2007-01-04 02:48:56 · 7 answers · asked by jared 1 in Sports ➔ Martial Arts
It was Anderson Silva at UFC 64 - heres a review of the fight - taken from UFC.com
Sure, Anderson Silva looked great in stopping Chris Leben in one round, but this was Rich Franklin, the UFC middleweight champion and a guy who was coming off a five round near shutout of dangerous David Loiseau in a fight where he battled a number of serious injuries. There would be no first round KO here, right?
Wrong. From the moment Silva got Franklin in his vice-like clinch, you could see ‘Ace’s title slipping away, and soon ‘The Spider’ started ripping knee after knee into Franklin’s body, setting him up for a shot to the head which visibly broke the champion’s nose, all to the oohs and aahs of a stunned Mandalay Bay crowd. The ending, at 2:59 of the first round, was brutal, emphatic, and left no doubt as to who the better man was that night in the Octagon. Silva’s ascension to the throne sent a message to the rest of the 185-pound world – challenge me at your own peril.
2007-01-04 03:17:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anderson Silva Smashed Rich Franklins nose across his face.
Anderson Silva's striking ability had earned him a decorated reputation overseas, but to much of the American public he remained largely unknown, flashing just a glimpse of his devastating potential during his impressive Ultimate Fighting Championship debut this summer.
The Brazilian finally announced his presence in resounding fashion last night, landing a torrent of knees to earn a first-round technical knockout and win the middleweight title from Rich Franklin during UFC 64 at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.
Perhaps more than any other time during his dominant three-year run in the UFC, there were questions hovering over Franklin (22-2) heading into this fight, most of which centered on a broken left hand that had sidelined him since March.
So it only compounded matters that Franklin's return came against an opponent of Silva's stature. Silva (17-4) was competing in just his second UFC fight, but had already forged an impressive career while competing mainly in Japan, where he was known as a fierce striker and an underrated grappler.
Silva immediately controlled Franklin in the clinch, clutching the champion's head with his hands and landing a knee midway through the round that left him dazed. Silva, who knocked out Chris Leben with a knee during his UFC debut in June, didn't relent. He landed another knee flush on Franklin's nose, followed by a pair of high kicks and another knee that floored Franklin and forced referee John McCarthy to stop the fight 3 minutes 59 seconds in.
"Honestly, I was not expecting him to be that strong in the clinch, and when we clinched up I was expecting that to be my sweet spot and it gave me a lot of trouble," Franklin said.
Flameboy got his answer from me!!
2007-01-04 15:34:09 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rich Franklin lost the belt to Andersen Silva, in which Franklin received a very badly broken nose!!
2007-01-06 22:45:52 · answer #3 · answered by Butterfly27 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rich Franklin lost to Andersen Silva. It was amazing that Frankline got his ribs and nose broken and just couldn't continue. He'll be back, but being champ will be very difficult now.
2007-01-04 13:03:51 · answer #4 · answered by JuJitsu_Fan 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anderson Silva
2007-01-04 19:04:03 · answer #5 · answered by Bigfoot 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Anderson "The Spider" Silva at UFC 64. Silva will be defending his new title against Travis Lutter on Feb. 3rd. (Cro Cop's and Rampage Jackson's UFC debut as well as another title fight -GSP and Matt Sierra- will also happen that night.
2007-01-04 23:15:16 · answer #6 · answered by Mariposa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I confirm FlameBoy is correct
2007-01-04 11:57:37 · answer #7 · answered by Handsome Devil 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋