Bonnar: I've been hit by stronger guys than Silva, I'll give him hell
Posted on October 9, 2012, 06:51 PM by Anton GurevichLas Vegas, Nevada – The Ultimate Fighting Championship organization returns to Rio this Saturday when the world’s greatest martial artist – long-reigning UFC middleweight king Anderson “The Spider” Silva – steps up to light heavyweight to face the bigger, stronger and teak tough contender Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar.
The three-round special attraction is the main event of the UFC 153 Pay-Per-View, which features six fights including a heavyweight showdown between Brazilian icon “Minotauro” Nogueira and Dave Herman and a chance to see two of the most exciting new talents in the UFC - Glover Teixeira and Erick Silva – take on serious tests in Fábio Maldonado and Jon Fitch respectively.
But it is the main event which has got the mixed martial arts world talking. Silva holds Embracing his underdog role, Bonnar has vowed to give the pound-for-pound kingpin “hell” in the Octagon on Saturday night.
Pointing out that he has never been knocked out or submitted, the Las Vegas native said: “I’m going in there to fight him, not to just go in there and think it was cool to share an Octagon with Anderson Silva. I’m going to give everything, fight my heart out, like I did in the fight with Forrest Griffin (in 2005) which changed the sport. That’s what I bring to the cage that Anderson maybe hasn’t seen too many times in his career. I’ve got to give him a fight, I’m got to get him on the back foot, rough him up, and that’s what I’m going to do.
“I’ve been hit by bigger, stronger guys and never been stopped. I mean, look at every fight I’ve ever had - I’ve been hit with lots of big shots but I get up and keep coming. Anderson is so damn good, but no-one has ever walked through me and I will keep coming at him no matter what he throws my way.”
Bonnar can be taken at his word. He is an attack-minded fighter - and seven years’ worth of statistics indicate Bonnar will go after Silva from the opening bell.
According to official stats from FightMetric, the American Psycho has landed more strikes in the Octagon than any light heavyweight in UFC history not named Tito Ortiz or Forrest Griffin, he has the fourth best takedown accuracy in the division at 44.7% and has attempted to finish fights with submissions more than any fighter in 205 pound history with the lone exception of Renato Sobral.
“I get in there any go after it,” the American Psycho said. “I don’t stall, I don’t get stood up (due to inactivity), I go out there any put it on my opponent and I am going to give Anderson Silva hell.
“Very rarely in life does a great opportunity come along for anyone. Getting the biggest shot of my career, when I had sort of retired, is kinda the story of my life. I’ve never really had the best of luck in my career. I’ve not had everything really fall into place for me. But now it really feels like all the stars are aligning just like it did on that magical night for the UFC back in 2005 when I fought Forrest Griffin for the first time.”
UFC® 153: SILVA vs. BONNAR will be available live on Pay-Per-View this Saturday at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT on UFC.TV, iN DEMAND, DirecTV, DISH Network, Avail-TVN, and in Canada on BellTV, Shaw Communications, Sasktel, and Viewer’s Choice Canada for a suggested retail price of $44.99 US/$49.99 CAN for Standard Definition and $54.99 US/$59.99 CAN for High Definition.
For more information or current fight news, visit www.ufc.com. All bouts live and subject to change.
Comments
I like Bonnar and I'm sure he'll make it a better fight than anyone else may think. Anderson Silva Via TKO - round 2
You obviously have no clue what you talking about. The top contenders are kept in the dark. For WHAT?????
anyone else seen that recent pic of bonnar? dude is looking rippppppped compared to normal, i think he's taking this VERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRY seriously. 3 more days until mma communities jaw drops simultaneously
Unfortunately for Bonnar, it's much more about timing, speed and accuracy than size and strength.
My thoughts exactly! He's good at counter striking accurately while his opponents are coming forward, using their own momentum against them. Bonner has never been in a boring fight so if he can hold is own long enough to make it one, this should be exciting.
100% true. Nearly all of Anderson's opponents have fought someone who punches stronger but Anderon doesn't need massive strength when he can put you in lala land with perfect timing and accuracy.
Saying he doesn't need huge strength is true but he hits far harder than it looks like
At first i didn't like anderson for this choice and wasn't triggerd to watch!
Then i saw bonnar's stats about never being finished and obviously he can take a hit, which we all know he's gonna get, but he probably won't go down on the first or second.
Bonnar's got some good wrestling credentials, can take a hit, is BIG has NEVER been finished and will be high on this poster fight he wanted for a long time (you a'll know the story)
So know i'm thinking this may be a nice war, i'm triggerd!
WAR BONNAR! (o.k i'm high myself right now, bonnar's gonna lose, but until that time this fight will be highly entertaining!!!)
There's got to be a way to find this guy's ip address or something in order to (semi)perma-ban him...
Im sure bonnar will put up a great fight but Im gonna stick with the oddsmakers on this one......
I don't know why everyone still thinks Anderson Silva can't be stopped. The key is out there and has been exposed. Charge him take him down and don't stop. Sonnen and Hendo did a good job of this and they almost beat him. Almost everyone who faces him tried to stand and trade with him and that's a big mistake. Sure your going to get hit on the way in but I know Bonnar can take it. The secret to beating him is pressure and wrestling. Push him back and to the ground and you have a good chance.
how did hendo almost win??? he tapped in the 2nd!
Not so much beating him has holding him down until time runs out. Big difference in my book. Sonnen and Henderson were never close to "finishing" Silva.
Your right and Bonnar is a big guy but if Chael and Hendo couldn't do it I can't see Bonnar doing it - Bonnar's a big guy but IMO that won't be enough to win via wrestling when two Olympic wrestlers couldn't do it.
repeat by accident :(
Bonnar will get reversed and pounded out a la Nate Marquadt when he faced Silva
Bonnar will win
I bet my house on Bonner, and if I win I will have 10 houses !!! wooawhaaaatt !!!!
No, actually you will have 10 boners dangling all around your face. It's Bonnar, btw....
hahaha damn you mindkontrolle, I just burst out laughing in class!
What is he a fvcking zombie?? Just keeps lurching forward moaning a single syllable "GWAAAAAAAAAAA.........." Anderson's gonna have to sever the head or dowse him in gasoline.
I just put 800€ on Bonnar to win. That's how much I believe in The Punchers Chance and The Heart of a Warrior. He's gonna upset the world of mma on saturday. The Spider is one of the best fighters ever to enter the octagon, but my guts and experience tell me Bonnar is going to take him. And they are seldom wrong.
Everyone is mentioning Bonnar's ability to take a punch and never being stopped by TKO before... every heard of Chris Leben and what happened to him?
I'll give you a hint - it took 49 seconds.
For a card that was on its last limbs i am fairly excited for this one. Fitch needs a win against a dangerous Erick Silva. Does anyone see Fitch winning by anything bar decision?
I want Fitch to win but I feel Silva is not going to be taken down and he has already shown he has killer striking from the Anderson camps. Silva is a future champ and will be amazing to see him fight Rory.
bonnar lost to coleman
No, you won't
Retards, retards, retards. I tell you folk everytime how it is. Bonnar you have never been hit with such precision, speed, strength and technique as Anderson silva possesses. You think Forrest Griffin hits hard, I'm sure he does. Anderson Silva hits you to knock you out. When you're not expecting it, you're getting kicked in the face, or jabbed in the cheek off balance. That's what it is, perfection on a big scale. Hype hype hype. This isn't apollo vs rocky, This is reality.