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03.08.2013 | 3:17 PM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 500 Points | Tied for 708th
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07.07.2013 | 2:59 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 640 Points | Tied for 51st
Seriously dude ***? you were calling for a rematch against Jones and Anderson if he won this fight.
I think he is legit losing it.
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 3:00 AM ET *
"People say ‘oh, so you should retire.’ Yeah, you want me to retire so you won’t get knocked out. - Vitor Belfort"
07.07.2013 | 2:59 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 767th
"You talk too much. Things will happen."
07.07.2013 | 3:00 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 188th
"Wanna go to a club where people wee on each other?"
07.07.2013 | 3:02 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 415 Points | Tied for 1247th
"he is going to the hospital, and im going to the after party, ha ha ha" Nate Diaz
07.07.2013 | 3:03 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 767th
"You talk too much. Things will happen."
07.07.2013 | 3:12 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 965th
Great fights, but odd night. Always ALWAYS root against Silva, but I wanted him to win tonight and then crush Jones. Looks like prob wont happen
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 3:13 AM ET *
07.07.2013 | 3:16 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 490 Points | Tied for 767th
As probably the biggest AS fan on tapology (still wearing my Franklin 2 walkout gear), I can say with certainty he was being completely stupid, arrogant...and you can watch his heels, feet, and neck to see how off balance he was while trying that "Matrix" ****...
I was screaming at the TV for the Thai plum but it never came. Still sooo disappoint :(
"You talk too much. Things will happen."
07.07.2013 | 3:45 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 6 Perfect, 590 Points | Tied for 188th
"Wanna go to a club where people wee on each other?"
07.07.2013 | 3:51 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 395 Points | Tied for 1342nd
http://www.tapology.com/forum/fighters/anderson-silva-the-spider/484436-Anderson_Silva_minimizes_pressure_and_says___my_le?page=1
I posted it some days before the fight, and talked about how I didn't like Silva's passing the torch speech. He obviously didn't want to lose, but he seemed ready to.
About Anderson Silva being Anderson Silva and then getting caught: sorry, that wasn't him. Anderson NEVER showboated that much, not even in a match he had no chance of losing (Bonnar). In fact, he NEVER showboated significantly in difficult matches (Belfort, Henderson, Franklin), He was flatfooted, off-balance, defensively absent and overconfident. That is not the striking god we know and love.
By the way, Jack Slack was right about one thing: left-right combinations had a greater chance of catching Silva than anything else, if for some reason you had to strike with him.
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 3:53 AM ET *
"Let's just say if we fought again I wouldn't need to keep my hands up." - Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping's punching power
07.07.2013 | 3:58 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 455 Points | Tied for 965th
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07.07.2013 | 4:28 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 3 Perfect, 520 Points | Tied for 560th
Great victory for Weidman, embarrassing loss for Silva. I don't want to sound like a Silva nuthugger, but I think he will want to fight Weidman again, I think he will want to erase that loss, he will come in focused and I think he will win. Then a rubber match then two superfights with GSP and Jones.
Forgot to mention that Chris Weidman celebration was pretty badass as was the belt going around his waist.
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 4:30 AM ET *
07.07.2013 | 5:19 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 395 Points | Tied for 1342nd
He is still quite obviously the greatest of all time, but man, how disappointed I am with Anderson's loss. I could envision him losing: it would be in an epic match against one of the best fighters of the world. An out-of-prime but still amazing Anderson would fight like hell, give him his best (maybe even showboat little), but ultimately fall. His corner would understand that his time had come, and he would bow to the new champion as a sign of the passing of the torch. He would give a lengthy post-fight speech about the importance of martial arts, then walk away from the octagon as a living legend, to the cheers of everyone present. Dana White wouldn't be sad. No one would be, in fact, as we all would understand that time comes for everyone, and that we all had a blast while it lasted. Anderson would be at the press conference for one last time, and most questions would be predictably directed towards him. In the end, he would go back to his family, and, since that seems to be his ultimate goal, begin his new life as a martial arts instructor/spiritual guide for as many children as he could.
Instead, we saw... Well, look at my signature. The fact that defeating Anderson was achieved with a subpar combination only made things worse. Well, I hope that at least the last part comes true, he still deserves that, despite today's fight. I would like him to take the rematch with Weidman, tho.
By the way, cut the crap: it wasn't a wrestler who finally defeated Anderson Silva, it was Chris Weidman. As I said, long live the king.
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 5:24 AM ET *
"Let's just say if we fought again I wouldn't need to keep my hands up." - Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping's punching power
07.07.2013 | 5:27 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 430 Points | Tied for 1116th
"“In order to see birds it is necessary to become a part of the silence.” ― Robert Lynd"
07.07.2013 | 5:43 AM ET
Predictions: 6 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 395 Points | Tied for 1342nd
"Let's just say if we fought again I wouldn't need to keep my hands up." - Luke Rockhold on Michael Bisping's punching power
07.07.2013 | 8:47 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 425 Points | Tied for 1171st
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 8:59 AM ET *
"Better to burn out than to fade away!"
07.07.2013 | 9:08 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 540 Points | Tied for 413th
Anderson shoots to the top of my ****list for handing over his title without a fight, he would of easily beat Weidman if he didnt act like a clown
07.07.2013 | 9:55 AM ET
Predictions: 9 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 595 Points | Tied for 157th
* Edited at 07.07.2013, 9:55 AM ET *
"I'm too old to be run by the fears of dumb people "
07.07.2013 | 10:15 AM ET
Predictions: 7 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 505 Points | Tied for 681st
07.07.2013 | 10:31 AM ET
Predictions: 5 of 11 Winners, 4 Perfect, 365 Points | Tied for 1494th
07.07.2013 | 10:38 AM ET
Predictions: 8 of 11 Winners, 2 Perfect, 480 Points | Tied for 791st
As far as Silva showboating, here's my take. Silva's done this showboating thing for years, to get into his opponent's head and get them to make a mistake. It's worked for years. However, to Weidman's credit, he didn't fall for it and just kept on doing his thing. It finally gets to the point where Silva himself is getting frustrated and keeps trying more and more to get into Weidman's head. Obviously, we all know the result.
I say the increased showboating might more be Silva trying Plan A over and over again and getting more and more frustrated that it wasn't working.
Still though, what a sad way for his title reign to end. It always seems that the greatest fighters fall eventually, and it always happens way sooner than we expected or hoped. Chuck Liddell's fall was sudden, Fedor's was sudden, and Silva suddenly is no longer champion and who knows how he's gonna come back from this, if he does at all. Sadly, this is how it works in MMA, the end of a era always comes too quickly and abruptly.
That being said, serious props to Weidman! He just did what nobody's ever done (and possibly ever will do again), knocking out the greatest striker in MMA history! Oh, and now he's a champion, that's cool too!
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