UFC 117: Silva vs Sonnen Thread

There are certain times in UFC where someone will get dominated in a match and there will be 1 of 2 reactions. For example in the Lesnar fight, Carwin dominated Lesnar, however by Lesnar pulling out the victory, all anyone could say was "damn hes a tough basterd". People gained respect for Lesnar. In Silva's case, people are calling him lucky, which means he was truly the loser last night. Everyone who watched the fight last night, whether they admitt to it or not, know that with 2 minutes left in round 5, they were getting ready to hop on the internet and talk about how Anderson Silva just got his ass kicked. Sonnen GAVE Silva the win, he made a mistake...But for 4 round and 3 minutes, He dominated the SH*t out of the champion.

Its possible to be the better fighter and still lose, and the reaction that iv been hearing so far today is that Sonnen was the better fighter and Silva just got.....well....LUCKY.

Alright....

Let me save a little face here. I went a little crazy last night, Im a passionate guy and when I want someone to lose, I want them to lose lol.

I apologize for going crazy and all in all it was a good fight. I enjoyed it. Sorry for ripping Silva, I just really really wanted him to lose. I dislike him...

Dude, you should've seen this place after Rampage/Rashad. So many people were trashing Evans like he lost the fight.

lucky my dick. yes, sonnen controlled 23 minutes of the fight. the fact of the matter is... silva caught him in a submission. SONNEN put himself in that position. luck aint poop. sonnen won 23 minutes of the fight, but silva won.. what, 10-20 seconds of them? and those were the only 10-20 that counted. yes, i agree outright that a rematch should be next for both of them, sorry vitor, but sometimes its better to be lucky than good, if we wanna sit here and say anderson was lucky. sonnen may have been the better fighter last night... but he was also the loser.

Now here are my opinions on the card itself.

Awesome card, awesome night. Last night was so much fun, I haven't had that much fun on a card in a good while. My girlfriend and my other friends that always come to my house for the fights had a great night as well. Dos Santos and Nelson KILLED it, what a beatdown of a fight that was. Much respect to Big Country for hanging in there. I don't think Arlovski, Lesnar, Fedor, or any other heavyweight eats those shots all night and doesn't go down (don't read that as DOS SANTOS IS BEST-ER THAN ALL OF EM, it's just praise for Roy's chin).

Hughes vs. Almedia, wow, another awesome fight. I had Almeida by submission (choke) in the final minute of round 1 on Fantasy, and god damn, did Matt Hughes impress me. I made a comment in the beginning about how flat footed Matt looked in comparison to Ricardo, and it seemed like it was just a sad matter of time. Then BAM left hook, and that front headlock or whatever we want to call it Hughes put on was fabulous. Very impressed, and I was very happy to not hear Matt say "I want that belt!" I think he is looking realistically at his career and is in a more grounded Randy Couture state: give me some fights that are interesting while I can still go. And you know what, I'm cool with that.

Guida vs. Dos Anjos: Hey, it was fun while it lasted.

Struve vs. Morecraft was a ing brawl! I loved it. I was never too impressed with Struve's chin, but he looked good tonight. It's one of those things where you need to stop and think, "we've seen this guy get knocked out, what, 2 times?" The thing is, though, those losses were to Dos Santos, and Roy Nelson, 2 bad sons a bitches. Awesome fight, fun fight, kept the night rolling.

Alves vs. Fitch went almost exactly the way I expected. I predicted that Thiago would gas half way through and Fitch might be able to put a choke on. Hey, I was close. Fitch dominated with his wrestling and didn't look helpless on the feet. Great night for Fitch, and went the dust settles, I'd like to see him get another title shot. Do I think he beats GSP? Hell no. But he has earned a title shot, and he deserves it. If GSP moves up in weight tomorrow, I think Fitch owns 170 pounds until he decides otherwise.

What a main event! I was very confused through out most of this fight. In the first round, I didn't lose my cool when Silva's legs gave out for a second. I thought at the time that maybe he was playing, but that punch landed. Where my confusion came in was where Silva had absolutely NO take down defense. Let's get real for a second and say that Silva's takedown defense isn't elite. It's not even that good if I am being blunt. But there was literally no resistance what-so-ever, and there was no ground defense what-so-ever in that first round. Anderson put his chin on a platter on the ground in that opening frame, and let Chael tee off. At the end of the first round, I noticed Spider pointing to his ribs and recognized he was hurt. From that point on, it all became obvious. He must be hurt bad, because he had no head movement at all. Spider's bobbing and weaving are a major, major part of his game, and without it, he was a sitting duck. He was heavy on his feet, the agility was almost gone entirely, it was bad to watch. I picked Spider by triangle in this fight, and that was the end result.

I am very glad that Silva won, mainly because it would be a damn shame if our most dominant fighter in the world lost his belt (and top P4P rank, and part of his legacy in some fan's minds) due to an injury. Chael will get a rematch, hopefully not immediately, but he will be back. And you know what? I'll be watching again.

Here's my Fantasy results.

So glad my boy Silva won, even if it was "lucky". You know, Sonnen isn't even the fastest nor the strongest striker either and he was catching him with those shots. Belfort is going to test him even more then Chael did.

I might get bashed here but lets be honest, Sonnen isn't even that great. Hes a good fighter dont get me wrong, but Silva has faced way better competition. IMO this just proved if Silva's opponent can come in confident as fukc and believe he can win, he can do some work. Remember Forrest? That fool was shi++ing bricks before the fight even started.

Mad props to Sonnen though for almost dethroning the King!

Here's an interesting question...

Is Anderson Silva's WIN over Chael Sonnen more concerning, or Fedor's LOSS to Werdum?

that was awesome. couldn't believe it.

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