I think the Silva vs Belfort fight that was promised didn't happen. People were saying that it was going to be a good, long fight, with Anderson Silva emerging victorious (well they got hat part right) however instead the fight was rather short lived and Silva's kick that ended the bout came out of nowhere.
I don't like Belfort, and I was for Anderson Silva right from when this was announced. Belfort is way too cocky: he claims he can beat James Toney in a boxing match and quite honestly, I think he needed somebody to put him into place.
Before Silva's deadly kick, they'd barely touched each other, which was quite shocking. Belfort was worried about the counter strikes of Anderson Silva and the latter didn't want to make the first move. Belfort only managed a few weak leg kicks to Silva before the KO. I was really expecting a better longer fight, with more energy and enthusiasm. Belfort is the type of guy you expect to go all out every fight, except this time he obviously disappointed everybody.
But what next for Silva? He's beaten almost everybody there is to beat and really, it seems as if the UFC isn't really a challenge for him anymore. I reckon he'll retire soon, but the question is will he retire champion or will he fall before the end of his career? I think as his last fight he should be pitted against Yushin Okami: the only person in the UFC to have beaten him and he is ranked 3rd best middleweight in the world by Sherdog, so he is tough opposition, no doubt.
UFC 126 also saw Ryan Bader lose for the first time in his career against Jon "Bones" Jones, who comfortably made him tap out with a guillotine choke. I wasn't really surprised by this, as I think that Bader is slightly overrated (but there is no question at all that he is a good fighter). The final big fight of the night involved Forest Griffin and Rich Franklin, the former defeating the latter by decision. I think it sort of was expected, given that Franklin's last fight was an under par Chuck Liddell and that Forest Griffin was better prepared having fought Tito Ortiz in his last bout.
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