If Anderson Silva is not in your MMA pound for pound top two, you’re an imbecile. He has been so dominant in his weight class in the UFC, there’s simply nobody left for him to fight. I’ve seen him nonchalantly backside elbow uppercut dudes into the third row, submit the unsubmittable, and do it all with a smile and a handshake.
But as ridiculously dominant as he can be, Anderson Silva has actually lost a couple of fights. In his first ever professional Mixed Martial Arts fight at a Brazilian Vale Tudo event in 2000, he gave up a decision to a mediocre young fighter by the name of Luiz Azeredo. After that, he racked off 9 straight, before suffering his first serious loss, via first round triangle choke to Daiju Takase at PRIDE 26.
Check it:
I call it his only ever “serious” loss because you can’t blame a guy for losing his first ever fight, and because the only other blemishes on the guys record are from a flying super ninja heel hook, and from knocking the living crap out of a dude and losing on a technicality.
The heel hook came from Ryo Chonan, who I could safely say was doing a great job of blocking Silva’s punches with his face, and tried a desperation move, and somehow managed to lock it in:
LOTS MORE VIDEOS AFTER THE FOLD!
Redonkulous.
His other loss was to Yushin Okami by DQ…but really…watch how he just gets pissed off, and decides to end the fight right away…it’s like he just turned it on. It should be noted that Yushin Okami seems to bitch out a little bit, but i guess I’d lay there too if I just had my jaw broken but had still won the fight. Silva claims to have not been properly explained the rules, and figured he was in the clear…you be the judge (please excuse terrible attempt at rap music):
Oh ya, and here’s THE GREATEST EFFING KNOCKOUT EVER (Forward to 2:00 mins for the goods)…
Who does that!!?? Besides ninjas and fucking Steven Seagal??
KiNGBiLL on March 25, 2008
In other “Big Black Guy That Could Knock The Crap Out Of Me” news.
Check out Gary Goodridges KO of Oleg Taktarov
KiNGBiLL on March 25, 2008
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIYfnjdwtYs
Lloyds Apple on March 27, 2008
First off, love the site. Count me in as a regular. Secondly, when is GSP and Silva–the top 2 fighters today–going to get down?
Note to self: If Silva grabs the back of my head, I’m fucked!
MikeD on March 27, 2008
imbecile?
nonchalantly?
unsubmittable?
the?
Whoa, whoa Damon…calm down on hitting us with the big words!
JuquinhaGatinha18 on November 25, 2008
I love this guy! he is phenomenal! My dream is to meet him personally