Silva's antics overshadow dominance
After digesting what was the controversial and confusing event that was UFC 90, there has been much backlash and opinion changes to the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world; Anderson Silva.
If you weren't able to watch the fight or hear what happened, in the third round, challenger Patrick Cote blew out his knee, sidelining him for six-eight months after surgery. That was the shocking ending to the fight that no one could predict, but surprisingly that wasn't the most upsetting part of the night.
The first two rounds of the fight looked fairly even with Cote eating some hard shots from Silva but managing to still stand and trade with the middleweight champ. It was Silva's antics during the fight which has fans, critics and some other fighters questioning the cockiness of the usually respectful Anderson Silva.
At times Silva was seen dancing around, perhaps practicing for a stint on Dancing with the Stars, he also was standing in a lot of odd fight stances, trying to goat Cote in to exchanging punches with him. All in all though, what Silva did do was disrespectful for the time being.
Post-fight Silva was respectful on the microphone of Cote, and his injury, but that was overshadowed by the goofy antics in the cage.
As much as a dominant athlete that Silva is, his actions aren't warranted but simply he was sending a message to the UFC, and the rest of the fight world.
Anderson Silva is the greatest fighter in the world right now, put your Fedor, St. Pierre, and BJ Penn arguments aside, they are all subsided to the Brazilian king because the fact that this man can just goof around in the cage, and still dominate the fight up until the unfortunate injury speaks volumes to his skill, power and sheer presence.
Silva had openly announced before the Cote fight that he is fighting six more fights, then retiring. With five fights left now the UFC must make sure that every one of those fights is going to rock the world. If Cote is going to get a rematch, that's fine and warranted due to the way he went down. But, what should happen next are matchups with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko (if he will sign in the UFC) and any other top challenger in the world.
Simply letting Silva go to waste fighting mediocre middleweight competition will not do, and Silva let that be known in his performance, ignorant or not.
If you weren't able to watch the fight or hear what happened, in the third round, challenger Patrick Cote blew out his knee, sidelining him for six-eight months after surgery. That was the shocking ending to the fight that no one could predict, but surprisingly that wasn't the most upsetting part of the night.
The first two rounds of the fight looked fairly even with Cote eating some hard shots from Silva but managing to still stand and trade with the middleweight champ. It was Silva's antics during the fight which has fans, critics and some other fighters questioning the cockiness of the usually respectful Anderson Silva.
At times Silva was seen dancing around, perhaps practicing for a stint on Dancing with the Stars, he also was standing in a lot of odd fight stances, trying to goat Cote in to exchanging punches with him. All in all though, what Silva did do was disrespectful for the time being.
Post-fight Silva was respectful on the microphone of Cote, and his injury, but that was overshadowed by the goofy antics in the cage.
As much as a dominant athlete that Silva is, his actions aren't warranted but simply he was sending a message to the UFC, and the rest of the fight world.
Anderson Silva is the greatest fighter in the world right now, put your Fedor, St. Pierre, and BJ Penn arguments aside, they are all subsided to the Brazilian king because the fact that this man can just goof around in the cage, and still dominate the fight up until the unfortunate injury speaks volumes to his skill, power and sheer presence.
Silva had openly announced before the Cote fight that he is fighting six more fights, then retiring. With five fights left now the UFC must make sure that every one of those fights is going to rock the world. If Cote is going to get a rematch, that's fine and warranted due to the way he went down. But, what should happen next are matchups with the likes of Chuck Liddell, Georges St. Pierre, Fedor Emelianenko (if he will sign in the UFC) and any other top challenger in the world.
Simply letting Silva go to waste fighting mediocre middleweight competition will not do, and Silva let that be known in his performance, ignorant or not.
