April 27, 2006
Michael Jackson Impersonator Anderson Silva Heads To the UFC
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From MMAWeekly:
With a win on Saturday night, Anderson Silva successfully defended his Cage Rage middleweight title taking out Tony Fryklund, and it has now been announced that the Brazilian striker and possibly the #1 185lb fighter in the world has inked a multi-fight deal with the UFC.
Silva has long been thought of as one of the best middleweights in the world and has competed in numerous organizations including Pride, but will now try his hand at the UFC and may not have to wait very long to get a shot at current champion, Rich Franklin. The UFC middleweight division has undergone quite a bit of change over the last year and outside of Nathan Marquardt, who is seen as the current #1 contender, Silva steps into the division and automatically becomes one of the top fighters in the company.
Nice! Anderson “The Spider” Silva is a dangerous dude…he has wins over guys like Hayato Sakurai, Alex Stiebling, Carlos Newton, and Jeremy Horn. The last time I watched Silva he lost to Ryo Chonan via a “Flying Scissor Heel Hook” in
Pride Shockwave 2004 (see the video below…it’s a crazy submission move).
Filed under MMA News, Pride Fighting, UFC by mmablogger
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That is crazy. I had to rewatch that little bit at the end over and over again just to figure out what I was seeing.
I know Dave Camarillo has the flying armbar in his repetoire. I am curious if he knows how to do the flying heel hook.
I know! I remember watching this live and when the submission was slapped on I thought I was hallucinating!
Insane…flying submissions rule.