UFC 153: Anderson Silva finishes Stephan Bonnar in Round 1

Nobody fights like Anderson. What an entertainer!

GEORGE SAFE PIERRE IS NEXT !

I don't think so. I hope it's bones, he is bound to be feeling slightly uncomfortable with Dana saying he'll make it happen.



No one is clamouring for Weidman to fight Silva anymore. I've never rated Weidmans chances. A decision victory over Demian Maia and a KO of an onjured Munòz don't qualify you to stand a chance against this man.

Victory over Demian Maia in 10 days notice and ko over health Munoz don't qualify? What scientist are you?

I didn't say he didn't deserve a shot, I said he doesn't stand a chance with what he's done so far.

Weidman is a beast but yeah, anyone who thinks he stands any chance at beating AS is delusional. That said he is the #1 MW contender in my opinion. I would however, prefer to watch Silva dominate Jones.

GSP vs silva makes so much more sense then GSP vs jon jones.



they are both towards the end of their careers and both have staked there claim at p4p best before jones was even a champion. they are also closer in size than anderson and jones are.



idk why id just much rather see GSP vs anderson silva lol

The best there is, the best there was and probably the best there ever will be.

since when was GSP ever going to fight Jon Jones?.....wtf....

I agree GSP-Silva makes no sense, but not for the reasons you mentioned. If a big LHW had absolutely no luck in grappling exchanges with Silva, how exactly is GSP going to win a superfight between the two? Georges has virtually no chance of finishing Silva and all it takes is one round where GSP fails to get the Takedown and it will be lights out.

He is the G.O.A.T for a reason.

Joe Rogan said it best SILVA VS BONES would be a travesty if it doesn't happen.



Silva looked great....his opponent however was too big and slow and at the end of his career We don;t want to see these crazy match up again...Silva standing on the cage with hands down was testament to the ridiculous matchup.

Before his opponents were too small, now his opponent is too big to win.



Damn man,shut up.

enjoylife :)

Dude, admit it, this fight was a joke. Bonnar was not the No 2 contender. Too big and slow and at the end of his career.

Were you asleep for the last 3+ weeks? Number 2 contender for what?



Yea it wasn't a fair fight at all, silva being the young man he is at the start of his career...

chael fight is the serious fight even silva was very emotional after the win. this fight is just to put on a show. even bonnar knows it thats why the promotional videos are different. just enjoy life and there is no event cancelled :) cheers

Was anyone foolish enough to actually put money on Bonnar?

14-1 odds were tempting until I realized I would be losing my dollar.

tere was a better LHW in that card Teixeira.Anderson choses to fight a can

he looked sckiny with 202 the guy shuld fight Jones or JDS insted of GSP f chicken his MMA carier will finish fighting can's if he had balls wuld fight top 10 LHW balss nedet

Give it up, Koko.

your childish jealously wont ever take away from Anderson legacy

that hit fabio tagged glover with, be it anderson, would have finished the fight, in fact , anderson would have never been in danger of glovers power...glover looked great against a mid level opponent....anderson would clown him.

HE DID NOT LOOK SKINNY! Look at that gut again. NO DEFINITION WHATSOEVER.

He did not look skinny.lol. You are really starting to reach now. Jones had a heck of a fight with Bonnar and Bonnar actually took the last round and likely would have won if it was 5 rounds. Silva made him look easy other than the first couple of minutes in which there was a struggle for a takedown. Jones would not be able to finish Silva and Bonnar is another man who went on unfinished against top opponents until he met Silva who crushed him. Jones would be in trouble with a fight against Silva.

Technically, so did Anderson. Both Bonnar and Maldonado are mid level fighters at this stage of their careers.



Would be a hella fun fight, but no reason for it to happen.

But Rahsad, Jones, Forrest couldn't put him away with all their might. Jones was gassed in the 3rd trying to finish him. And anderson does one move to end the fight. I guess 16 times lucky for some people. I think Jones gets embarrassed by Anderson when he gets touched by those blessed limbs of the spider.

wuy people saying his openet was big Bonnar was 205 Silva 202 did Bonnar take 30 kilos in 1 day

25 pounds dummy, not 30 kilos

You do know that is just what they weigh in at right? Bonnar was substantially heavier during the fight.

Bonnar fought as a heavyweight before. The lowest he has gone is 205, Anderson has fought at 168. When they met in the middle of the octagon before the fight you could see a massive difference in the frames of both men. Jones was as big as Bonnar and he couldn't finish him even with a reach advantage. He was on his way to losing had it been 5 rounds as he was finished after R2.

Kudos to Bonnar, he kicked Silva's ass for 4 minutes...it only takes one opening with that guy though.



Makes you wonder what would happen if a guy with speed and KO power like Vitor used the same aggressive approach vs. Silva. It seems like he struggles when guys don't allow him to measure them and figure out their timing.

Yea man, bonnar was definitely winning. We need to see a rematch if silva isn't scared...



PLEASE,help stop stupidity!

"It seems like he struggles when guys don't allow him to measure them and figure out their timing."



Did you actually watch the fight?

I don't think Bonnar was ever winning. Just literally holding off the inevitable. Even when he was pressuring Silva in the fence Anderson was landing better.

This post Evan proves what a nut hugger you are. If that fight had gone to round 2 there is no case to be made for Silva winning it. Bonnar out worked him, landed great knees, controlled him while Silva landed a couple of glancing blows and done a lot of disrespectful show boating in the knowledge Bonnar would curl up as soon as he landed a good shot.

Evan proves what a nut hugger you are?



Are you trying to call me a nut hugger here?

I didn't know they allowed internet access for inmates at mental hospitals.

What?!?!? Mousasi, you usually make sense. I want you to get the help you need man. You are wading dangerously close to mokoko territory with this one.

@godsofwararise,



Glad you're getting all the support you need :)

What say you about the goat now?

Are you in awe?

Ermm NO.

Yeah as*kisa we know your in awe at how GSP can hold back his tears from an eye injury and with much encouragement get back in the octagon. He can defeat bullys at school with a single parent teacher meeting. You may not think this was a legit challenge to anderson for a fight. But he legitimately did what nobody else was able to do by stopping Bonnar, not only stopping him but in round 1, being from a weight class lower, by a single strike. You need to stop believeing in marvel super heroes to see that this is an epic win.

how in hell is GSP 5'10 ( most win are by decision) going to beat silva 6'2. GSP couldn't beat top 3 MW, gsp vs Silva would be an easy fight for Silva.



Dana need to force a fight between Jones vs Silva .

The reason gsp could win is because he can do chael's hold a guy down strategy better if that was his game plan. I wouldnt write gsp off nearly as much as I do other guys Anderson fights but Im not all that interested in that anyway, nothings as exciting as seeing someone stand with Anderson.

Agreed. GSP has as good a chance as anyone. I would prefer Silva V Jones but Silva V GSP is good too.

Best Martial Artist ever

I was just hoping that Bonnar wouldn't get devastated and then announce his retirement inside the cage. Hopefully we'll get to see him fight again. Even if he never holds a belt, he's always a fun fighter to watch work.

Man that was a FUN fight!!!......no I wasn't, now can we move on from this stupid fight and get some real matches. And just for the record I did say since day one of this blasphemy of a fight that it would end in the first without a sweat. Now silva wants to pick another payday as he mysteriously now wants to fight gsp after so long. But not jones (the real challenge) because they're besties, come on!!! Now weak me bitchesssss!!!!

they could've silva fight the top 5 LHW, they would've given Anderson a better fight.

It was offered to anyone but Machida and Jones and nobody but Bonnar had the balls. Not Silvas or the UFCs fault. Seems nobody at 205 are real men anymore. They all want to wait. They know if they lose to Silva their shot at the strap may be in jeopardy to guys that didn't fight Silva.

Hey @firstnlast emperor where you at bro, lets talk about this.

This fight was little too easy for Anderson to begin with. Never the less, he is the greatest of all time and he proved it again....



In all honesty, I dont think Jon Jones can beat Silva. Both fighters are equally skilled but Silva is much smarter. Let's hope this happens.

Jones will wipe the floor with Silva. Even Silva knows this.

Laughable. Silva will embarrass Jones if they ever fight.

I would have agreed with you till some time back. Not after Jones last performance. Jones is good and yes, he can beat Silva but it's not going to be a cake walk. That said, I'll root for Silva any given day.

Silva has made minced meat out of guys that gave Jones his toughest two fights. Jones goes down hard against Silva. Silva is on another level to any other fighter in the UFC and Jones size is his only hope in a fight with Silva.

They are not equally skilled. Silva is way beyond Jones' skill set.

That's why Bonnar was winning the round until he curled up like a baby. Jones has dominated tougher fighters in better fashion and by the time he is finished in MMA even Silva nuthuggers like you will admit he is better.

Jones was being dominated by Bonnar in R3 of their fight which Silva never let come to be. Jones two toughest fights have been Bonnar and Vitor both of which Silva made a mockery of in comparison to Bones. And people thought i was a Jones hugger.lol.

May be, but somehow I feel that Jones has the reach / size advantage which he uses very effectively. Hence, I am still inclined to believe that they are equally skilled.

Yes skill wise there is little to split them but the difference being Jones is still learning whereas Silva has near perfected his skills. For technical striking Silva has no peer, but I also feel for variation and dominance Jones is in another league.

Yes, he's great to watch. Not a hard fight for Anderson though. He's not fighting at 205 anymore, so there really aren't any hard fights. Silva wants GSP at catchweight because he will finish him and take all his glory.

Am I the only one wondering if that was fixed? One knee and he curls up in a ball on the ground? Sure it was a great knee that knocked the wind out of him but Forest with a jab, Bonnar with a knee? Dude is good but someone as tough as Bonnar doesn't curl up like that from being winded.

All of silvas wins in the UFC are fixed.

The fight was definately fixed. Bonnar got some retirement money, Dana almost has his Fedor counterpart and Anderson would just look great, its basically a win/win for everyone.

Yeah and Vitor was supposed to be KO'd since nobody KO's Vitor. Nobody KO's Leben either. Silva does the things others can't. You're going to have to live with that. I am sure Chael Sonnen was just a pay off too since he never gave in to a knee before either.

Moe, Larry and Curly? Damn you guys are dumb.

Oh and azzika, getting hit in the solar plexis the way Bonnar did goes beyond winded. The pain he experienced from that was crippling. Tito and Sonnen can tell you all about that. As for the jab to Forrest, the dude was already rocked. It was the third time he got dropped.

I have been winded myself more than once and know how crippling the pain can be to such a degree I couldn't move for about 10 minutes. That said Bonnar curling up like that when he hadn't taken a shot to the head seemed suspect.

PS: there's a massive difference between being dumb, being skeptical and being gullible. I have seen people take harder shots to the solar and not curl up like that. Never seen a anyone curl up like that, especially a toughened veteran like Bonnar. I'm not saying it was fixed only that is not the Bonnar I have watched many times.

Your eyes memory of Silvas history and sense of reality seem suspect.

Well Many have never been hit with the accuracy and damage of Silva before they meet Silva.

what a suprise....

When Anderon hit Bonna with that knee my face was like from Firday

DAAAAAAAMN!

*Anderson *Bonnar

Just another fix by Dana White to hype up his number one fighter..Now he can make a super fight and get super money..What a Joke..anyone who thinks that was a real fight doesn't know real fighting. FIXED AGAIN!

TRUE THAT!!!!!!

I also love how they made a big deal out of 2inch in height and 3pounds..Notice Joe didn't say anything when they showed the measurements..He's usually blabbing his mouth off at that point..Quite as a mouse..What a joke.

Weighed in at 3 pounds difference. Silva said didn't even need to cut this time. Bonnar has fought at heavyweight before, has a 2 inch height and 3 inch reach advantage. Bonnar weighs according to the stats given on fight night an average of 30lbs more than Silva when he walks around. Just seeing them face to face before the fight shows a massive frame difference.

A shocking outcome to a totally unpredictable fight.......LOL......



Seriously....nothing more than sparring and target practice for Silva. This fight should have never happened. For the UFC to amp it up like they did, they should be ashamed.



Let's face it, Jones is the only real threat to Silva in either weight class, GSP's only prayer is to dry hump Silva for 3 rounds and hope for a decision, because he cannot stand and trade with him.

I agree with the last two paragraphs, but Silva did still impress by finishing a man in R1 that was unfinishable to the guys at 205.

Not that this fight inlfuenced my opinion very much but I would not be surprised if Anderson Silva took both GSP's and Jon Jone's belts. He is capable of both.

i hope GSP loses to Condit, that way it will force Anderson to consider a fight with Jones.

GSP will never fight Jones because of the weight difference...

GSP may not even fight Silva unless the fight at a catchweight...



GSP has said it before that going up in weight is not easy just because someone wants to fight...the more weight, the slower, cardio is different.

Everyone from Dana to Joe Silva dont know what they are thinking by saying GSP vs Silva. Its not all about the money with some of these fighter like GSP.



Silva will not be able to handle Jones....Jones will take him down at will and then Elbow him to death. Jones has the reach and speed....

Ok just to start things off I am a MASSIVE Silva fan and love watching him fight. I loved this fight, seeing the matrix style from Anderson again!



However I have just been watching it again and starting to worry that it may have been a fix.



Re watching the fight it seemed to me like Bonnar was saying things to Anderson. Like watch at 2.31, he clearly lifts his head and whispers something to Silva, then just after Anderson shoulder barges him and throws a knee.



Little things like this were happening throughout the fight and Bonnar was clinching and hiding his head down, to say things!



Also look at 0.42 to 0.32 Bonnar is tentatively clinching with him and very close together and it looks like he is saying what to do next and Anderson easily spins him around (like Bonnar is allowing it) and then trips him and does the finish!



I have seen this sorta of thing with Cro Cop and Dos Santos and also Cro Cop and Frank Mir. This grappling and talking stuff!!



I really hope its not a fix as I love watching Anderson but now I wonder........does anyone else see what I see??

Well fighters often talk to each other to create issues for their opponent and then there is talking with your coaches yelling at you too and your lipping your questions and answers to your coaches or training partners to keep it secret what you are trying to do. Fact is there is a way bigger long term benefit to defeating Silva than taking a fall. Not to mention, Bonnar is not the type of guy to hold back from the way I have seen him fight. Did he hold back on Bones too then?

I don't really agree with the premise (although there's really no way to prove it either way at the moment). However, on the part about Bonnar: Beating Silva would have been a hell of a lot better for his career, but taking a fall (for pay of some sort either through betting or something deeper) would be a sure thing. Especially, when there is no evidence of it (besides opinions) happening before in the UFC.

I can cool that. I still believe it was legit though based on hisw performance all throughout his history in the UFC in which he always surprised even before he was a cash cow.

Yeah I understand fighters talk with there coaches etc and may talk trash to each other during the fight and that's. Its just the moments I described were very suspect. Anderson is my favorite fighter as well and I have NEVER thought any of his other fights were fixed.



The moment at 2.31 is so obviously a whisper in his ear to do something though and straight after there is a knee and a punch. Also the finish was suspect. The way he was holding his arm turning him around, it looked to me as though Bonner was allowing it. Also Bonnar didn't seem to be throwing at 100%.



Maybe it is just me reading into it after seeing the whisper in his ear. I hope its not a fix as I love watching Silva fight :(.