. Quit bitching!
As good as AS is I think alot of people are starting to get tired of his antics.
Its embarrassing, I was embarrassed watching it.
then he should've finished it when he "could" find the distance
World Worb 3
by daniel worby on Apr 12, 2010 9:13 AM EDT via mobile reply actions
He did. It was a controversial split decision. The rematch is in May in Montreal.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
controversial unanimous decision
I can’t wait for it
dan hardy took a beating but he won me over as a fan.
by Phenomenal Angel on Apr 12, 2010 10:07 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
me neither
so Machida can finally shut u bitchez up for good.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Anyone notice when Bruce Buffer announced the winner...
of Anderson Silva vs Maia that he didnt go through the scorecard? I would imagine Maia won the last 2 rounds
by Apocacryptic on Apr 12, 2010 10:49 AM EDT up reply actions
Yep no scores, I only noticed second time around.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
and Dana left after the 4th, gave the belt to Soares
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.
by McArthur... on Apr 12, 2010 10:52 AM EDT up reply actions
Once Dana relaxes and gets over his initial madness...
he will realize what happened and hopefully get the message.
Anderson needs to fight the best people in the world at any weight. Otherwise his talent is wasted and he isn’t gonna play the game.
AS is bigger than the UFC, I’ll say it again and again.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
I don’t agree that AS is bigger than the UFC. He is not Tiger Woods. However, I do agree that Dana needs to get the picture. Put Anderson in with a higher level of competition. If Dana doest challenge Anderson, he will clown around. I for one didn’t like the Patrick cote matchup, was pissed about the Thales keites matchup, and didn’t even care to see the Maia matchup. Anderson Silva is the maybe the P4P king right now. Why is he UFC , the premier MMA organization struggling to find him challenging competition? I think the answer is find a way to move him up to LHW without stripping him of his title.
by C O R on Apr 12, 2010 11:52 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
yeah right, anderson could bankrupt any other promotion with that performance. he is a fucktard prick and i will never watch him fight again. if he does get his ass kicked i will catch it for free somewhere. fuck AS and ed soares.
all you anderson nuthuggers need to realize that he dodges the best opponents.
by Conan the Barbarian on Apr 12, 2010 7:22 PM EDT up reply actions
Unanimous Decision
But yeah.
After a minor genealogical search, I have determined that Cain Velasquez's great-grandfather was a truck.
And Mirko Cro Cop is a direct descendant of a wrecking ball. But I think you already knew that.
by Johnny WF on Apr 12, 2010 10:23 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Thanks, Maniacs.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I can't view the video, but
Anderson has no excuse. Find his distance?? every strike he threw landed and hurt Maia. How can Anderson have any problems finding his range against Maia?? He looked pretty comfortable out there with his hands down.
MMA is Life
Embarrasment to the sport.
Soares is making excuses and playing damage control. Nothing more.
The world is a dangerous place to live - not because of the people who are evil but because of the people who don't do anything about it. - Albert Einstein
And the BS continues!
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
Haha
That was a weird interview set up. The interviewer must have attended the same journalist school as Borat.
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
lol
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
Silva has never had a problem against any 85er and now Maia who has average striking makes him hesitant and cannot seem to find his rhythm? For a guy who has 76.6 reach I don’t think it would have been that hard for Silva to KO the Jits specialist.
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.
Apparently guys with Jits are his kryptonite...
He couldn’t find his range with Thales either! He was able to punch their thighs, though!
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
lol kryptonite
He won both fights didn’t he?
The only Kryptonite to this guy is Carwin and Brock. And surprise surprise, he was asking to fight heavyweights for the last year or so. F*ckin give them to him…Sheesh its not that hard.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
Apparently, Silva is the devil incarnate. I enjoyed his showmanship.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
hahaha I enjoyed it too
unless you are being sarcastic? I can’t tell. I had a great time on Saturday. Watched it live 1pm PPV with some friends, and then went to another buddie’s house to watch it again at 10pm with other people. Everyone enjoyed the shit out of that show.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
No sarcasm. I would have been upset with Silva if he lost. Being an arrogant prick is not a factor for me. I am not looking for him to be best friends with me. Just win.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I can't believe you guys enjoyed that....it couldn't have been a more blatent slap in the face of all watching
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.
by McArthur... on Apr 12, 2010 10:42 AM EDT up reply actions
If you personalize things, it can be taken as a slap in the face. I just take things for what they are.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I spend $$ on it so ya...I take it a little personal...I'm not upset about it at all though fyi...honestly I'm not. I just don't understand how you guys enjoyed it.
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.
by McArthur... on Apr 12, 2010 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions
I was stoned... both times.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
so was I
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.
by McArthur... on Apr 12, 2010 10:56 AM EDT up reply actions
I thought the whole card was average overall. The last PPV was much better across the board.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I didn't take it personally
But still found it to be way over the top. I have actually enjoyed Silva’s “showmanship” in the past, but he just took it too far, IMO. It would’ve been one thing if he fought to finish the fight, but it was clear he didn’t care. Not sure what the point of all of it was, but I’m sure there was one.
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
Yeah, he was being arrogant. I won't deny that. Did he go too far? That's a legit argument. I just think people are locked into a herd mentality (as usual) and making it bigger than what it is. BJ's loss is a bigger story, IMO.
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
I agree that the BJ loss is the biggest story out of this event...
But given Dana’s clear disapproval it will be interesting to see how he handles Silva going forward. I’ve stood up for Shad several times for showboating during fights, stating that it’s a part of pro sports, which it is. But usually when people talk smack or showboat it’s after they do something good, or it’s brief and they’re pumping themselves and their teammates up. I understand if Silva wants to do some taunting and put on a show, but he taunted and Maia and then started refusing to put on a show. That’s why I understand people being so upset. It’s as though Silva was upset about something, and decided to take it out on everyone else, whether they were part of the reason he was upset or not. Like I said, I just don’t get the motive behind it. For me, it raises more questions than it makes a statement, which is what Silva was trying to do, IMO.
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
Agreed. Silva has an agenda. What is it, though? I am very curious to see what happens to Silva. My guess? A "promotion" to the 205 LHW division. At least I hope so...
Friends and lovers lie endlessly, caught in the web of duty. Only enemies speak the truth.
-Stephen King
That seems to me the best possible solution
I do agree with those that have asked, “What did Dana expect?” It’s not like this is the first time we’ve seen this(it just wasn’t as extreme before now). I don’t care how good Maia is on the ground, we all knew he was getting it there. We just expected this to end badly before all the yelling, cursing, and avoidance started. Move him to LHW where he faces some real challenges. Giving him guys that offer literally NO threat on the feet is going to be a boring fight everytime with Silva.
"He who makes a beast of himself gets rid of the pain of being a man." -Dr. Johnson
Anderson Silva vs Dana White!!!
He’s sending Dana a message!!! Look at all the guys AS has fought. Only two of them have been ground guys(BJJ)!!! And those two fights went the same way!!! Thales Leites and now Demian Maia… It’s clear AS wants to fight!!! Look at the Forrest fight and the Franklin fights, and the rest of them!!! He wants fighters who will stand and throw with him!!! Why do you think he wants Brock? Brock will give him a fight!!! GSP will try to give him a fight but he’s not big enough, and strong enough to hang with AS!!!! Give him Brock or hell he wanted to fight Mir, give him Mir!!!! He wants a challenge. Untill Dana realizes this expect more of his fights to go like it did the other day!!!
your post id devoid of reality. anderson and soares bitched about fighting hendo, vitor, and sonnen. they ONLY want the safe fights.
wake up, anderson doesn’t want to fight a dominating wrestler. soares has been adament about that in the past.
by Conan the Barbarian on Apr 12, 2010 7:24 PM EDT up reply actions
THANK YOU SIR!
That’s what i’ve been saying in other threads. I couldn’t care less if he disrespects me as a fan. or the UFC/Dana or anyone else.
Boohoo let’s cry about how a trained killer is being disrespectful. Some people are such jokers.
Lesnar > [Carwin] ---> Lesnar > [Velasquez] ---> Lesnar > [JDS]
Overeem will NOT show up on May 15th! Mark my words. Sig stays til then.
I laugh at how people think he some how sucks now and can't finish people
I can’t believe how clueless people are.
I know he won both fights...
I just don’t get what his issue is with actually fighting them once they are in the ring. The runners stretch and punch to the thighs were impressive, don’t get me wrong-but 10 minutes of laps, 5 minutes of screaming, 3 minutes of kicking a hand, 2 minutes of the runners stretch, and approx. 3 minutes of actual fighting does not make for an intriguing or even slightly entertaining fight. I am not sure what happened with the other 7 minutes or so =) it wasn’t fighting, but I am pretty sure they were spent on some sort of jogging or other wasted movement completely wasting my $50 expense. Maybe it would have been funnier if I had gone to wing house or some bar that had it or watched it online for free. $50 could have been a night at the bar, a good bag of the devils lettuce, or an oriental massage with a happier ending then that fight!
I Am note sure how people are defending his actions. Khalib ran for 2 rounds and he ended up running himself right out of the UFC, but Silva running for 2 rounds and clowing for another 2 and people seem ok with it.
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
Yea Right
I hate AS and Machida and believe the sport would be better without them. Dana should make them fight each other since they are the two most boring fighters in the UFC. As for Ed Soares, the guy is just a glorified translator who should keep his opinions to himself.
Idiot
Idiotic comment! Go away u foolish little man
by the real mo on Apr 12, 2010 9:59 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
lol
Nothing wrong with machida he has class and I like his style, tho I THINK he lost last fight. And I can’t wait for the next time silva fights, when he finishes the fight who’ll say, “Silva is BACk”?
dan hardy took a beating but he won me over as a fan.
by Phenomenal Angel on Apr 12, 2010 10:11 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
Complete BS!
Before the fight started they were all nice to each other bowing and hand shaking and stuff, then anderson keeps on aggregative Maia to strike with him and mocks him for not doing so. Then at the later rounds, Maia throws wild looping punches and anderson doesnt counter at all. At least for me Maia tried to make something happen at the end. After the fight, they bow at each other again and shake hands. This just shows what kind of person anderson is, now without a doubt he is an amazing fighter but, he is a different person when it comes to the media. He has a really bad personality.
its easier to find the distance when your not running away
if any other fighter would have acted that way in a fight his contract would have been terminated
oh & Maia is a fuckin soldier
when he was on his knee’s still throwing punchers Silva didn’t know what the fuck to do other than run away
Don't disrespect the fans even further with this BS
As if the fight itself was not enough, Soares comes out and blatantly lies to the fans about it? Just tell us the truth, we are not quite as stupid as you may think. This is almost as big a slap in the face as the fight was
AS is playing us all....
Can’t believe a word he says. His performance was disgraceful. If Maia had truly disrespected him, beat him up and end the fight. But Maia probably didn’t say anything out of the norm leading up to a fight and AS tried to deflect attention from his lame performance by saying he had a grudge against Maia. It’s all BS and Soares is obviously the biggest AS nuthugger who continues with the BS. UFC should kick em both to the curb.
And to think that the UFC recently extended this guy’s contract. Bold move given the guys history. If they don’t have it already, I’m sure the UFC will have it’s lawyers change the contract wording to take legal/financial action against fighters who pull this crap.
Please...
Stop crying about this. ARe you really that suprised? Everyone knew this was Thales fight all over. So what he disrespected maia. This is a sport where they PUNCH EACH OTHER IN THE FACE!!! I don’t get some of you guys. It’s a fight not a walk in the park. Watch Thales Pre fight against Anderson….Thales gave Anderson the up most respect and said once the fight hits the ground I dont think it will be over and the fight will have just begun. He said he can win this fight.
Maia says I will submit and take one of his legs home. In Brazil respect is a big thing. Anderson felt he was disrespected so he disrespected Maia back by cursing at him and making him suffer.
Personally I don’t give a shit what Maia said but it is what it is.
So was Anderson just as disrespectfuly in saying he was going to KO him?
Samething right!
"I thought I was getting raped by Freddy Mercury." – Tank after losing a decision to Dan Severn
Dana's upset, but it's their own damn fault!
Putting ‘the best fighter in the world’ against Leites, Griffin, and Maia? These past 3 fights have been ridiculous because the UFC chooses to baby their superstar. They just want to showcase his skills against lesser opponents. Anderson’s mindset is questionable, but these match-ups are absurd. Put the best against the best and good fights will happen,
I agree. I’m suck of the ufc, continuing to not find challenging competitors for him.
by C O R on Apr 12, 2010 11:55 AM EDT via mobile up reply actions
I get physically ill when I see this guy and hear his fucking lies
Just fuck off and die somewhere Ed.
by Lester The Pimp on Apr 12, 2010 11:46 AM EDT reply actions
i find it very odd that silva's gloves werent tape
when a rep from commission has to sign initials on the gloves when they are done, AND they are checked right before you get in the octagon. why was this missed??
see pic up above
Couldnt find his range phhhhhhh!
If he is the best fighter on the planet then he should be able to find his range within the first 3 rounds. Maybe if he tried to find his range instead of running around the ring taunting his opponents and acting like a tool things wouldnt get so negative for him. I dont by Eds comments for one second!!!!!!!
Cool. From a Swedish website
But this is damage control all the way! I seriously loooooove Anderson Silva as a fighter and i love his fightingstyle and watching him fight, but i watch UFC/MMA to see him… FIGHT!!!
I dont understand him at all. ALL BS and damage controle statements aside:
What does he want?
Why is he doing this shit?
Why make wierd vague “statements”?
Just take a frickin meeting with Dana & co and say: THIS what i want? Your Anderson Silva, you gotta have the balls to speak your mind?!
by Zlatan, My Hero on Apr 12, 2010 12:12 PM EDT reply actions
BTW fun fact
I knocked the interviewer OUT COLD in a sparring session (unofficial tournament) between our gym and his gym :)
by Zlatan, My Hero on Apr 12, 2010 12:16 PM EDT reply actions
In what, MMA, TKD, Kick-boxing, boxing or what?? Just wondering?
All the world's a stage and most of us are desperately unrehearsed.
What did Maia say?
Silva keeps saying that Maia said some crap leading up to the fight and was disrespecting him. What is he talking about?
I think
Maia was saying.. “Come fight me in the ground, you’re a black belt right?”
Silva was also making an 8 sign using his fingers representing the “Spider’s legs” challenging Maia to take one home.. unfortunately Maia never came close to getting Silva on his back.. or atleast get a hold of him even for 5 seconds..
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.
I think Ed is right
Sure AS should’ve put him away in the 2nd when he felt good. But I think he was more concerned with humbling Maia, really “punishing” him as he put it. But then when it got into the championship rounds of the fight he clearly wasn’t comfortable with his distance against Maia. It was his first fight at middleweight in a year and first fight period since August. To me, that’s what’s to blame.
Look, I watched this fight again last night and I completely agree with Soares. Watching it live you are more shocked because of your expectations coming in but re-watching it you really see more of the factors that led to what happened. And what you find is Maia did not engage at all until the 5th.
I think Maia threw all of 25 strikes the entire fight? If your opponent is more concerned with reaching the 4th and 5th rounds than winning the fight, I don’t really see what you can do. Sure he could’ve hopped into Maia’s guard while he was laying on the mat but what obligation does Silva have to anybody to do that? His only obligation is defend his title successfully and that’s what he did.
I put this all on Maia and Silva’s lay-off.
It's a Brazillian thing yo!!
I’m starting to think Anderson doesn’t like bashing up fellow Brazillians? Leites and now Maia!! He just didn’t want to punish them. The only other thing I can think off is Anderson has lost his mind due to drug abuse because that was some wierd arse dancing and his facial expressions between rounds looked of a guy on the come down.thoughts?
FUCK YES!!! - was my reaction to the announcement of UFC 110 in Australia. Now I get to live my dream of watching the big show live!!
time for a jump to LHW
I think it’s time Dana threw Anderson up a divison where guys like Rua, Jardine, Jackson, Evans and even Bader will force him to fight back. Problem is Anderson is a counter fighter and waits for his opponent to come at him….like Franklin & Forrest did.
FUCK YES!!! - was my reaction to the announcement of UFC 110 in Australia. Now I get to live my dream of watching the big show live!!
just 1 bad performance and you can ditch your heroes just like that. We dnt know what goes on in people’s personal lives, whether he had an off day, how well he took criticism or what ever,…… though we often like to think we do. All the hard work that goes on up untill he steps into the cage… the sacrifice……people 4get it is an emotional sport
by WayofTheWarrior on Apr 12, 2010 7:11 PM EDT reply actions
anderson has always been a disrespectful prick to the guys he faces. go back and watch his fights.
anderson shouldn’t be anyone’s hero, he can fight, so what!? he is a lousy person.
for all the nutthuggers, he dodges guys that can challenge him. he dodged hendo, bitched about fighting vitor and sonnen, but was happy with leites and maia????
funny how that works.
by Conan the Barbarian on Apr 12, 2010 7:27 PM EDT up reply actions
It wouldn't have been good for MMA
but I wouldn’t have minded seeing Maia knee Silva in the face after the fight when Silva bowed down and then have Dana award him KO OTN…..
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