With his roots in the Chute Boxe Academy, he progressed toward his first crowning achievement: defeating Hayato Sakurai to become the Shooto middleweight champion. In the time between that initial championship and his UFC run, Silva fought for another three organizations over 13 fights—with the most noteworthy instance being his now-infamous loss to Ryo Chonan via flying scissor heel hook.
The defeat marked the last time Silva would decisively lose a fight. He made up for the lapse by stopping Tony Fryklund with a move he conjured up after watching an action movie. Hearing him explain his inspiration for the upward elbow knockout reinforces just how unique he is.
Chris Leben served as Silva's inaugural victim in the UFC, where he would notch 16 consecutive UFC victories and counting, including 11 knockouts, three submissions and two decisions. He can always dip into a library of tricks used in previous fights. If he runs out of innovative techniques, it's no concern—he just creates more on the fly. With such a storied history, it's no surprise that Silva fights as if he's unconcerned with the outcome of any given bout.
He told MMAFighting. And whatever I should have done in the sport, I've already done. Raw talent, unparalleled athleticism and years of dedicated training aren't the only factors for his dominance—making a home in one of MMA's premier gyms also has distinct advantages. Here is a little known fact: Silva was on the verge of retirement after his loss to Daiju Takase at Pride Disparaged by the defeat, Silva approached mentor and training partner Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira in a state of desperation.
He now attributes the revitalization of his career to the wisdom and guidance of Nogueira in that time of need. When the cage door closes, Silva may indeed be alone.
But he fights knowing that his skills were sharpened at Blackhouse MMA. Brief recap: Anderson Silva is the most dangerous striker in UFC history and possesses the ability to submit even the most experienced grapplers. He honed his striking and ground game over the course of 16 years and, as of late, trains at one of the best MMA gyms on the planet.
Silva appears indifferent to any opponent's aggression because he's probably seen worse. He stood with his back against the fence as Stephan Bonnar unloaded with everything he had not because of a lack of respect, but because that specific challenge piqued his interest at that specific time.
Silva fights in the moment. He has transcended stats and mere legacy because both are too commonplace for his achievements. Victory is inconsequential if a dominant striker steps in front of him. At that moment, Silva is more interested in just how he'll be the one to attain the knockout. The Brazilian is probably the most vicious fighter ever to compete and he has never shown up to a fight without being ready to put his body on the line in the hope of entertaining fans.
Don't let his UFC record of confuse matters because, in the PRIDE days of the early s, he went 18 fights undefeated with only three of those bouts needing the judges' scorecards. We're sure the cynics among you will question the legitimacy of that promotion and we're well aware of the prevalence of PEDs in that organisation but that doesn't take away from the fact that "The Axe Murderer" can put anyone to sleep with a hook One of the true veterans of the sport, he is deserving of all the praise he gets because of how dominant he once was.
Nowadays you're lucky to see elite fighters fight twice a year but back when Nogueira was building his reputation, he fought 13 times between October and December If that's not impressive enough, he won every single one of those 13 bouts. And if that's not impressive enough, he won 11 of those fights inside the distance. That's staggering stuff from arguably the greatest heavyweight Jiu Jitsu practitioner in the history of the sport.
Leaving all personal aspects of his life out of this, we reckon Jones will find his way atop this list in the next year or two if he continues fighting the way he is. The year-old is arguably the most entertaining fighter to watch in the history of the game just based on the fact that he tries things that we have never seen before and he is somehow improving fight-by-fight. Whether it be the unusual shoulder-lock he used against Glover Teixeira or the spinning elbow he threw as a counter to a Stephan Bonnar kick, this kid is as creative as it gets.
He has looked nothing but dominant in every fight he has taken with none of them coming against any slouches. Just look at what he did to perennial title contender Lyoto Machida for God's sake. And, in all reality, "Bones" should be in his fight career because his only loss came as a technicality in a dominant performance against Matt Hamill in which he used illegal elbows a ludicrous rule in MMA. The only thing that's keeping St-Pierre in third place is his failure to finish fights in the last five years.
Currently semi-retired, GSP has his place in MMA history due to the fact that, throughout his career, it was he who decided where the fight took place. The best tactician to ever wrap his hands, GSP would employ the perfect gameplans to expose the weaknesses of his opponents and sometimes that would lead the Canadian to take fewer risks.
Loading Something is loading. Email address. Sign up for notifications from Insider! Stay up to date with what you want to know. Sports UK. It has also given me a lot more responsibility having the belt. I try to be prepared for anything, and I was able to take advantage of some of his mistakes. Like I have said before, it's like a chess game - you move the wrong piece, and it's over. I take every fight as just another fight because a lot of times, when you stop fighting, people forget about you.
My upbringing has made me appreciate, and not take for granted, everything that is happening to me. I listed him as my hero because he was the only Superhero that had bills to pay. Batman was rich, and Superman was from another planet. I enjoy making people laugh.
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