f you don’t get knocked out in UFC, or are forced to tap out for fear of a broken limb, there’s no reason you should be quitting because of punch to the face.
On Saturday, Forrest Griffin was absolutely embarrassed by Anderson Silva after the light heavyweight practically rope-a-doped him into a solid-right strike to the [...]
After Anderson Silva’s disappointing decision win over Thales Leites, the second straight “boring” fight for the middleweight champion, UFC President Dana White said he would have a hard time convincing fans that his next fight would be any different.
There have been two problems with creating matchups for Silva, and White has solved both of them. [...]
20Apr09
Greasegate II – Anderson Silva
Somehow I missed this on fight night, but Anderson Silva is the second champion to be accused of greasing. Georges St. Pierre was greased in his second fight against B.J. Penn by his trainer, although the impact it had on the fight and the intent was debatable. Both seem pretty clear this time.
Silva and Thales [...]
Dana White can not be happy. In building up the UFC as its president, White said he learned a lot from boxing on what not to do. Too many times, he’s said in interviews, viewers paid $60 for a boxing event, then turned off the TV at the end of the night and said, “Damn. [...]
