UFC 101: A. Silva P4P #1

The card wasn't my favorite, but the Silva/Griffin fight was nuts!!! I understand that Forrest was a perfect match-up for a highlight-reel performance by Silva (like Leben), but that still doesn't make the utter destruction of a top-5 LHW by a MW any less amazing. Forrest may have touched Silva once during the whole fight...I've only ever seen that kind of head movement in Ali fights. Silva is the undeniable pound-for-pound top fighter in the world.

I know, I know...what about Fedor... Fedor?!? The same guy who ducks the top fighters in his weight class? Fedor signed with Strikeforce for goodness sake...there is no one there to fight him? I'll agree that there aren't too many people in the world that could give Fedor a fight, but that is the same for Silva. One big difference is that Silva is rumored to want to give up his MW title...yeah, you read correctly - GIVE UP the title b/c there is simply no one left for him to beat. He wants to fight the best, so will more than likely move up to LHW so that he can get some competition for once, even though he is undersized. He wants a challenge! That is the difference between Silva and Fedor. Fedor is riding his status with easy fights, which Silva could do as well, to an easy payday. That is what sets Silva apart from Fedor.

GSP could be mentioned in this discussion as well, but we may see a GSP/Silva match-up...please God. My dream fight! Also, until GSP fights above his weight class and destroys the top level guys at MW - Hendo, Fitch, etc - he is, at least to me, under Silva for the pound-for-pound crown. Also, it took GSP (who is my second fav fighter behind Silva) 4 rounds to dispense with the champ in the division BELOW his, while Silva wrecked a top-5 LHW only 9 months removed from the UFC LHW title...

Amazing!

Funny faces as fans boo (which pisses me off btw)...soon enough they'd be cheering:



Silva knocks Forrest down:

And again:

And yet again...that head movement is just sick...

And night night to Forrest...