Official UFC 90: Silva vs. Cote Thread

Yeah, I know eh? We go from talking about the fights and then for whatever reason this "Shane Carwin" guy starts talking smack about Canada, so I felt obligated to retaliate.

All it is, is a bunch of trash talk on a forum and that's as far as it'll go, so I don't really care.

And to say that I don't know anything about MMA and only know wrestling, is a huge understatement. I know alot about MMA.

I've been watching UFC from the very beginning in '93 until now, so I've learned alot from watching the sport. It has changed alot through the years.

I definitely know ALOT more about MMA than this "Shane Carwin" guy thinks I do, that's for sure.

Anyway, I think we can agree that we lost our cool or at least I know I did and I let my temper get the better of me and said some garbage that isn't really true at all.

Back on topic though, I have been waiting so damn long for the Silva/Cote fight and to see it end like it did was a MAJOR let-down and disappointment. And I let my emotions and everything boil over and said some stuff I shouldn't have.

I really wanted to see a clear-cut, decisive winner, but we'll have to wait another day for that. For now, Anderson Silva remains UFC Middleweight champion of the world.

Anderson is a hell of a fighter and certainly deserves to be champion. I do hope they have a re-match when they are both good and ready.

Okalee dokalee, here's my thoughts.

Not the best event ever, but I'm still a massive Anderson Silva mark.

That's basically it, my friends. All good fighters are allowed a couple of lackluster fights. It really won't tarnish their legacy.

In regards to Fedor, I couldn't care less about who's best, I'm just enjoying being a massive fan of both of them. My heart says Anderson because I'm the biggest Anderson Silva mark in the world, but everything else (brain, gut, conscience, take your pick) knows that Fedor's at the top of the MMA Kingdom.

Still, you won't find me abandoning my membership to the Anderson Silva fan club because he played it cool.

So, am I let down? Not really. Not in the sense that I had high expectations. I fully predicted Silva to win, and I got what I wanted. I feel bad for Cote, and would like a rematch. I think that if it had gone further, eventually Silva would've snapped and started letting loose. Maybe that's just wishful thinking, though.

So, all in all, Silva didn't fight a BAD fight, but he did fight a very relaxed one. I would HATE to think that he's no longer trying. Hopefully he turns it up a couple of notches in his next fight, which is rumored to be a Light Heavyweight bout.

So, that's pretty much it for me, guys: it's MMA. craphappens. All we can do is get whatever good we want of it, learn whatever lesson we want from it, and know that they can't all be PPV of the Year.

And seriously, stop with the stupid Canada thing.

If you resorted to personal insults and are wondering where your post went, I deleted it. So basically you did all that typing for nothing.

I could have done what other mods do and just have you all warned, but I'm trying to be lenient. Keep it civil, guys.

I know I'm just a mod on a toy collector's message board and that means I know nothing about MMA (Shane Carwin), but since you choose to post here, you choose to follow the rules. If you think that little of me and other mods, you're welcome to go post on Sherdog, where every poster is a certified MMA expert. [/sarcasm]

Anderson has the right to be that cocky. But we shouldnt be suprised. His attitude has changed majorly after all his retirement talk...

People have some really odd (and at times, terrible) opinions about this fight.

I've managed to catch a majority of the match, and obviously it wasn't like most Anderson Silva fights. He didn't destroy his opponent with strikes, or outclass the guy in every aspect, so I can see why many are disappointed. Still, it's not to say that Anderson put out a particularly bad performance. Things just didn't end with a "bang" and unfortunate circumstances caused the match to come across as disappointing.

I'm baffled that anyone would praise Cote for lasting 3 rounds. I'm sorry, but this isn't some amazing accomplishment. For one, it's not like he gave this crushing challenge to Silva that made the fight last so long. He wasn't fighting Silva tooth and nail, or posing all sorts of problems to him. Him making it to the 3rd round isn't some grueling display of guts and stamina. It was just Cote fighting a very calm fight, and Silva waiting way too long for him (Cote) to do otherwise so he could counter attack.

I'd maybe just praise Cote for not being foolish enough to fall into Silva's countering traps. If you're going to rag on Cote for not pressing the action, then you have to do the same towards Silva. Silva wasn't exactly doing much by simply waiting for something to counter. If you're labeled as the best in the world (and I do agree with that in many regards) then you should be able to get things done if your opponent isn't willing to engage enough. This wasn't exactly Quarry/Starnes 2 in terms of style, so it's not like Silva had no ability to get to Cote and fight.

In the end, this is still a very forgettable match for Silva since the fans have been spoiled with his past fights. I feel he'll be overly criticized about this, but I won't agree with any of it unless he does the same things in his next fight.

^ awesome you were there bro

howd my fair city treat ya?

The funny thing in the fight was when Silva offered to help Cote up. I honestly chuckled for a little bit.

We have very different opinions on that mainevent.

I was happy Patrick played it smart, and IMO he was doing just about as well as Henderson was. Would patrick have won? IDK, probably not, but the guy went in there and did what he could. I'm looking forward to the rematch.

Good as always.

I love chicago, I go probably about 5 times a year.