To anyone who hasn't seen UFC 97 and is planning on watching later...

**Fabien Barthez** · 04-24-2009, 07:21 AM

Who give's a fuck if he doesn't speak English? They translate everything he says, and they even translated the cornermen. On top of that, he blaitantly has a girly natural voice. But even so, nothing could matter less.

He didn't get over-zealous against a BJJ world champion. Someone who if you give an arm or a leg, they will take home in their fucking rucksack. He threw strikes, no less that Lietes in the early rounds, and then he threw alot of strikes and beat him up to win the fight.

With the scoring, which you, rob apparently agree with, it looks like he is being scored against the expectations that come with Anderson Silva, not scored against his opposition. He didn't lose a round in that fight. He was always the more aggressive, he neautralised Lietes' ground attempts apart from one takedown and one clinch that were virtually inneffective.

He is the champion. He made a legit threat to him look like a amateur for 25 minutes. It's not all KO's and highlight reels. If it was, there would be little separation from the early days of UFC and I would never have garnered an interest in the sport. Anderson wasn't poor, he was just so good he made it look like he wasn't trying at all. He landed 2 jabs to the thigh, 23 straight kicks to the same knee and a reverse sweep that became a foot-stomp. Against a top 5 MW and BJJ world champion.

Anybody can get lucky and knock anyone out, someone who is truely brilliant, can make them look stupid, and poor and have the upper hand for a full 25 minutes.

I think your expectations and justifiactions you have given about Silva and his language, and how many punches he throws against someone who isn't throwing them either and how he is meant to come out, and have his opponent over his knee, spanking his arse in the first 90 seconds more than a bit neanderthalic to be honest.

I believe the man you are interested in watch, from what I can gather here is Kimbo Slice. He swings, he talks bullshit, he has a WWE appearance and background story that would be as suited.

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04-24-2009, 07:21 AM	#11
Fabien Barthez Spliff & A Brew Posts: 6,754	Who give's a fuck if he doesn't speak English? They translate everything he says, and they even translated the cornermen. On top of that, he blaitantly has a girly natural voice. But even so, nothing could matter less. He didn't get over-zealous against a BJJ world champion. Someone who if you give an arm or a leg, they will take home in their fucking rucksack. He threw strikes, no less that Lietes in the early rounds, and then he threw alot of strikes and beat him up to win the fight. With the scoring, which you, rob apparently agree with, it looks like he is being scored against the expectations that come with Anderson Silva, not scored against his opposition. He didn't lose a round in that fight. He was always the more aggressive, he neautralised Lietes' ground attempts apart from one takedown and one clinch that were virtually inneffective. He is the champion. He made a legit threat to him look like a amateur for 25 minutes. It's not all KO's and highlight reels. If it was, there would be little separation from the early days of UFC and I would never have garnered an interest in the sport. Anderson wasn't poor, he was just so good he made it look like he wasn't trying at all. He landed 2 jabs to the thigh, 23 straight kicks to the same knee and a reverse sweep that became a foot-stomp. Against a top 5 MW and BJJ world champion. Anybody can get lucky and knock anyone out, someone who is truely brilliant, can make them look stupid, and poor and have the upper hand for a full 25 minutes. I think your expectations and justifiactions you have given about Silva and his language, and how many punches he throws against someone who isn't throwing them either and how he is meant to come out, and have his opponent over his knee, spanking his arse in the first 90 seconds more than a bit neanderthalic to be honest. I believe the man you are interested in watch, from what I can gather here is Kimbo Slice. He swings, he talks bullshit, he has a WWE appearance and background story that would be as suited.