A Half Decade Ago, Anderson Silva Destroyed Vitor Belfort

[iLikeBirds]

Time Flies, Folks

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[UL]

And today

Vitor destroys him

 

[Crusader666]

And today

Vitor destroys him

no

 

[WouldNotBang]

That was pre TRTor

 

[Actualized174]

Epic moment

 

[Cry0Therapy737]

Time does indeed fly, I remember watching that and being in awe that he just front kick KO'ed him and I'm pretty down on Anderson usually.

A rematch would be interesting considering what's happened in the five years since.

 

[Lanx]

Gee, two Brazilians that use TRT or PED's.

 

[Ez Eric]

It is crazy it has already been that long. I wanted to see that fight for years. Even before Anderson came to the UFC, all the true MMA fans knew he was a great striker. And of course we all knew how dangerous Vitor's striking was too.

It sucked it didn't last long but that really is the way it should be. When you have two pinpoint accuracy KO artists in the ring, it's probably not gonna be a war. If they are really that good, somebody should be catching somebody quickly.

My old instructor used to say the same thing. "There shouldn't be some epic 30 minute battle like you see in the movies. If they are that good, someone should finish it quick."

 

[Woliwo]

A rematch I really want to see!

 

[legkicktko]

It is crazy it has already been that long. I wanted to see that fight for years. Even before Anderson came to the UFC, all the true MMA fans knew he was a great striker. And if course we all knew how dangerous Vitor's striking was too.

It sucked it didn't last long but that really is the way it should be. When you have two pinpoint accuracy KO artists in the ring, it's probably not gonna be a war. If they are really that good, somebody should be catching somebody quickly.

My old instructor used to say the same thing. "There shouldn't be some epic 30 minute battle like you see in the movies. If they are that good, someone should finish it quick."

That is tough though. What if their defense is precise as well?

 

[Tooth and Nail]

ouch!

I hate remembering how fast time flies.

 

[JDragon]

Half A Decade Ago, Capitalizing All Words In A Thread Title Was Considered Acceptable

 

[Rampage_Jackson]

It is crazy it has already been that long. I wanted to see that fight for years. Even before Anderson came to the UFC, all the true MMA fans knew he was a great striker. And of course we all knew how dangerous Vitor's striking was too.

It sucked it didn't last long but that really is the way it should be. When you have two pinpoint accuracy KO artists in the ring, it's probably not gonna be a war. If they are really that good, somebody should be catching somebody quickly.

My old instructor used to say the same thing. "There shouldn't be some epic 30 minute battle like you see in the movies. If they are that good, someone should finish it quick."

There are tons of wars between accurate KO artists.

 

[milenss]

I was still young, and was living a stress-free life.

 

[yekmurat]

Pumped as hell for that one...The golden days of UFC...

 

[Ez Eric]

There are tons of wars between accurate KO artists.

I know. I'm not saying it happens every single time but theoretically, when two guys that skilled and that much power fught each other, somebody could go down quick. And they did

 

[BisexualMMA]

Actually feels like 7 or 8 years ago to me.

 

[Peteyandjia]

First & only guy to knock Vitor out clean.

(Randy & The Chris had a few GnP TKOs.)

One of the best kicks in MMA history.

And as fuckin weird as it is...

You can thank the honorable Sensei Seagal for at least some of that.

 

[SpaceCommissar]

A half decade ago I was a young 30 year young snotty nosed boy. Now I'm .. the same.

Time flies, not me.

 

[Peteyandjia]

One of the few MMA posters that I own.