Nice that Silva will be fighting in his home country! I returned today from Brasil and only a few people even knew who he was!! This is a crime considering how he dominates his sport. Hey Brasil, time to change the channel from futebol and watch MMA; there are better athletes to watch than Neymar.

That was fu*ked up of him to up-kick Okami, then he acted like he didn’t do anything wrong and now he’s mad? Come now! I watched him battering Ryo Chonan until that flying scissors Chonan pulled on Silva. Boy was he tapping like a drummer? Then the fight against the other Japanese fighter, when that guy threw a triangle on Silva. Those were surprising, because it’s hard to fatham Silva getting caught in anything.

silva by whatever he wants.

Bah, http://i33.tinypic.com/2r2oy2o.jpg

Ya the no Upkick rule sucks ass!! Why its illegal Stateside is beyond me. Same as the one Gegard lays on Jardine, shouldnt have been a fuckin Point deduction, warning maybe, but not a point, bullshit call on a bullshit rule. Hell the one he Ko’s Jacare with is probably the best upkick of all time lol. Happens so damn fast and hard…
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That said, Sonnen proved Okamis wrestling is not up to par with elite American wrestlers, so he may have problems. He still should have the edge though, given takedowns have never been Andersons strong point.

I just think it’s kind of sad that a fight is announced for the dominant ufc champion and most of the comments revolve around whether he will actually fight or not…

You guys are getting wrestling and bjj confused again. To say this is the type of fight silva clowns in is not correct. Silva clowned against Leites and Maia, two pure bjj guys. Pure bjj guys are typically lacking in the takedown department because they aren’t emphasized in bjj, they don’t count for as much.

Okami’s strength is wrestling, therefore the fight should be more similar to silvas vs Henderson, Lutter, and Sonnen. Wrestlers are far more aggressive and succesful with takedowns, so HOPEFULY Okami will push Silva and make him fight, or make him lay on his back and eat elbows. Either is fine with me.

Man that GIF is fun to watch. I hope it happens again. Nothing’s gonna stand in the way of my Silva-GSP fight.

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why even making that fight, silva is a god among men right? nobody can beat him. I mean he is just impossible to beat now. I love sarcasm.

Brasilian? That sounds like a lot!

Fucking Christ is Silva lethal. That is one sick kick. I hope Okami can show us something now that he’s finally gotten his long-awaited shot.

BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO where is Silva GSP

@bitteralex

‘I’m more inclined to think that silva would put on a show infront of braxilians…’
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Are they from Braxil?

How much anderson fucks around is inversely proportional to how dangerous his opponent is. If Okami gets a takedown in the first minute, then he won’t spend the rest of the fight dancing around and playing.

And yeah, upkicks from the guard should be OK even if the guy has both knees down. It would certainly help persuade certain people *cough* fitch *cough* to try and advance positions after a take down, and actually helps provide an opportunity to do so. Assuming you don’t get knocked out by them.

@null kuhl and @waxed pants

I think the only reason those are illegal is b/c they needed to make a blanket rule regarding kicks on the ground which covered everything they wanted the rule to cover, which unfortunately sometimes pulls into it strikes that should still be allowed, e.g., the kick in the face when both guys are on the ground a la A. Silva.

This is similar to no knees when your opponent is downed, so everyone just puts their hand on the ground now.

Also, how did the rest of this fight go? (ashamed to say I never watched it)

@null kuhl

I don’t get it either …. that’s very hard to do and looks fucking awesome when it lands.

Thank God for an Anderson Silva-related article that doesn’t involve some hypothetical dream “superfight”. Back to reality, people.

@Dagnut

True, he might be careful at first, but he’ll pull the trigger. For an example of this, see Silva vs. Belfort.

good for okami. about goddamn time.

I still fail to understand why upkicks like that are illegal.

also glad to see okami finally get a title shot… don’t know who he pissed off at zuffa but looks like they finally forgave him… or he’s the only one left that hasn’t fought silva

I’m more inclined to think that silva would put on a show infront of braxilians… I know a couple… if he fights like he did in the Maia fight, they might riot…

You think because it’s in Rio Silva will come out swinging? I’m inclined too think the opposite…he won’t want to lose in front of his home crowd

Hopefully fighting in Brazil will give Silva an incentive to not f*** around, cause Okami is the kind of guy he would like to clown with.

Look at Silva take that BEATING from Okami in that GIF!

This should be awesome, because in Brazil, there are no rules.