MMA
superstar Anderson Silva paid the price for showboating at UFC 162 when
be was brutally knocked out by Chris Weidman with 1:18 gone in the
second round of their fight at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Silva spent
most of the first stanza taunting and remonstrating with Weidman, who is
more noted as a wrestler and a not a boxer, to punch more so that he could counter.
However, Weidman did not get sucked
into the trap and stayed disciplined, throwing some shots but not
getting reckless. Indeed, Silva was the one who got reckless when, after
pretending to be jelly legged, he stood in front of Weidman with his
guard down. Silva dodged three punches, but Weidman finally connected
with a left hook and it was lights out for the Brazilian. The American
pounded Silva with a right on the chin on the ground before the fight
was stopped, and a new UFC middleweight champion was born.
Though Silva, who drops to 33-5 after this defeat, told Joe Rogan
after the fight that he needed a break and wouldn't take part in any
more title fights, UFC president Dana White is confident that the two
fighters will meet in a rematch.
Earlier on the undercard, former Muscle & Fitness cover subject Tim Kennedy marked his UFC debut with a unanimous decision win over Roger Gracie in a three round middleweight fight.
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