How GOOD was Anderson Silva Actually?

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in his prime was a god in mma the brazilian fighter became an icon in the ufc not only because he continued to win but also because he did it in a real way his skills both standing and on the ground made some of the most memorable moments in the sport and for a while it seemed like no one would be able to stop him but then someone did and after that loss the losses continued to pile up so how

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was Anderson Silva really Hi guys it's Kion and today Let's go talk about Anderson, the Silva spider.

This is a video I made about a year ago and unfortunately it was taken down, but I see it as an opportunity to make an even better and more updated video, and someone like Anderson deserves it because his career is too legendary not to cover. , but sadly he gets overlooked because of how the end of his career went, so in this video we will take a look at his mma career to really understand how

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he was, but before we start, shout out. To the undisputed members of my patreon, they get the added benefit of a shout out before each video, but even then tour members get early and video access to kyunkumar's podcast, plus all the money goes to charity.

Now, let's start with that. Anderson started the mma of him. career on June 25, 1997 at the age of 22. His first opponent was Raymundo Pinero, although Anderson was knocked down, he grabbed Raymundo from behind and delivered a rare forcing naked choke on the same night Anderson fought Fabricio Camos. A grueling fight for Fabrizio, who ate many shots and was knocked out of the ring. Eventually, it all became too much for him and the fight ended with him retiring via TKO after taking time to fight in professional boxing. Anderson returned to MMA three years later. fighting Luis Azereto although Anderson had his moments on the broadcast and overall it was very intimidating to be in front of Louise he controlled most of the action with his grappling while maintaining maximum control and throwing ground and punches after two ten minute rounds that won unanimously. decision that handed Anderson his first loss Three months later, he fought José Barretto, although José attempted to take down the fight.

Anderson denied him and smashed him on the feet, leading to a head kick that ended the fight. After this victory, he fought Claudio Norfontanelle. Anderson was dominant as he landed punches, kicks and knees that ultimately ended the fight three months later, he fought Tetsuji Kato Anderson kept the pressure on his feet for most of the fight and although he was knocked down he kept busy with punches and attempts submission from his back. after three rounds

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won by unanimous decision his next opponent was israel albuquerque israel was no match for anderson punching while eating shots before submitting to the blows anderson's next fight was for the shooto middleweight championship his opponent was the champion hayoto sakurai although sakurai had his moments the ground so did anderson and of course he was the aggressor on the feet after three rounds he won by unanimous decision anderson the new middleweight champion five months later he fought ron canero anderson knocked down rowan early and from there he controlled the action Rowan's feet secured the takedown but Anderson immediately reversed it, this took him to the ground and he punched hard, the referee intervened after this victory.

Anderson made his Pride debut. His opponent was Alex Steebling. Anderson opened the fight with some good punches before connecting with a kick to the head, this opened a cut on Alex's face which forced the doctor to stop the fight before 22 Anderson fought Alexander Otsuka although Alexander got multiple takedowns it was Anderson who He stayed busy on the ground attempting submissions after three rounds he won by unanimous decision. Six months later, he fought former UFC welterweight champion Carlos Newton. Carlos found his successor early with a takedown and overtook the hold, but once the two got back up, Anderson landed a flying knee.

Carlos fell and ate the ground and hit before the referees intervened before 26 years. fought deju takase with a losing record, deji was the big underdog in this fight but after feeling each other on the feet he secured the takedown, anderson stayed busy but deju was tough and did very well maintaining top control, He eventually got a reversal, but Anderson was caught in the triangle choke which forced him to submit. Anderson was very upset after this loss, so much so that he even considered quitting his MMA career, but instead he made the switch and fought camps from Shute Box to the top Brazilian team and then on. get back into the win column by defeating Wilder two Sanjos Anderson fought Jeremy Horn despite being knocked down multiple times Anderson was able to immediately get back up or reverse Jeremy and on his feet, Anderson looked incredible as he landed a series of punches, kicks and on his knees after three rounds he won by unanimous decision anderson's next fight was for the Cage Rage Midway championship his opponent was lee murray the action occurred both on the feet and on the ground and although lee had his moments anderson was always a step forward after three rounds won by unanimous decision making him the new Cage Rage middleweight champion on new year's eve 2004 anderson was once again proud that his opponent was ryo chonun it was a back and forth battle during the Most of the fight was on both the feet and the ground, but in the final round, Ryle attempted a flying scissor hook to the heel, which forced an immediate strike from Anderson and, honestly, it was a very nice finish, regardless of Anderson returning to England to defend his Cage Rage middleweight championship.

His opponent was Jorge Rivera. Anderson was dominant on his feet in the clinch and on the ground he eventually connected with punches and knees that knocked down Jorge Anderson followed with ground and pound before the referee intervened eight months later he fought Curtis Stout once again Anderson controlled the action with his punches and holds this led to the ground and pound which left out curtis anderson's next fight was a first round fight in the welterweight rumble on the rock tournament his opponent was yushinokami after landing some blows to the feet and denying most of the takedowns Anderson was eventually knocked down and while he was off his back he connected with the heel kick to Okami's face, hurting him instantly, but the referee stopped the fight as Okami was a grounded opponent when he ate that kick, which is illegal and led to a disqualification loss for Anderson, as Okami was unable to continue, returning to Cage Ridge to defend his belt against Tony Frickland after dominating Tony on the feet with punches and knees Anderson connected with a reverse elbow that knocked out Tony in April 2006 Anderson signed with the UFC made his debut in June of that year against former WBC middleweight champion chris lebanon chris ran in immediately but took a bunch of punches and a kick This impressive debut led to a title shot against UFC middleweight champion Rich Franklin, after feeling each other's feet, the problems began to emerge for Rich, who ate big knees in the clinch, Anderson followed up with a kick and more knees before Rich kicked out, making Anderson the new UFC Middleweight Champion.

It was supposed to be his first title defense. fell against travis luder at ufc 67 but travis lost his way making the fight a non-title bout anderson won the fight by locking in a triangle choke and throwing elbows to travis's head which forced the slam at ufc 73 anderson fought Former Pancreatic Middleweight Champion Nate Marquart, although Anderson was knocked down early on, ended up reversing Nate and finishing him with ground and pound after this victory. Anderson fought Rich Franklin, becoming his second match. Anderson was the aggressor on the feet and nearly finished the fight at the end of the round. one and that dominance continued in the second, where he connected with knees that landed richly and ended the fight at ufc 82.

Anderson fought former Pride welterweight and middleweight champion Dan Henderson. Dan looked good in the first round with an early takedown and top control. He had moments too. on the feet, but Anderson connected with a flurry of punches that dropped him and this led to him hitting the ground and punching and eventually a rare naked choke that forced a strike. Four months later, Anderson moved up to light heavyweight for the first time. In the UFC in the non-title fight he fought James Irvin and it was a quick fight in which Anderson dropped James with a right hand, followed up with ground and pound before referee Mario Yamasaki intervened at UFC 90 Anderson fought against patrick cote even though patrick threw with more volume and connected with some shots anderson had no problems and landed some punches of his own, unfortunately for patrick, his leg gave out at the beginning of the third round and he couldn't continue, which gave anderson the victory by technical knockout.

Many, including UFC President Dana White, criticized Anderson's game plan in this fight. which saw him avoid getting into exchanges, but Anderson said that was how he wanted to fight, as he was trying to conserve energy for a five-round fight and wait for mistakes to capitalize on them. Six months later, he fought the Dallas ladies in a very similar manner to the fight with Cote. Anderson avoided most of his opponent's offense and waited for opportunities to make his move and once again the fans were not happy about it, but after five rounds, Anderson won by unanimous decision at UFC 101.

Anderson came back up at 205 to fight the former UFC Light. Heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin and Anderson in the last two fights where he took a more tentative approach was not found here, he was dodging attacks as if he were in the matrix and in return connected with blows that lost power three times, the last one forcing the El referee to intervene Anderson was on another level that night, but unfortunately that momentum fell at UFC 112 when he fought. Damien Maya Anderson did not lose this fight, but received a lot of criticism for his performance during most of the fight he surrounded. and he made fun of Damien, yes he landed more shots at the end, but the action was minimal after five rounds, Anderson won by unanimous decision and Dana White was definitely not happy, he even said it was the most embarrassed he had been since he became UFC. president, so he wanted to give Anderson an opponent that he truly believed would be a test and that man was Chael Sonnen.

The preparation for this fight was unlike any other preparation for the Anderson Silva fight. Chael wasn't afraid to talk trash, so he went all out verbally. about the champion before their fight, but he backed all that up with his performance. Chael caught Anderson on the feet early and secured the takedown where he threw ground and pound and that wrestling narrative continued for rounds two through four until reaching the final round Anderson had. to finish to win and after being knocked down by punches it looked like there was going to be a new UFC middleweight champion, but with two minutes left, Anderson blocked an arm triangle that forced the tap, this was one of the biggest comebacks In mma history and anderson would go on to say that he entered the fight with a broken rib despite the win everyone knew a rematch had to happen because anderson suffered more damage in this fight than all of his ufc fights combined michelle was suspended afterward of this fight due to elevated testosterone levels, so the second fight was called off, so instead, Anderson fought former UFC light heavyweight champion Vitor Belfort at UFC 126.

After a process of sensation on the broadcasts out of nowhere, anderson connected with a front kick to vitor's face, vitor fell and they ground and hit before mario yamasaki intervened. This is one of the best results in mma history. Six months later, Anderson fought Yoshinokami for the second time. It was also his first fight in Brazil in over seven years and he put in a dominant performance that saw him floor Okami with a right hand before finishing him with a ground and pound at UFC 148. Anderson fought Chael Sonnen for the second time. He was so excited for this fight to happen.

The buildup was huge and the bad blood between the two was at an all-time high, it was a fight that challenged the legacy of both fighters and I remember people I knew who didn't watch MMA knew about this fight and with 925,000 PPV buys it was the Anderson's biggest fight at that point in the round. one fell like most of the first fight chael got an early takedown and kept top control, it looked good for him earlier in the second round when he threw a spinning back fist that made him fall to the mat, anderson connected with Anita's body,which was followed by blows that forced referee Eve Levine to intervene.

This was a big win and that momentum continued when he took a short notice fight against Stephen Bonner at UFC 153 even though Anderson just purposely stayed glued to the cage for most of the fight. what he needed was a knee and punches to finish Bonner, being the first time he was finished with punches at ufc 162 anderson fought chris weidman chris got off to a good start by securing an early takedown, but once they got back up anderson seemed to be comfortable enough to keep his hands low and start taunting and that continued early in the second round before Chris connected with a left hand that dropped Anderson.

He followed up with ground and pound before referee Herb Dean intervened. This was a great loss. I remember how surprised I was when I saw him live because it really seemed like Anderson would never lose a fight again at that point, even though he got an immediate rematch and was still the favorite to win, but once again, Chris had a good first round by knocking Anderson down with punches in the clinch and throwing ground and pound, in fact, he almost finished Anderson in the first round, but the fight ended in a much more brutal manner. Chris stopped Anderson's kick, shattering his tibia and fibula.

This was probably the most brutal injury I have ever seen in my life. Fighting now at 38 years old, it really seemed like this would be the last time we would see Anderson fight, but he returned a year later to fight former Strikeforce welterweight champion Nick Diaz and this was a very interesting fight for the most part. Nick was taunting Anderson and although Anderson landed more shots throughout the fight there was never a point where the action escalated. In the end he won by unanimous decision but days after the fight it was revealed that Anderson failed his test. drug test when he tested positive for anabolic steroids at the hearing, attributed it to sexual enhancement and sleeping pills, but the commission still suspended him for a year, fined him $380,000, and overturned his victory against Nick Diaz to a no contest Anderson returned in February 2016 to fight Michael Bisbane despite being knocked down early by punches Anderson nearly ended a fight late in the third round with a flying knee, but Herb never called the fight off and continued for two More rounds and where both men went back and forth on the feet after five rounds, Michael won by unanimous decision.

Anderson stepped in on short notice to fight former Strikeforce Heavyweight Champion Daniel Cormier, and this is a fight that many people forget ever happened. it was a one sided fighting performance by daniel anderson was happy to survive the three rounds but in the end daniel won by unanimous decision seven months later anderson fought derek brunson it was a close fight in which both men had their moments on the feet but derek He also had success on the ground after three rounds, Anderson won by unanimous decision, which many considered controversial at UFC 234. Anderson fought Israel Adesanya. It was a fun matchup as both fighters have very similar styles, which made for an incredible battle on the feet and although Anderson had his moments, Israel's youngest, strongest and fastest fighter put on a performance that proved he is worthy of carry the torch after three rounds which he won by unanimous decision at ufc 237 anderson fought jared cannoneer and lost a fight in the first by going down from a leg kick 17 months later, anderson fought uriah hall and in the fourth round anderson he was knocked down by a right hand and a ground and pound that forced herb dean to intervene at 45 years old and with three losses in a After the UFC released him from his contract, this was his most recent fight and honestly, no one knows really what's next as Anderson hasn't officially retired and as sad as his career went in the end, it just doesn't overshadow how phenomenal he was. in his prime so after being 34 and 11 years old with no competition in the song career become the ufc kdrage middleweight and shoot home with the visiting champion how good was Anderson Silva

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really He achieved the highest level of greatness in MMA among all. and some people consider him the goat simply because of that because in his prime he was untouchable and it got to a point where people not only expected him to win but also expected an entertaining fight because for the most part he has had some legendary moments, Whether it was the knees to Rich Franklin's head, the fifth round submission against Chael or the front kick against Vitor were great moments both then and even now when I reflect on them and a lot of it had to do with the Anderson fighting style.

It was striking, it was original, it was boastful, but most importantly it was beautiful to see a human fight as if it were a video game. It's just amazing to see that he is one of the best strikers in mma history. He mixed his punches, kicks and knees in such a way. so it was so unpredictable for his opponents to read him, even when he wasn't throwing strikes he would just stand up and do slight faints that even scared me and a lot of that had to do with his natural athleticism which also helped him with his defense as he He avoided his opponent's attacks by simply dodging them and his wing chun was also another tactic of confusion for his opponents, but the biggest tactic he had popularized was intimidation.

Anderson clowned around in fights regularly and I just thought how much This would get into my head if I was fighting him, which meant you really had to be mentally strong if you were going to fight him. I mean look at what he did to a former light heavyweight champion and Forrest Griffin, to be honest, I think Anderson was capable. do that against any light heavyweight in the past and that to me makes him the first unofficial double champion, although he could have taken that path that many intend to take today, he decided to accumulate a total of 10 title defenses which in my opinion , is much more impressive, but some question the caliber of his opponents as he has some big names on his resume.

It's more the type of fighters he was having difficulty with that started when he fought Chael Sun and continued with Chris Weidman, although Anderson had impressive jiu jitsu, he fought fighters that were common in the middleweight division back then and, surprisingly, even now, and honestly, that may have played a huge role in his longevity as a UFC champion, but most of it was definitely due. to his abilities as a fighter because it was the way he won his fights, he was simply levels ahead of the competition, therefore, making them look worse than they really were. Yes, it sucks that most remember his fall compared to his golden days, but they like it. many fighters age and with speed they are the first to slow down Anderson's entire fighting style just didn't have the same effect as before and although I think he stayed in the fighting game longer and that affected his place in the conversation about the goats.

At his peak he was better than any other fighter at his peak, which is why he would give his MMA career a 9.5 out of 10. He brought the fighting style that changed the sport forever. It takes a lot of skill to show your dominance and also. I put on the show on the biggest stage, but for Anderson, the wild spider, that was normal. My name is keon and this is my opinion on Anderson with the wild spider. Do you agree, disagree or have anything else to add? Please write the comments below. because I love reading it, if you like this video, please like and subscribe to my channel for more content like this, but that's a lot for now, so I'll see you in the next one.