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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
I haven't watched the fight but my boss ( who is Brazilian ) says Silva threw that fight. He thinks he's done with fighting and just wanted the final pay day..
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Nah, he surely didn't throw the fight. we had a Brazilian exchange student (who my dad encouraged to have wrestle for us in high school, and he did well, lol) who I was feeding shit to about the fight via facebook and while he was disgusted in how Silva performed, he was convinced he didn't throw the fight. He thought Weidman did a better job of playing/defending Silva's game on their feet than Silva did playing Weidman's game on the ground. Said it was obvious to him that he didn't throw it by how defensive/efficient he was at stopping Weidman's takedown attempt in the 2nd round.
There are some bad ass motor scooters entering the MMA world right now and some dudes who were previously known as invincible (Anderson Silva) are going to show the world that they are very, very mortal. My interest in MMA/UFC is officially re-sparked...I'm excited to watch this shit again.
And Weidman is not going to be to UFC, what Buster Douglas was to boxing. I can't wait to witness the accolades this man is going to continue to compile. He IS legit and if he is able to prove himself as being capable of competing for 5 rounds without becoming gassed (his conditioning appeared VERY questionable vs. Maia...claimed weight-cutting was a factor), then he will for sure, continue to generate some huge wins.
Speaking of Buster Douglas, I don't want to totally discredit him either. I have that fight on DVD and have watched Tyson vs. Douglas probably 50 times. Douglas fought...his...ass....off vs. Tyson in that match and showed tons of skill and tons of heart. He was a better fighter than Tyson IN THAT PARTICULAR MATCH. I don't know why he was unable to produce since that match...Holyfield made him look like a little bitch, but vs. Tyson he was money. I think he had a chip on his shoulder vs. Tyson because of the over-whelming doubt against him combined with the fact that he had just lost his beloved mother 23 days before the fight took place....probably fueled him a bit.