Anderson Silva is now 8-0 in the Octagon, and I still believe he's the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world.But his third-round TKO victory over Patrick Cote tonight at UFC 90 was the worst showing of his UFC career. Silva danced and moved a lot more than he punched and kicked, and he allowed an opponent to last more than two rounds for the first time in his UFC career. Silva didn't look like he was trying his hardest -- and if he was, maybe I need to revise my opinion that he's the best fighter in the world.
Cote suffered a knee injury at the start of the third round, and we'll never know what would have happened if Cote had been able to continue. Silva probably would have won; he was winning the fight on two of the judges' scorecards and it was tied on the third. But we've come to expect nothing short of dominance from Silva tonight, and we didn't get that.
UFC President Dana White acknowledged disappointment in the way the fight turned out, adding, "The crowd was flat at the end. ... I felt like I was in a f---ing alternate universe."
Silva hardly broke a sweat tonight, so he won't need much time off before he steps into the Octagon again. I hope we see him soon, against a high-quality opponent, and I hope Silva brings his A-game. That's not what we got tonight.
Wild Ending to UFC 90
CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (L) wrestles with Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva fights Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva talks to fans after he won the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Patrick Cote cannot continue the fight in the second round, after he injured his knee in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Patrick Cote cannot continue the fight in the second round, after he injured his knee in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva tries to get Patrick Cote to get up in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (R) fights Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (R) fights Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva (L) punches Patrick Cote in the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Patrick Cote;Anderson Silva
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CHICAGO- OCTOBER 25: Anderson Silva prepares before the Middleweight Title Bout at UFC's Ultimate Fight Night at Allstate Arena on October 25, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Anderson Silva
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I seem to think that you have sold patrick cote a little short.anderson silva was hesitant to attack because he respects cote's powerfull right hand.what i would like to know is it possible that this fight was fixed because of a prior ingery?
..damn straight, the fight was fixed...Dana White is a liar, the UFC have all these people waste their money on this fight....never again, they lost alot of fans with all these fix fights...UFC becoming like WWA crap.
Silva wasn't even trying. it was like he was trying to make a point to the UFC that he was insulted at hving to fight Cote. Seriously, what was the deal with Silva offering to help Cote up out of the guard?
No way the fight was fixed...way too much for the UFC to lose.
Anderson was playing with this guy...
He won that fight easily...
That doesn't make pound for pound the greatest...
Wait till Fedor beats Andre in Jan 09 easily, then you will all jump on the bandwagon...
Yeah Silva had Cote beat from the start. Look at the fight closely and silve blew Cotes leg out much earlier in the fight.
No one thinks gaining and losing weight in a span of a few months might have affected his performance. Just a thought.
Anyone who is changing weight that fast up and down and that much weight, is on Steroids, Growth Hormone, daily routine diet and the correct training. Certain steroids cause a lot of hunger and the fighter must eat about 5,000 calories a day.