After Silva lost to Weidman, I didn't watch UFC for a year. A little part of me died that day.

@Helldog6

Жыл бұрын

I was so sad - he was easily my favorite fighter. We all knew it was going to come to an end soon, but it was still so unexpected.

@scottjohnstone5551

Жыл бұрын

If I gave up on the ufc for a year every time my favourite fighters lost I'd miss out on a lot.

@coolbreeze3793

Жыл бұрын

Hurt me too but it wasn’t too long before “that’s still my boy” came along and I think the mma gods gave us a bit of retribution.

@guccif416

Жыл бұрын

Agree

@parallaxdoxus9363

Жыл бұрын

@@Helldog6 soon? bro literally dominated for years the division, it took A LOT of time to beat him

I had forgotten just exactly how badass Chael was in that first fight against Anderson. Ridiculous

@3pacz

5 ай бұрын

Didnt he go into that fight with a freshly broken rib ?

@gabrielpiani6269

5 ай бұрын

Yes, besides sonnen was caught doping@@3pacz

@3pacz

5 ай бұрын

yeaj however chael is such a underwhelming fighter in terms of skill that i never bring it up^^, crazy though how good andersons chin used to be and what grit he had @@gabrielpiani6269

@ChaosReaper426

4 ай бұрын

@@gabrielpiani6269 so was silva

At his best, Anderson is something to behold. Crazy to think he was so dominant at middleweight he just did random fights at 205

@FGame2star

Жыл бұрын

yep we'll probably never see a MW rag doll a LHW the way he did again, and he just did it for fun

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

For a good 5 yrs Spider was the baddest man on the planet under 205. He really made a big splash when he made Chris Lebanon & Champ Rich Franklin look like amateurs. And it was 1 top contender or X champ 2-3 times a yr. Very special Ninja & seems nice outside the cage.

@FGame2star

Жыл бұрын

@@richardmorris7063 i honestly think he could have been double champ at 205, i think the only reason was because of Machida as they didn't want to compete with each other

@connerp6878

Жыл бұрын

@@FGame2star Dana didn’t let him

@Helldog6

Жыл бұрын

@@FGame2star Exactly. If you look at who held the belts at that time - up until Jon Jones - I think Anderson would've beaten all of them as well.

In his prime there was no one better at the time 🐐

@sittingdingo1

Жыл бұрын

The Last Emperor.

@imcnblu

Жыл бұрын

Even now, there _STILL_ isn't anyone better than he was 15 years ago.

@sittingdingo1

Жыл бұрын

@@imcnblu filthy casual.

@hurricane1nox

Жыл бұрын

@@sittingdingo1 100%

@hurricane1nox

Жыл бұрын

ryo chonan ^^

The GREATEST of all time in my opinion.He held a world championship belt in the sport of MMA on a international stage for 7 years straight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@brandennelson3859

Жыл бұрын

@@Tonysopranoyafinook He threw that fight!

@Utygyihgfggc

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tonysopranoyafinook dude is old and retired. Also his greatest weapon is his legs so pussy Jake decides to fight an old Silva in a boxing where he can't use his legs.

@zacharyshort384

Жыл бұрын

@@Tonysopranoyafinook ...in a boxing match with the boxing gloves and the boxing rules and all its limits. So what.

@tekashi828

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tonysopranoyafinook thats why u fucking dumb

@ducatarina8310

Жыл бұрын

@@Tonysopranoyafinook lol he is old now, you can´t judge him

So crazy how Silva was champion for like 5 years longer then ANYONE. Such a crazy long reign. putting in that GOAT work.

@mightyoaks80

Жыл бұрын

Steroids.

@adolpholiverbush5867

Жыл бұрын

And he probably would have added a few more wins to the record if he wasn't toying with the next guy and got caught lol

@mathprodigy

Жыл бұрын

@Adolph Oliver Bush he definitely toyed with Weidman, he wasn't motivated to just win anymore, already had been the best and at the top for years and years

@adriandavis7384

Жыл бұрын

Steroids and tainted

@debbiemiller4281

Жыл бұрын

GSP is GOAT

crazy how chael was actually close asf to getting that title

@gmanzano89gm

Жыл бұрын

Crazy how his testosterone level was a 17:1 Ratio... Even if he won he would have been stripped.

@MichaelSmith-bl3px

Жыл бұрын

If that's true it really makes me look at chael different on that fight.

@gmanzano89gm

Жыл бұрын

@@MichaelSmith-bl3px it is true. I remember the media outlets, and it's documented.

@MichaelSmith-bl3px

Жыл бұрын

@@gmanzano89gm To bad Chael had to do that.

@trey47

Жыл бұрын

And Anderson rib was dislocated you can see it, he didn't say anything until after the fight

Andersons conditioning was so underrated. He was never gassed

@fataianders3956

Жыл бұрын

NEVER

@jorgehudorovich2244

10 ай бұрын

Because he picked his shots, not like chandler who fights like crazy

@seethemore6360

7 ай бұрын

Chandler’s fight IQ decreases by 10 points for every minute the fight goes on.

Anderson's ground n pound is not talked about nearly enough. So much more accurate and effective than any other fighter I've ever seen.

@voce3337

Жыл бұрын

John Jones is the best hitter in GNP

@voce3337

Жыл бұрын

But what i don't see people talk is Anderson Silva's Jiu-jitsu defense.

@rpg23245

9 ай бұрын

The way he waited and kept his fist aimed at Marquardt had me 😮. Usually a fighter will keep up the ground and pound in that position until the finish but Silva was so calculated

@alexwymore

9 ай бұрын

@@rpg23245 exactly. Most fighters just start pitter pattering waiting for the ref to stop it. He makes every shot count and almost never misses.

@BenjaminRobles...

9 ай бұрын

What I love is that Anderson only uses one hand in gnp, but they're pinpoint precise shots with each serving purpose and none wasted.

Anderson Silva was a phenom. I loved that his arms didn’t look ripped and muscular but whenever he punched his opponents they folded. The touches were deceptively strong and lethal. Greatest UFC champ!

The precision and ease he hit people with his knees and kicks without telegraph or moving his arms is insane.

@voce3337

Жыл бұрын

🎯🎯🎯

A true finisher. Whenever he smelled blood he just went for the kill. Silva defined an entire era of MMA, he was the reason why MMA fighters needed to learn how to box properly, because if they didn't he would have dominated forever.

That switch on Nate Marquardt is one of the greatest wrestling moves I’ve ever seen!!! The man already had a single leg in, crazy technique!!!

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

He's the only one I've seen use that,so quick & non challant like too!

@MadeTaylor

Жыл бұрын

@@richardmorris7063 I always straddle between him and Bones. Spider is the best tho!

@gabrielramos5443

9 ай бұрын

Glover Teixeira does the same switch, if u watch last Alex pereira fight, he tried twice to use that switch and both failed

@KingEwalk07

8 ай бұрын

⁠@@gabrielramos5443You said it yourself… tried and failed. No hate, I’m a big Alex fan & an even bigger Glover fan - but neither of them, nor has anyone else hit that switch like Anderson. Only Cody bitchass Garbrandt has, against Dom & it didn’t result in a back take like Anderson’s.. only a return to neutral.

He was nearly a decade ahead of everyone else. Anderson is incredible.

I still remember that here in Brazil, everyone would watch him, he was kind of a hero. When he broke his leg against Weidman, it was like someone died, everyone was really sad.

It was such an HONOR to have seen each and every title win/defense of Anderson Silva (ordered them all on PPV).

@oddalfhutlur6760

Жыл бұрын

How much does a fight Cost?

@joseosorio5499

8 ай бұрын

Back then it was 33 bucks!

@Gnasher_

4 ай бұрын

Professional glazer

I'm glad I saw and remember Silva from his prime and not the 40+ man that was fighting his last couple years. He was one of the greatest ever!

@imcnblu

Жыл бұрын

@@Tonysopranoyafinook He's 47 years old and got robbed of a decision. Overall, it was either rigged or he took a dive. Other than that knockdown, Jake Paul did nothing to him for the whole fight. He kept clinching every time he got touched because he was scared of the fact that a guy nearly twice his age was piecing him up.

@Red-ju4mi

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tonysopranoyafinook whats emberassing is that UFC didnt have enough money to pay their #1 champion enough money to not think about taking this fight

His ground and pound is phenomenal

@hensen5309

Жыл бұрын

Your girl said the same thing about me

@aj427a

Жыл бұрын

@@hensen5309 your mom?

@hensen5309

Жыл бұрын

@@aj427a and my dad

@liam3640

Жыл бұрын

@@hensen5309 thats sus man

@tijmenbruin

Жыл бұрын

@@hensen5309 tagteaming someone with your dad huh Alabama boy

I will never forget his leg breaking. Oh man that was so brutal

@bobbyologun1517

Жыл бұрын

he was looking for a sign whether to stop or continue. he got it but took it the wrong way :(

@jw1714

Жыл бұрын

@@Tonysopranoyafinookfor celebrating a win like that

@99Gara99

7 ай бұрын

Then Weidman also broke his leg

@coomingnotgoing904

5 ай бұрын

I can barely watch people breaking limbs like that

THE GOAT. Period.

@brandennelson3859

Жыл бұрын

FACTS!!!!

@fatboy2779

Жыл бұрын

Lol

@gregorsamsa1364

7 ай бұрын

Jones is the clear goat

Crazy how that Silva and Sonnen fight went. Too bad the ref clearly didn’t know that Chael was just waving goodbye to the title reign but said he tapped

Wow that Steven Seagal superior snapping front kick of destruction is still amazing... Just glad Steven invented that move so he could teach Silva

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

A legend in his own mind! In a real fight he might break a finger if you let him.

@spacedaddy5517

Жыл бұрын

haha

@shadowsdt2901

Жыл бұрын

🤣🤣🤣

@bobbyologun1517

Жыл бұрын

ahahahahaa

The good old days when any close fight didn't mean an immediate rematch. Goddamn I miss this time in the sport

Man that ending shot with his boys… that’s what it’s all about. Made me cry. Making his boys proud

@dieterlange7581

5 ай бұрын

What about his last few years does someone have a video of that 🤔. Of course not

@dieterlange7581

5 ай бұрын

He was a filthy fighter owned by the company say what you want. 👎😳🫣

7 years reigning champ. The next longest is like 2 years. That is crazy! What a GOAT.

God damn he was so good in his prime.

@hankkingsley9183

Жыл бұрын

The pre-Steven Seagal era

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

My friend was really up on all mms & when Anderson came to the UFC he clued me in & I watched a few of his fights so I had an idea . Then he lows through Leeban & puts Champ Rich Franklin in a muy Tai plumb & knees him liver, ribs & breaks his nose. When Spider is on point the opponent has a deer in the headlight look.

My favorite fighter. The only person to beat Anderson was himself.

@wildnfree101

Жыл бұрын

Father Time beat him, you cannot stop the ageing process.

@isaacayala5552

Жыл бұрын

Weidman

@optimisticcosmic

Жыл бұрын

@@isaacayala5552 Perfect example. He was showing off the first time and his leg broke the second. Neither were a proper showcase of his skill. Prime Silva beats everyone.

@isaacayala5552

Жыл бұрын

@@optimisticcosmic yet had he beat Weidman with his taunting, everyone would have praised him and been saying how elusive he was and how much of a genius and fight IQ he had. He lost legitimately. I loved Anderson but take nothing away from Weidman. He was beaten at his prime and that first lost was his downfall. On top of that, did you see that second fight. Even before the leg break do you think it looked like Anderson was winning any part of that fight? Weidman had his number.

@carphucker2973

Жыл бұрын

Weidman beat him. That’s a fact

An absolute legend and when he was on point it was a sight to behold

Far better than Adesanya👽👽👽

@TransitionedToAShark

Жыл бұрын

He lost to Jake Paul so no

@thenotoriousgrease

Жыл бұрын

@@TransitionedToAShark he was almost 50 years old fighting a kid half his age in boxing

@TransitionedToAShark

Жыл бұрын

@@thenotoriousgrease 47 and it was rigged anyways I’m just messing

@tommygunnggg1127

Жыл бұрын

I completely different eras what's funny is everyone siad the same thing about Silva as they did Izzy. He's boring he sucks because people started to figure out not how to beat him but how to survive

@thenotoriousgrease

Жыл бұрын

@@TransitionedToAShark Hence why i said "almost 50"

Bro this is why I say he is the GOAT. there's a way that he fought that made it look so obvious that he was just clearly on another level. And his frame wasn't God-gifted like Jones, dude just had immense martial arts prowess and outclassed his opponents on skill and ability alone. Look how easily he could get up from ground positions and switch positions. In the first Chael fight he nearly pulled out due to his ribs, no way he was 100%, but still found the victory. The 2nd Chael fight is more how it would have looked if he was healthy. Give credit to Chael, he brought the heat and pressure, but Prime Silva would have never had that type of match against Chael. Everyone else, the level difference was clear. By the time he lost to Weidman, he'd been champ for so long, he started losing that prime peak. He let himself get "flat-footed", as he explained in a class after that fight, which as he said you should "never do". But it's clear to see that when he was on top and healthy, guy was damn near untouchable. His clinches and scrambles were world class. Striking was devastatingly accurate, could hit you with kicks and knees anywhere damn near anytime. You're talking a truly MASTERFUL fighter. There's a reason at one point in time, Joe Rogan LITERALLY called him "the [p4p] greatest fighter in the history of the world", and its because of exactly the quality of what he would demonstrate at the absolute apex of combat sports. Prime Silva beats every MW contender today. Prime Silva would give Prime Jones and Prime GSP both a run for their money. People like to say wrestlers were his weakness and they cite the ONE Chael fight. In reality Prime Silva is so damn crafty and can move like the Matrix , he certainly has a chance to win both of those dream fights. Regardless, Prime Silva is the GOAT imo purely based on the skill sets he demonstrated as champion on that legendary run.

@Gg-wh3vi

Жыл бұрын

I agree

@FantasyYeet

Жыл бұрын

Not to mention at the time the middle weight division was filled with some of the best. He didnt duck anyone also. If you were the next contender, just hop in in to the octagon. His "style" was always entertaining. Unlike all those BJJ only user who would try to just lay on the mat. His striking game was incredible considering hes not very big or hench very "strong". But those punches were throw with pure precision. If a fly was on ya. He would hit it.

@merlinoner

Жыл бұрын

@mathprodigy 100%

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

Fight IQ ,his transitions, & so many tools in his box. Should have retired after the broken leg. But he enjoys it & is still formittable.

@FantasyYeet

Жыл бұрын

@@richardmorris7063 for sure. His fluidity is as much a weapon. Watching other fighters they are so stiff. Silva just flows

Crazy how Chael Sonnen landed more strikes on Silva in their first fight than every other opponent did combined up to that point. Undefeated, undisputed.

@otaviobrito8634

5 ай бұрын

He was fighting with a broken rib.. that's why..

The only reason I stayed with UFC for so long and after he left I left. The only reason I came back was because of Jones & Adesanya. The Goat by far who was the humblest respectable warrior in that cage. What a journey to be apart of this man’s ride and to get ready for the big fights he was in.

He was way ahead of his time but time got to him. LEGEND 🙌

I remember this time period and he was SCARY!! The ABSOLUTE most dominant champion of the era (only matt Hughes is up there with him). Everytime he stepped in you KNEW it was bout 2 be BAD. I know eventually he started doing dumb shit and avoiding the fight but he went unthreatening for a decade and even when chael had him looking like he was gonna lose he caught that triangle. Gotta give it up 2 the man he was a BEAST!

@Omar91525

8 ай бұрын

DJ?

Amazing athlete. So many huge jacked guys and hed make them cover their faces with their hands. True accuracy and power

12:11 You can't teach reflexes like that. You can't teach that calm in the moment. The way he dodged that fight ending shot was epic

@twentyonetortas5921

Жыл бұрын

How did he even get that ability if it can’t be taught?

@TheHeisenBuldge

Жыл бұрын

@@twentyonetortas5921 um, reflexes...?

Anderson Silva, the original UFC sniper.

What an amazing display of dominance. Beating his opponents from pillar to post. Each win is a highlight.

@DescartesRenegade

8 ай бұрын

You must've missed the sonnen fight. Silva was getting F'd up and dominated until that submission.

@Kwasimitsu

8 ай бұрын

@@DescartesRenegade Remind me who won that fight again? Who tap'd? LOL exactly.

@DescartesRenegade

8 ай бұрын

@@Kwasimitsu are you denying that Silva was getting pounded?

@Kwasimitsu

8 ай бұрын

@@DescartesRenegade That's like saying someone beat Usain Bolt for the first 40 meters of a 100 meter race. Essentially saying nothing. Are you denying that he finished him convincingly, with a submission? You realize that means Sonnen quit. He surrendered. Typically not the response of the winning fighter. My original point still stands.

@DescartesRenegade

8 ай бұрын

@@Kwasimitsu or like saying 1/4 mile times are important :O

I remember being a 13 14 15 year old kid watching this assassin pick everyone apart. It didnt matter what position you had him in you just knew he would get out of it and finish his opponents. Just the drama of it was amazing to watch. Greatest Middleweight of all time.

Thank you for this! Literally paused at the Hendo fight because I had to comment on the Rich Franklin fight! I remember that fight, Silva was on another level! Might have actually been my first UFC PPV Buy thinking about it!! His Thai Clinch was terrifying, even when Rich got out & swung a few punches? Silva hit him with a Jab, a body shot, a leg kick that nearly knocked him down! A knee, more knees! Dude just SWARMED him!! His submission game was next level too! Silva has to be one of the best to fight in UFC! If not MMA as a whole.

Best middleweight championship reign ever .

@reedraikes7471

Жыл бұрын

Izzy almost got there

@792bnz

Жыл бұрын

@@reedraikes7471 but he didn't

@mathprodigy

Жыл бұрын

@@reedraikes7471 the quality of Andersons opponents was higher across his entire run. He beat Hendo, Belfort, Sonnen x2, Okami, Maia, Griffin (LHW but regardless), Franklin x2..

@Thebeastfromnorth75

Жыл бұрын

Undoubtedly.

@hughjaynus1093

Жыл бұрын

@@reedraikes7471 Izzy is the most annoying and boring fighter since mayweather

2:40 was a BEAUTIFUL takedown. It flow was so fluid!

In the Chael Sonnen fight, Anderson was in his back most of the fight and losing but he was still able to bust Chael face , it's amazing how still hurt you when he's in defense

@starfox5467

Жыл бұрын

And he took a bunch of big shots and didn’t have a mark on him

@therealistintheboot8822

Жыл бұрын

@@starfox5467 Anderson is a darker skinned male, ofc he wouldn't show marks like a white man. I bet both of them were hurting the next morning and Anderson started to show marks when he looked in the mirror.

Once he left the UFC, I never looked back. Those were the days of greats like Anderson, Hughes and GSP.

What a Legend. Always an incredibly entertaining fighter, especially while in his rhythm. Vastly superior set of skills and talents than most people of his era.

@RT-qz5ci

Жыл бұрын

Of this era too lol

@merlinoner

Жыл бұрын

@@RT-qz5ci Exactly, in his prime he would doing exactly the same now. Adesanya fought him when he was 75 and was unable to put him in danger.

14:43 Ronaldo "O Fenômeno" celebrating his compatriot victory. Two Brazilian legends!

Finished Franklin twice (champion). Marquardt, Okami, and Luter. Finished one of the all-time greats in Hendo. Finished Chael twice. Finished Forrest, former champion. Put Belfort to sleep with a shot we’d never seen before (another all-timer). Proved he had great wrestling and BJJ. Obviously an elite striker. Scary aggression. And would have won the 205 belt if he had gotten an immediate title shot like they do now. Nobody like Anderson. Prime Anderson beats Izzy.

@99Gara99

7 ай бұрын

Anderson was always afraid to fight for a TS at light heavy weight. He fought Griffin because he knew he was a limited fighter. More powerful guys like e.g. Rampage would have killed him Most of the guys you mentioned are losers and Franklyn was a very bad champion. His only important victory IMO was against Hendo... and maybe Belfort His most important skill was to charm the fighters to make them fight badly. That was probably Hendo's worst fight

fast, fluid, nimble and precise, he looked very natural too in a ped Heavy sport

@whiteflame24

Жыл бұрын

He literally got popped for peds but it doesn't take away from the greatness all of em were/are doing it

@enderlain385

Жыл бұрын

He took PED to recover from a broken leg. He's too old to recover naturally

@mightyoaks80

Жыл бұрын

It's called Steroids.

@benjiboi4616

Жыл бұрын

@@whiteflame24 he only popped because he broke his leg

@mathprodigy

Жыл бұрын

@Jake McCarty exactly bro, nobody during Andersons run has any evidence that he did anything different than anybody else.

No one did it better or had more epic fights all hail the spider 🕷️

Mon combattant préféré ! Je l'ai découvert en même temps que le MMA sur RTL et quelle classe il avait ! Le best pour moi c'est sûr !

Thanks for sharing this comp bro... Keep it up ❤

Época que era legal de assistir o UFC. As lutas do Spider eram boas demais!

The man is a ninja I loved watching him in his prime

Anderson e um ícone do Brasil um dos maiores lutadores de todos os tempos sempre será lembrado que legado

Thanx Man for putting ALL togather

Silva had the touch of death when he was young

It’s crazy how he would play with his food and still dominate them. Of course that tactic caught up with him later in his career, but damn was he fun to watch. His style was one of a kind.

@davidhaddad9022

8 ай бұрын

Only caught up with him because he was 38yo, and reaction time is one of the first things to go with age. It's also the reason why people who rely more on strength and athleticism like DC and Romero have longer primes.

O Spider era a combinação perfeita de lutador: esquiva, golpes diferenciados, finalizações, ground and pound e respeito pelo adversário, masmo quando os provocava. O único que vi dominá-lo de fato foi o Sonnen, que, ironicamente, nunca o derrotou.

@99Gara99

7 ай бұрын

Ele era mais marra e marketing e os adversários reapeitavam muito ele, já entravam com medo e freio de mão puxado. A primeira luta do vídeo já mostra que o primeiro que caiu pra dentro já quase venceu. Depois que o Weidman ganhou dele, todo mundo começou a lutar sem medo e sem respeitar e todo mundo começou a espancar ele. O cara perdeu até pro péssimo Bisping (pior campeão dos médios)

Great video. I appreciate you putting his opponent’s names in there.

THIS is what KZread needs. There’s no one begging us to subscribe, no narrator showing himself more than the video. Just click, and straight to the content. For that Ill subscribe

Can't wait to see a list of kabobs defenses. That'll be the best 90 second video on KZread 👍

@viktormuerte

Жыл бұрын

Khabib lives in your head rent free.

@marcianomarquez607

Жыл бұрын

Someone's butthurt he went 29-0?

Incomparável 🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷🇧🇷

@99Gara99

7 ай бұрын

Nem tanto

What a great time to be alive. These frights were not to be missed. People went freaking crazy.

whats crazy about silva is that opponents do land hits on him, hard ones, and he never gets so much as a mark on his face.. no swelling, no bleeding, nothing.. i mean watch that chael fight, he gets blasted in the face like 200 times and shows no physical damage whatsoever

@ChainsGone2012

Жыл бұрын

​@@Tonysopranoyafinook... You mean the 54 years old fighter?

@outis439-A

9 ай бұрын

Chael’s shots were mostly really light he’s always had pillow fists

9:43 How the heck he was not out @@ 1 straight left punch to the ground + one straight right elbow and the man not even fade @@

Ty awesome great content

No one did to Dan Henderson what Silva did to him. Anderson Silva had such a finishing abilty, no matter what to me the GOAT.

@mightyoaks80

Жыл бұрын

The cheater Silva was using steroids.

@vineezyproductions9638

Жыл бұрын

@@mightyoaks80 your favorite fighter uses steroids ~ Nate Diaz

The best fighter I've ever seen. Wish he had stopped fighting after 140 year old

The way he holds the opponent with one hand and punch with the other... wow, he is totally in control of the situation

tks for this video 🙂

Joe Rogans best call. “He front kicked him in the face!”

chael clearly won both. he didn't tap and the ref was way early on the stoppage, he wasn't even hurt

@croakingfrog3173

Жыл бұрын

He tapped on the first one I'm pretty sure

His chin was so underrated back then. He took the H-bomb and stood there like nothing happened.

Anderson is my favorite. This video got me hyped af

You forgot his first UFC match with Leben, a vicious KO

@beastboybjj

Жыл бұрын

That was not one of his title defenses.

@dajosee

Жыл бұрын

@@beastboybjj gotcha

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

Beat him like a stepchild!

Anderson Silva is the Ronaldinho of MMA. It represents the art of its modalities and those who appreciate such sports love to see such artists

I wanted him to be champ forever, definitely my favorite fighter

Loved watching Anderson Silva. He was an artist. Also- he had this mystic about him that I feel intimidated his opponents in every fight- so they were ?ing themselves. He was just great.

The one true GOAT.

Franklin's losses always made me sad, I liked him. Kind of knew around that time the sport was moving forward and our favorites were getting left behind.

Dude ty for this I love Anderson. I know a lot of plp don't like this dude but man his fights were very entertaining. I would stop what I'm doing just to see something crazy in the ufc. He's a goat no doubt ty Silva for all your crazy fights

O melhor de todos os tempos!

I'm so lucky to witness this guy's legendary UFC career... What an absolute beast he was. Unfortunately I also witnessed his eventual downfall. I was a huge GSP fanboy back then, but when I saw how he lost to Weidman, damn it feels like seeing Jesus losing to someone... That's how terrible it felt. Silva has always been superhuman in my eyes, but seeing him transform back into a regular man that day just felt devastating. Speaking of being a GSP fan, too bad his superfight against Silva didn't come to fruition. That is still the biggest what if to me, on who's gonna win between them during the time when the both of them were basically the top 2 fighters of UFC (although tbh I'm leaning more into Silva at that time despite being a GSP fan haha).

There was non better than prime time silva💯 Was an honor to watch him 🎯

Silva was electrifying. I couldn't watch his fights sitting down. The speed and precision and the way he moved was unequalled.

He was the GOAT him and Aldo.

@mightyoaks80

Жыл бұрын

He was taking steroids. Not exactly the 🐐

@jorgehudorovich2244

10 ай бұрын

@@mightyoaks80 he took after he broke his leg, he never had a frame like gsp, his opponents always had a better frame than him

@mightyoaks80

9 ай бұрын

@@jorgehudorovich2244 There are some who don't respect him because of the roids but they may just be jealous. But honestly I think performance enhancing is good and more entertaining.

@jorgehudorovich2244

9 ай бұрын

@@mightyoaks80 the same who criticise him worship jon jones who made a whole career with it

Anderson Silva was the greatest middleweight that ever lived. I still get pissed when I see that triangle in the 5th round against Sonnen. He should have became a champion that night, and would have been able to feel like he kept his promise to his father, not that he should ever be ashamed of losing. He gave his best effort, and came so close. It really showed his quality as a fighter, and in my opinion Sonnen is a UFC HOFer. Losses like that are soul crushing when you're dominating such a great fighter for literally 5 rounds straight, and you still fall just short with a single error. That's what separates mma from boxing. It can end at any second in many different ways. That's why I don't judge a fighters record in the mma the same way as in boxing. What really matters in mma is the quality of the fights you are involved in, how well you performed, the determination you show, the level of competition, as well as the fights you win. To win a title at all means so much in mma, let alone successfully defending your title no matter what weight class you're fighting at. The competition is so skilled, and you have to fight the top guys to get anywhere near the top in the UFC. The belts change hands so often that it's something special when a champion has a long title reign no matter what division it is in. Even defending the title one time in mma is a great accomplishment. In a lot of cases, even HOFers fall short of their title hopes in the UFC.

The absolute GOAT. Greatest fighter ive ever seen.

I think it is a good thing to have a great competitive rivalry with someone, I believe it really helps your legacy. Like he had Chael Sonnen or Jon Jones with DC and Anderson Gustafson, etc.

Anderson was like the Ali of MMA, I bet he sparred like crazy to get his reflexes so good and that became his eventual downfall.

@mightyoaks80

Жыл бұрын

He quit taking steroids was his downfall

Chael may have lost the fight but he beat the shit out of him. #Al thought all time Silva Fan

@thealarmclock9307

Жыл бұрын

That tends to happen when your a science experiment fighting a clean Athlete.

@janglos5673

Жыл бұрын

I don't know man. Look at his face after the fight. It's a bloody mess. Silva's face looks like baby's ass...

@foogentog

Жыл бұрын

17 to 1 test ratio. He was juiced to the gills fighting a clean fighter.

This is insanity. Somehow I missed his career, gonna watch all of that during holidays

No doubt prime Anderson will bully prime adesanya

@carphucker2973

Жыл бұрын

Controversial opinion but idc. He wouldn’t really. Silva fought a lot of idiots who couldn’t strike to save themselves. Adesanya is a prime striker who wouldn’t make the mistakes Silva’s competition made. But the competition has levelled up since Silva’s time

@MikeyLee559

Жыл бұрын

I mean their fight kinda proves that, an old way past prime Silva was stil able to do pretty decent against contender Izzy

He came so close to beating sonnen.

@richardmorris7063

Жыл бұрын

Lol..

It is a joy to see such a outstanding athlete.

By far the best fighter I ever seen

Khabib's video would have been 3 min long

@tn-titan6159

Жыл бұрын

"Hold n squeeze" kabib

@thealarmclock9307

Жыл бұрын

But his losses video would be 0 minutes long

@isaacayala5552

Жыл бұрын

Never failed a drug test though

@DairyOfAMilkman

Жыл бұрын

@@thealarmclock9307 That's the point. He didn't stick around for a decent amount of time to face championship level fights to get hat "0 losses" status actually tested. Some other had more UFC title fight wins than Kabib's total wins in UFC. 0 losses means something when you stay around long enough and fight with real competition long enough. I also have zero losses in UFC

@carphucker2973

Жыл бұрын

@@DairyOfAMilkmanthis is such a stupid comment. Who was he meant to fight? He faced the best competition that was across from him and he stepped away when he felt it was appropriate. Who was meant to test him? Who would have legitimately posed a threat?

And to this day I'm still depressed that Chael somehow lost that fight. He was beating him all fight long.

@treattreatson5808

Жыл бұрын

He was on PEDs and failed the post fight drug test. he would had been stripped of the title.

@outis439-A

9 ай бұрын

@@treattreatson5808maybe not. TRT was legal back then

@foogentog

5 ай бұрын

@@outis439-Ahe didn’t have a prescription and it wasn’t trt

@outis439-A

5 ай бұрын

@@foogentog it was

Silva had a great technique in rolling with punches that looked like they landed on his face, sometimes it was difficult to tell how hard incoming punches were actually landing. Like a good stuntman making it look like punches are actually landing on their face, except Silva did it with people who were doing their best to hurt him, and without choreography involed lol. Silva even managed to avoid damage while cutting Sonnen up from bottom position with elbows/fists in their first bout.

Anderson Silva was the main reason why I even became interested in MMA. To me, he’s the top GOAT of the sport.