Israel Adesanya v Anderson Silva
Some people said after this fight that the respect shown between fighters and to the Dojo meant that UFC could become one of the most respected martial arts.People say that MMA is a Mixed Martial Art as it takes parts of Kick Boxing, BJJ, Wrestling, and other martial arts, and fighters have to use all of them. However as it's becoming more and more usual for a UFC fighter to have to know both key components of MMA (Stand Up Fighting - the best parts of Kick Boxing/Muay Thai/Taekwondo) and (Floor Fighting - the best parts of BJJ, Wrestling, Jujitsu) to succeed in the octagon, then one day it will become a martial art on its own.
Just watch at the end the respect shown between Israel Adesanya and Anderson Silva, as they both kneel and pray on the cage floor, and hug each other for ages. I sure would love to know what Anderson was saying to Izzy for about 3 minutes in his ear after the fight. I wonder if Izzy will ever let us know?
I love this fight because Spiderman, Anderson Silva was my favourite MMA fighter before Israel Adesanya came along. Israel is undefeated at the Middleweight so far and faces his toughest fight yet tonight at UFC 248 against Yoel Romero for the middleweight belt. That fight is yet to happen as I write this but will be posted on the site for sure whatever the outcome.
Will Israel Adesanya become the next UFC's Spiderman or will someone else take that special title.
It just goes to show you don't have to be a ripped triangle chicken chest on steroids to fight. Skinny black dudes can do just as well, and Israel has all the right attributes being skinny, so there is less of a target to hit, and having long spindly arms and legs, which gives him reach advantage, and means anyone wanting to get close to him for a takedown attempt is likely to be spotted and struck before being able to.
I love this fight because Spiderman, Anderson Silva was my favourite MMA fighter before Israel Adesanya came along. Israel is undefeated at the Middleweight so far and faces his toughest fight yet tonight at UFC 248 against Yoel Romero for the middleweight belt. That fight is yet to happen as I write this but will be posted on the site for sure whatever the outcome.
Will Israel Adesanya become the next UFC's Spiderman or will someone else take that special title.
It just goes to show you don't have to be a ripped triangle chicken chest on steroids to fight. Skinny black dudes can do just as well, and Israel has all the right attributes being skinny, so there is less of a target to hit, and having long spindly arms and legs, which gives him reach advantage, and means anyone wanting to get close to him for a takedown attempt is likely to be spotted and struck before being able to.
Izzy is very good at spotting and defending against takedowns, and if you don't get him on the floor in the centre of the Octagon. You will just waste your time against the cage as he can spread his long legs so wide that the attacker has a big problem trying to trip him up and get him to the floor.
For me, the best moment of watching a Spiderman fight, was when he was trying to put his opponent off by moving his hands about in front of him, not blocking but just trying to make the other fighter not know his next move.
It always seemed like brilliant skill, when kicks or punches came his way but he just avoided them by inches as if they were nothing, putting the attacker off, that was until he got too cocky against Chris Weidman, and got sparked right out. Lesson learned.
However unless Izzy reigns for a long time, Anderson Silva will certainly go down in history as maybe the best Middleweight UFC fighter ever.
So here is the full fight between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya and you could see at the end of the fight the respect both fighters had for each other.
For me, the best moment of watching a Spiderman fight, was when he was trying to put his opponent off by moving his hands about in front of him, not blocking but just trying to make the other fighter not know his next move.
It always seemed like brilliant skill, when kicks or punches came his way but he just avoided them by inches as if they were nothing, putting the attacker off, that was until he got too cocky against Chris Weidman, and got sparked right out. Lesson learned.
However unless Izzy reigns for a long time, Anderson Silva will certainly go down in history as maybe the best Middleweight UFC fighter ever.
So here is the full fight between Anderson Silva and Israel Adesanya and you could see at the end of the fight the respect both fighters had for each other.
The original English Version video got taken down so I have had to replace it with a good video but with Spanish Commentary. I have also put up an official fight highlights video as well in case that gets removed as well.
Israel Adesanya v Anderson Silva - Full Fight
Israel Adesanya fights Anderson Silva - Official Fight Highlights
Let me know in the comments about your best Anderson Silva moments during his career. He is a GOAT, still fighting at 42!
Anderson Spiderman Silva was always my best UFC fighter, it was a shame to see him lose a year breaking his leg to Chris Weidman (v2) and he really should tame down the cockiness a bit (Chris W v1). Still he was a great fighter and even came over here to CageRage to beat our best puncher. Good fighter.
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