The man regarded as the pound-for-pound greatest fighter in the world, and perhaps in history, stopped Stephan Bonnar in the first round Saturday in the main event of UFC 153 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro in Silva's home country of Brazil, where he is considered a national hero.
Silva let Bonnar throw essentially whatever he wanted at him in the first round, at times standing with his back against the cage to allow his opponent in.
But after a brief tie-up, Silva grabbed Bonnar's arm, and when Bonnar tried to pull away, Silva landed a big knee to the body that crumpled Bonnar. With the American on his knees and turtling up immediately, Silva moved in and landed several punches to the head before the fight was stopped at 4:40 of the first round.
Bonnar (14-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) was as much as a 14-to-1 underdog in the fight with Silva (33-4, 16-0), the UFC's middleweight champion who moved up to Bonnar's weight class, light heavyweight, for the non-title fight.
"I'm not the best. I just believe I can do things that people think are impossible," Silva said. "I'm not going to fight at 205 again. I fought at 205 to save the event. I fight at 185 pounds. I was doing this just to save the event and put on a show for everybody."
The fight was made a month ago when the original main event between featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar fell off the card due to an Aldo injury. With the co-main event also dropping off the same day, and with the knowledge of UFC 151's cancellation when the main event fell out, Silva stepped up for the fight -- against an opponent in Bonnar that few people saw as a possibility.
Bonnar had been without a fight since November 2011 and had considered himself to be retired unless he was able to fight an opponent with more Twitter followers than him. Silva's 2.5 million followers was more than enough, and his unique brand of offense proved to be more than enough for Bonnar, as well.
In the pay-per-view's co-main event, Silva teammate and fellow Brazilian fan favorite Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-7-1, 5-3) won for the first time since UFC 134, also in Rio, with a submission of Dave Herman (21-5, 1-3). Herman was vocal before the fight, saying Nogueira's Brazilian jiu-jitsu wouldn't work on him. But that was exactly what Herman fell prey to, tapping to a second-round armbar.
Nogueira was returning for the first time since having his arm broken, also by an armbar, against Frank Mir this past December.
Former welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch (24-4-1, 14-2-1) got back in the win column after a 12-second knockout loss to Johny Hendricks this past December when he won a back-and-forth fight against Erick Silva (14-3, 2-2). It was Fitch's eighth straight win by decision, something the former Purdue wrestler has been criticized for by fans -- though this fight was far from a boring grind session, featuring multiple close submission attempts from both fighters.
And up-and-coming light heavyweight Glover Teixeira (19-2, 2-0) continued to impress, dominating a resilient Fabio Maldonado (18-7, 1-4) through two rounds before the cageside doctor called off the fight before the start of the third.
Also on the main card, Phil Davis (10-1, 6-1) submitted Wagner Prado (7-1, 0-1) in the first round, handing the Brazilian his first loss, in a rematch from their August fight that ended prematurely for a no contest from an accidental eye poke from Davis. And Demian Maia (17-4, 11-4) won for the second straight time since dropping from middleweight to welterweight when he stopped Rick Story (14-6, 7-4) with a neck crank halfway through the first round.
Full UFC 153 results:
Anderson Silva def. Stephan Bonnar via TKO (strikes) -- Round 1, 4:40
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Dave Herman via submission (armbar) -- Round 2, 4:31
Glover Teixeira def. Fabio Maldonado via TKO (doctor's stoppage) -- Round 2, 5:00
Jon Fitch def. Erick Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Phil Davis def. Wagner Prado via submission (anaconda choke) -- Round 2, 4:29
Demian Maia def. Rick Story via submission (rear-naked choke) -- Round 1, 2:30
Rony Jason def. Sam Sicilia via TKO (strikes) -- Round 3, 4:15
Gleison Tibau def. Francisco Trinaldo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Diego Brandao def. Joey Gambino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Sergio Moraes def. Renee Forte via submission (rear-naked choke) -- Round 3, 3:10
Chris Camozzi def. Luiz Cane via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
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Minggu, 14 Oktober 2012
Silva stops Bonnar in first round at UFC 153
The man regarded as the pound-for-pound greatest fighter in the world, and perhaps in history, stopped Stephan Bonnar in the first round Saturday in the main event of UFC 153 at HSBC Arena in Rio de Janeiro in Silva's home country of Brazil, where he is considered a national hero.
Silva let Bonnar throw essentially whatever he wanted at him in the first round, at times standing with his back against the cage to allow his opponent in.
But after a brief tie-up, Silva grabbed Bonnar's arm, and when Bonnar tried to pull away, Silva landed a big knee to the body that crumpled Bonnar. With the American on his knees and turtling up immediately, Silva moved in and landed several punches to the head before the fight was stopped at 4:40 of the first round.
Bonnar (14-8 MMA, 8-7 UFC) was as much as a 14-to-1 underdog in the fight with Silva (33-4, 16-0), the UFC's middleweight champion who moved up to Bonnar's weight class, light heavyweight, for the non-title fight.
"I'm not the best. I just believe I can do things that people think are impossible," Silva said. "I'm not going to fight at 205 again. I fought at 205 to save the event. I fight at 185 pounds. I was doing this just to save the event and put on a show for everybody."
The fight was made a month ago when the original main event between featherweight champion Jose Aldo and former lightweight champ Frankie Edgar fell off the card due to an Aldo injury. With the co-main event also dropping off the same day, and with the knowledge of UFC 151's cancellation when the main event fell out, Silva stepped up for the fight -- against an opponent in Bonnar that few people saw as a possibility.
Bonnar had been without a fight since November 2011 and had considered himself to be retired unless he was able to fight an opponent with more Twitter followers than him. Silva's 2.5 million followers was more than enough, and his unique brand of offense proved to be more than enough for Bonnar, as well.
In the pay-per-view's co-main event, Silva teammate and fellow Brazilian fan favorite Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira (34-7-1, 5-3) won for the first time since UFC 134, also in Rio, with a submission of Dave Herman (21-5, 1-3). Herman was vocal before the fight, saying Nogueira's Brazilian jiu-jitsu wouldn't work on him. But that was exactly what Herman fell prey to, tapping to a second-round armbar.
Nogueira was returning for the first time since having his arm broken, also by an armbar, against Frank Mir this past December.
Former welterweight title challenger Jon Fitch (24-4-1, 14-2-1) got back in the win column after a 12-second knockout loss to Johny Hendricks this past December when he won a back-and-forth fight against Erick Silva (14-3, 2-2). It was Fitch's eighth straight win by decision, something the former Purdue wrestler has been criticized for by fans -- though this fight was far from a boring grind session, featuring multiple close submission attempts from both fighters.
And up-and-coming light heavyweight Glover Teixeira (19-2, 2-0) continued to impress, dominating a resilient Fabio Maldonado (18-7, 1-4) through two rounds before the cageside doctor called off the fight before the start of the third.
Also on the main card, Phil Davis (10-1, 6-1) submitted Wagner Prado (7-1, 0-1) in the first round, handing the Brazilian his first loss, in a rematch from their August fight that ended prematurely for a no contest from an accidental eye poke from Davis. And Demian Maia (17-4, 11-4) won for the second straight time since dropping from middleweight to welterweight when he stopped Rick Story (14-6, 7-4) with a neck crank halfway through the first round.
Full UFC 153 results:
Anderson Silva def. Stephan Bonnar via TKO (strikes) -- Round 1, 4:40
Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira def. Dave Herman via submission (armbar) -- Round 2, 4:31
Glover Teixeira def. Fabio Maldonado via TKO (doctor's stoppage) -- Round 2, 5:00
Jon Fitch def. Erick Silva via unanimous decision (30-27, 29-28, 29-28)
Phil Davis def. Wagner Prado via submission (anaconda choke) -- Round 2, 4:29
Demian Maia def. Rick Story via submission (rear-naked choke) -- Round 1, 2:30
Rony Jason def. Sam Sicilia via TKO (strikes) -- Round 3, 4:15
Gleison Tibau def. Francisco Trinaldo via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Diego Brandao def. Joey Gambino via unanimous decision (30-27, 30-27, 30-27)
Sergio Moraes def. Renee Forte via submission (rear-naked choke) -- Round 3, 3:10
Chris Camozzi def. Luiz Cane via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Cristiano Marcello def. Reza Madadi via split decision (28-29, 29-28, 30-27)
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