***** OFFICIAL UFC 117 thread ~ Silva/Sonnen ~ Sat. August 7th, 2010 - Oakland

[REDLINE]

Thank you to all of the posters who posted links, we all appreciate the effort.

 

[LeroyDibiase]

Bitch nigga tried to argue like he didn't tap. He's done that before.

Silva pulled a BJ Penn and called his own fight.

 

[cranrab]

GOTDAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT MAD AND TURNED THE FUCKING STREAM OFF AFTER HE GOT TAKEN DOWN IN THE 5TH

 

["THE MAN"]

White boys online yelling that he didn't tap. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?! Saltiness.

 

[DiamondKutta]

On the real, Sonnen can walk around with his head high. He did something that no man has done to Anderson before. Although he didn't win the contest, he surely was the victor for the majority of this fight. His shit talking was much backed up IMO.

He fought a good fight but Look at his face Vs. Silvas.......

5 rounds of punishment to Silva but HIS face looked like he got hit by a car.

 

[CurtDawg]

Damn this fight had me emotional as hell
Like when Obama won the presidential nomination

 

[T.o.R.]

He did look a lil stiff, maybe his ribs were hurt. Never seen him get tagged b4, let alone 4-5 times.

 

[gumbottoms]

SILVA that's my dog!!!!!!!!!!

But Sonnen opened my eyes tonight. Props to him.

 

[Kentaro]

I honestly think Silva tanked the first couple rounds. I mean Sonnen did his thing, but Silva wasn't going 100%

And his boxing style was different too. Dude was swinging for the fences I was looking at the fight like wtf is this negro doing?......

 

[cranrab]

Bitch nigga tried to argue like he didn't tap.

yeah, that was low class. tainted his performance a bit.

 

[dahype1x]

for a moment it seemed like a lot of you were going to cry from Silva's 1st loss, but that arm bar saved his ass and your tears. lol

 

[superfusion]

Silva had a Triangle choke and an Armbar lock on Sonnen

 

[richlove]

If Silva was letting that cracker think he had his number for that long just to increase his legend, he should consider moving on in life because this shit must be like beating up little children.

 

[Mylansky]

Man he beat his ass for 4 rounds.

As we talked about, being tired can fuck anybody up. Sonnen should have played it easy in round 5 after getting position. He would have won easy.

The same attitude that allowed him to dominate 4 rounds cost him the fight.

Good point

 

[Naraku]

Silva tried to snap his fucking arm off when that bastard tied to pretend he didnt tap.

Close but no cigar. Typical.

 

[FAMU96]

Silva just wanted to take the fight to the 5th round. He could have ended that in the 1st round. I have to give that CAC some credit. He had Silva on the mat the entire fight.

 

[P03t]

man Silva looked bad standing tho....Sonnen was hitting him with ease alot...

 

[Chuckles]

I hope that rib injury is legit because if not Silva just got a bit exposed, Sonnen's the first real threat Silva's faced since Hendo and he didn't look good facing pressure.

He better work on his wrestling cause from here on out everybody's going to try and take him down.

 

[slewdem100]

didn't see the fight but are y'all saying that the audience (whites) are actually booing Silva? I am more of a boxing man but what is the justification given for hating Silva who seems to be as dominant a champion as there has ever been in that sport?

 

[ron_mexico]

I honestly think Silva tanked the first couple rounds. I mean Sonnen did his thing, but Silva wasn't going 100%

Yeah or he truly was hurt. We also found out Silvia has a chin.

 

[cranrab]

Silva just wanted to take the fight to the 5th round. He could have ended that in the 1st round. I have to give that CAC some credit. He had Silva on the mat the entire fight.

to all of that.

i don't know about anyone else, but it appeared to me that silva wanted to be in guard most of the time.

 

[ceezbeats]

Outstanding

 

[Mrfreddygoodbud]

ok I paid money for the fight and it was worth every damn penny,

first off how is that white boy going to dominate the whole fight and be the one bloodied up.. and anderson looks all fresh...

what a fuckin comeback..... holy shit.... Silva was cool and calm the whole fuckin fight...

man look out for the rematch

 

[duppy_maka]

All Anderson has to do is work more on his takedown defense
work on his sprawl and he shouldn't have any problems with Sonnen next time

like Anderson said
his ribs were hurt

that would explain the lack of explosiveness

Sonnen's face was more fucked up than Anderson's at the end

Anderson still tagged him a lot
even though he spent most of the fight on his back getting hit by Sonnen.

 

[REDLINE]

Silva just wanted to take the fight to the 5th round. He could have ended that in the 1st round. I have to give that CAC some credit. He had Silva on the mat the entire fight.

So Silva wanted to have his ass wiped across the mat for four rounds only to win it in dramatic fashion? Hmmmmmmmmmmm

 

[LeroyDibiase]

i think you're mistaking heart for composure.

plus, that's just how they do when they're comfortable playing from their back. let dude posture up and offer up an arm.

It's both. It took heart to keep coming back out knowing you were losing. And Anderson was composed. I mean ice cold on the ground getting hit by BOMBS.

niggas ribs wear hurt. Goldberg full of shit. He was calling a new champ, now hes talking that never count him out shit

Hell yeah. Them White boys was loving that shit. Off to Sherdog.

GOTDAMMIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I GOT MAD AND TURNED THE FUCKING STREAM OFF AFTER HE GOT TAKEN DOWN IN THE 5TH

I guess you're included in that "sum"

Man he beat his ass for 4 rounds.

As we talked about, being tired can fuck anybody up. Sonnen should have played it easy in round 5 after getting position. He would have won easy.

The same attitude that allowed him to dominate 4 rounds cost him the fight.

Yep. The first 2 rounds or so, I was like "Ok, he's fighting weak so he can put on a show". Then the 3rd and 4th I was like "turn it on nigga".

 

[P03t]

I honestly think Silva tanked the first couple rounds. I mean Sonnen did his thing, but Silva wasn't going 100%

I think he started going 100% in round 3 he came put with urgency....and got taken down...regardless if Silva one that mystic is gone just like Fedor....

Sonnen was dominate standing and on the ground...not a good look for silva....

but he won so i'm happy....

 

[Riggz]

I love it.. that was like the end of sixth sense/usual suspects...

just when u think u know what's up...

 

[HeathCliff]

He fought a good fight but Look at his face Vs. Silvas.......

5 rounds of punishment to Silva but HIS face looked like he got hit by a car.

Yeah I know right

I guess good black really don't crack.

 

[cranrab]

how is that white boy going to dominate the whole fight and be the one bloodied up.. and anderson looks all fresh...

because silva was chilling in R3 and R4 on the bottom. letting sonnen swing away and tire himself out.

 

[TruDat]

Anderson Silva great triangle on Sonnen, I give the cac props for taking it 2 Silva, but sonnen is susceptible to submission holds.

i see a rematch and dana white is happy. The promotion of this future fight is gonna be crazy.

nuff respect for the Spider for fighting adversity and winning by submission

 

[Boo_Slim]

He out thought the white boy.

Choked his ass out then showed him respect in the end.

The white boy was salty like john mccain at the end.

 

[SaKem]

OMG HE PULLED IT OFF JORDAN FOR 3 IN THE LAST SECONDS ASS NIGGA

 

[marchetta]

He does. Armchair quaterbacking, but I think he could have held on and won the match.

No fuckin' way! Anderson not only had him in a triangle, but he also had him in an arm bar. If the triangle didn't put him to sleep, the arm bar would have broke his arm. Dude was in double jeopardy. I'm pissed at the fact that after he tapped, he tried to play the shit off like he didn't.

 

[johniz]

A few things from this thread:

1) According to some, Silva PLANNED on TAKING A BEATING both on the feet and mat ... planned (yea right)

2) This fight reminds me of both Billy Conn vs Joe Louis (last round heroics) & Moussasi vs Lawal (dominant fighter's face looked like hamburger meat)

3) Silva is a pure winner AND STILL undefeated in the UFC .. not an opinion, but a fact