Light Heavyweight bout: Anderson Silva defeated Forrest Griffin via KO (punch) at 3:23 of round 1.
Anderson Silva and Forrest Griffin were each awarded $60,000 bonuses for Fight of the Night. Anderson Silva was also awarded a $60,000 bonus for Knockout of the Night.
I asked people how could Griffin possibly defeat Silva, and my favorites were "who knows silva may gas out" and "[Griffin] could put silva out of his comfort zone"
But nothing prepared me for what a machine that is Anderson Silva. Seriously, did they check his gloves for brass knuckles, laser sites, and some biokenetic composite machinery?
I always appreciated the way he can avoid taking any damage, and when he does get touched, he never seemed to be phased. But much like Miguel Torres can strike with abandon because he has no fear of going to the ground, Silva can throw punches from the hip, because he doesn't need to defend with his hands.
Its amazing. I never held the fight with Thales Leites against Silva, but now I really have to wonder why he didn't put more pressure on Leites, cause he toyed with Griffin like Griffin was his son.
R:3+ A:4 S:4 T:4