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**heltduell** · 02-07-2011, 10:31 PM

He beat Dan Henderson at 185, not 205

Oh, OK.

Anyway, Henderson couldn't do much when he was in Silva's guard. Silva's face was unmarked at the end of the fight, While Henderson the elite wrestler was croaking while being rear naked choked into submission by Silva.

Did you not see Andersson's fight against Sonnen, he eventually ended up submitting him in the 5th round (Because Sonnen sucked at grappling), but had that fight been a decision, Andersson would have lost the title because he lost almost every single round. I knew someone would bring that up. What those who keep harping about how Sonnen "beat up" Silva for 5 rounds overlook is that:

1. Silva looked unmarked at the end of the fight while Sonnen was the one who looked beat up.

2. Silva was fighting with a bruised rib against doctor's orders

3. Sonnen was on illegal steroids

4. Most importantly: Sonnen had gotten to Silva's head with his trash talking about brazilian jiu jitsu. Stupidly Silva resolved to defend the honor of his club, trainers, Big Nog etc by defeating Sonnen using precisely that technique. Stubbornly forsaking his most lethal weapons: his fists and his knees. If Sonnen ever gets a rematch with Silva he is going to get badly hurt.

02-07-2011, 10:31 PM	#14
heltduell Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 438 Senior Member	He beat Dan Henderson at 185, not 205 Oh, OK. Anyway, Henderson couldn't do much when he was in Silva's guard. Silva's face was unmarked at the end of the fight, While Henderson the elite wrestler was croaking while being rear naked choked into submission by Silva. Did you not see Andersson's fight against Sonnen, he eventually ended up submitting him in the 5th round (Because Sonnen sucked at grappling), but had that fight been a decision, Andersson would have lost the title because he lost almost every single round. I knew someone would bring that up. What those who keep harping about how Sonnen "beat up" Silva for 5 rounds overlook is that: 1. Silva looked unmarked at the end of the fight while Sonnen was the one who looked beat up. 2. Silva was fighting with a bruised rib against doctor's orders 3. Sonnen was on illegal steroids 4. Most importantly: Sonnen had gotten to Silva's head with his trash talking about brazilian jiu jitsu. Stupidly Silva resolved to defend the honor of his club, trainers, Big Nog etc by defeating Sonnen using precisely that technique. Stubbornly forsaking his most lethal weapons: his fists and his knees. If Sonnen ever gets a rematch with Silva he is going to get badly hurt.
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