A thread hating on Anderson. Not surprised.
I see that, but then if you really are that good then just finish the guy at some point.
Not even much of purist but it was bad for his legacy and for martial arts, which is why Chris' wierd right swing/left hook was so satisfying.
The last time Anderson got even close to that amount of taunting was the Maia fight. A fight that was considered a huge blemish in his streak during his reign.
i've never understood this, i know people thought they were boring/disrespectful or whatever but if you can fuck around that much in a fight and still comfortably win while making your opponent look dumb i think it adds to how good you are/were.
plus i thought the maia fight was so ridiculous that it was entertaining.
Say what ever you want. Anderson taunts / plays mind games in just about all his fights. It's a fact. All you have to do is watch them to see it. It just happens that he got caught in the Weidman fight. If he didn't get caught and went on to win .... everyone would be saying how great he was / is. Instead we have people claiming he lost because of being "cocky" ect. No that is not why he lost .. he lost because he got caught while fighting with the same style that he uses in just about everyone of his fights.
He never stood in the pocket, faked being on wobbly legs, and then tried to dodge strikes without attempting to counter.
I can't remember if I laughed harder after that KO or when the Chris broke his leg.
I definitely laughed harder when Weidman snapped his leg like a twig. Especially when Rogan was saying this might be the last time we see Silva fight in the octagon. The first fight i was too pumped and happy to laugh.
That must be it.
People don't naturally dislike fighters who taunt and show boat.
Nobody ever pushed him to be that desperate.
So now it's desperation?Nobody ever pushed him to be that desperate.
I definitely laughed harder when Weidman snapped his leg like a twig. Especially when Rogan was saying this might be the last time we see Silva fight in the octagon. The first fight i was too pumped and happy to laugh.
Say what ever you want. Anderson taunts / plays mind games in just about all his fights. It's a fact. All you have to do is watch them to see it. It just happens that he got caught in the Weidman fight. If he didn't get caught and went on to win .... everyone would be saying how great he was / is. Instead we have people claiming he lost because of being "cocky" ect. No that is not why he lost .. he lost because he got caught while fighting with the same style that he uses in just about everyone of his fights.
I definitely laughed harder when Weidman snapped his leg like a twig. Especially when Rogan was saying this might be the last time we see Silva fight in the octagon. The first fight i was too pumped and happy to laugh.
He never stood in the pocket, faked being on wobbly legs, and then tried to dodge strikes without attempting to counter.