With fighters like Nate Marquardt, Chael Sonnen and Vitor Belfort all on the sidelines awaiting to see how Demian Maia fares against Anderson Silva at UFC , you have to wonder in matchups against any of these well respected fighters, how Silva would even fare, especially if he losses in dominating fashion at the hands of Bisping on Saturday night.
A loss to Bisping would be a devastating blow to any hope of Silva one day competing for a UFC belt, and Silva knows it. Enjoy our content? Join our newsletter to get the latest in sports news delivered straight to your inbox! From there, Silva moved on to IVC. Low blows, soccer kicks, near riots, chokes using the ropes His first IVC show was a tournament, and Silva breezed into the finals via brutal head kick , and nasty bare knuckle ground and pound.
The finals would prove to be his toughest fight yet, and in many ways, the definitive fight of Silva's early career. The IVC 2 tournament final was the biggest fight of Silva's young career. His opponent was Artur Mariano, making his debut that night. Mariano had made it to the finals by defeating one of my personal favorite semi-obscure early UFC fighters, the plucky Mark Hall, in the semi-finals.
Here is the fight, in its entirety:. Yes, Silva lost, but this remains a key moment in his early career due to the way he lost. The cut comes early in the fight off of a headbutt thrown by Silva himself. Intense fear is always associated with the word "horror," and this is something welterweight fighter Rick Story likes to make his opponents feel before, during and after they fight him. His relentless pressure, savage body attack and rock-solid chin can be an intimidating combination, and it has helped him get through very tough fights, including his latest one versus Thiago Alves.
He took bombs from the Brazilian but willed through them to get inside and land shots of his own and secure takedowns to win a unanimous decision. Now known as "The Dream," Diego Sanchez gave up one of the most suitable nicknames in "The Nightmare," and it fit him well. Sanchez' has one of the biggest hearts in the sport, and he is an opponent that cannot be beaten mentally.
He is always in the fight till the end, and he proved this in his last fight versus Martin Kampmann. After being bloodied and bruised for the entire first round, he came back and won the second and third to win a very close unanimous decision. Take a shot from Chris "The Crippler" Leben and there's a good chance you won't be standing for very long. His next bout will be against Wanderlei Silva, and that fight has KO written all over it. Few if any do this. This sheer number of covers speaks volumes to how the industry looks to Eric Williams.
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