UFC 168: SILVA vs. WEIDMAN 2, ROUSEY vs. TATE 2.

Really enjoyed the fights last night.

I was probably the most impressed with Browne's finish. I would like to see him get someone like JDS next.

Tate/Rousey went like I figured it would. I don't really have an issue with Rousey refusing to shake Tate's hand. If she did that with every other opponent, I'd say she had an attitude problem. But she's never been like that with anyone else. But I do think that was classy of Miesha to try. Out of all of this, I think Dana gained a new fan favorite.

There's already been so much said about Weidman/Silva. To my surprise, the doctor who did the operation said this was usually a 3-6 month injury. Now I don't expect him to be fighting again in the summer or anything like that. But I can't picture him going out like that. It was a freak accident. Its not like he's at the Chuck Liddell level of overstaying his welcome. In my perfect world, he gets healed up, takes a year off. Then maybe one last fight, a super fight with GSP. He has nothing left to prove, so IMO this in no way affects his legacy & if that is it, so be it. I feel privileged I was fortunate to see him beat Rich Franklin for the title in Vegas for my 21st birthday, & got to enjoy this awesome career he's had.

To lighten the mood, how has no one mentioned how fat Matt Serra has become!? Good God...

Such an unfortunate thing to happen to anyone, let alone a great fighter like Silva. I think this might be the end... it's hard to see him coming back from such a horrendous injury at this stage in his career - and even if he did, would he ever be the same?  I hope I'm wrong - but if he decides to call it a day, you can't really blame him. To think - we could have lost GSP and Silva within 6 weeks of each other...

I quite like the way Rousey kept things "real" and didn't shake hands just because it's the done thing. I think it adds to her appeal too - the heel-heat on her was through the roof.


I did think that, lol. Guess he really does love pizza...

So that's two fluke wins now for Weidman - and that doesn't make him a champion, as far as I'm concerned. Also, totally classless to wheel away and celebrate like that, when you've only "won" the fight on a technicality to begin with, and especially while Silva's laying there with his leg snapped in half.

While no one should take absolutely nothing from Weidman, all fanboy crap aside from either camp, you CAN NOT fault anyone for still having questions or doubts as to how that fight would've ended if not for the injury. I'm not gonna sit here and call it a fluke. Why? Because he won an MMA fight using a totally legal form of defense against his opponent's strikes. But it still doesn't mean that there's no further Weidman/Silva 'who's really better' conversation to be had because I'll be honest here, I was expecting Anderson to really come out and begin to do his thing in the second round. Silva is notorious for crappy first rounds so I think we were really in store for something special from either man in that second round.

That finish was not special, it wasn't impressive, and it's certainly not the definitive finish to the Silva/Weidman saga you're making it out to be. You can't blame people for not feeling closure after that fight. I'd rather Silva be KO'd again over that, and I'm a fan of his. Weidman is a really great fighter and guys like him are the future of the MMA game, no doubt. But even though a return may be unlikely, I think people are justified in believing that a third fight is in order.

With all due respect, from where I'm sitting it just looks like you're gitty about being able to rub this in an Silva fan's face, which is worse than the butthurt excuse makers.

Now I remember why no one likes talking MMA with you. You seem to have selective reading or something. As I said, Silva is notorious for horrible first rounds in the UFC, but then turning up the heat in the second. WE DO NOT KNOW that Weidman was going to beat Anderson this second time and though it was a legit victory, it most certainly wasn't a definitive one. After getting rocked, Silva was still very active off his back and even busted Weidman up in doing so. He didn't hurt him, but he definitely wasn't out of the fight. I guess you've never heard of fighters getting hurt and still winning later on. That neeeever happens in MMA, huh?

You seem to have also missed the part where I gave Weidman FULL credit for being the deserving champ and the real deal. But in typical old school fashion, you refuse to see it from any perspective but your own.

A look closer into Anderson Silva's injury via X-ray.

That is not Anderson Silvas, I read it some where, I can not remember where though.

I saw it on a facebook post.. i think it is on mmafighting.com.. im not sure... I read two reports..one said he will have a rod in his leg for the rest of his life..the other said he could fight again... so I dunno