@@vincentmontgomery9770 Izzy is fantastic, but his next few fights will decide if he can hang with Silva. He won 17 fights in a row, stylin' in all but one. And if he doesn't get his leg snapped he probably would have won some more before his decline. Izzy can beat Du Plessis, though he will have to improve his offensive striking. One of the things that made Silva so great was that he could move between the low guard counter-striking, using odd angles and precision, to karate-style blitzes that would push you up against the cage. His boxing was simply better than Izzy's. Now that doesn't mean Izzy doesn't have it in him. He probably has the best distance management with his kicks and counter jab/check hook in MMA. But there are times in fights (Whittaker II/Cannonier/Strickland) where if he had challenged his opponents forward movement he would have had (even) more success. Also, shout out to to Magomedsheripov...he could have been something special.
@@BoxingLegends2024 Which one? the prime gracie that cheats, and makes people sign stipulations before they fight??... or the prime gracie that cheats, and makes people sign stipulations before they fight?...oh yea or the prime gracie FAMILY that got DESTROYED by Kaz. Dumbest comment EVER. Anderson would KILL ANY Gracie.
@@BoxingLegends2024bullshit, lol. Anderson is a black belt in BJJ and the Gracies’ wrestling is inferior. Anderson would obliterate any of the Gracies with his superior takedown defense and superior striking.
@@GemsOutdoor I'm a few years younger than he is. I was there, kid. When he showboated an entire fight to the point Dana was pissed, and when he showboated and got clipped on the chin and knocked out.
@@lukehelleksen68 He became complacent and then he got old. That does not take anything away from the 13 title defenses, some against guys who moved down from 205 to fight him. Yea, he ruined his legacy at the end but honestly, haven’t a lot of the greats done that, Like Connor for example?
Any advice given by Silva has been time tested and proven. These comments below in the video are disrespectful. He was champion for a reason youngsters 💯
@@MrBlaqgold seriously. I remember staring at my brother and saying " Did he really just fucking do that?" Felt bad for Forrest that night watching him run all the way to the back.
@@theginjaninja6885 what a moment - im super jealous. When people ask me why I watch UFC... that fight and AS vs. Rich Franklin are my go toos.... if they don't get it after that, they never will 🤣
This is the concept of control. All high level strikers use some form of control in between strikes which is a big part of how they manipulate positioning. If all you do is strike without controlling where your opponent is going, you are vulnerable to attack and you’re also less likely to land. If you can control their position, you always know where they are, they’re unable to explode into an attack, and you can find them easily with your own strikes. Control is a core fundamental of striking.
Agreed.. high level boxers use variations of a known punch to control how the boxer either moves or when they are shelled up to get off either more punches off or a higher quality type of punch off an angle they created using the concept of control
@@zzzzzz69grappling does use control, of course, but that much is obvious. I think the other commenter is noting that striking uses control too which is probably less obvious. Control is arguably the primary mechanism of determining the winner in a grappling bout
Silva is a legend. But not a lot of people like watching his fights though. Some of them are actual snooze fests. But his Forrest Griffin ko, and some others are legendary. I prefer modern fighters over old pioneers like Silva and Aldo. Today's fighters are more evolved, more well rounded than ever before. It was pretty rare to see fighters like that. The competition is stacked now. I think Islam makachev might just be the only fighter to finish a #1 and #2 p4p fighters back to back. And the only one to face a #1 p4p, while being #2 p4p. As his first champion defense title.
@@misanthropist3 "cheat"? WTF is that supposed to mean? Other than using steroids, I don't know what else is in MMA is considered "cheating". This ain't a fucking video game. The problem I have with Silva is that most of his fights are very boring as shit, and unimpressive to say the least. Silva probably has a couple fights, if that, that are considered legendary. The only one I'd count is the Forrest Griffin ko. All his other fights, are literally snooze fests, and I can definitely see why people don't like him. These old fighters are not as entertaining as fighters are today. They struggle like hell to finish ANYBODY. And they are not true MMA practitioners. They are only competent in a couple facets of mixed martial arts. They're not well rounded like everyone is now.
@S475-pb2dp If you don't know besides the roids, when it's literally staring you in the face in this video proves you know nothing about the rules of MMA. Anyway, I'll let you know smart guy, you can't leave your arm out extended.
@@KWillo Yeah, but he looked much the same even in his prime. He never looked like some super athlete. In fact that was a big thing that the UFC showed a lot of people. Being ripped and having huge muscles isn't really that important in a fight. Skill, endurance, and mental toughness are the things that matter. Of course power helps, but with the right technique and skill you don't need much power to win.
@@charliericker274 there's a difference between bodybuilding muscles and fighting muscles.Anderson Silva was anything but normal.He pulled off Tekken moves in real fights.lol
He took UFC by storm! I seen it! He waxed all the tough guys in the UFC! He’ was scary’ until I seen how charismatic he was. He was absolutely funny and a is a people person.
Anderson Silva dominated for years. His fight IQ was so much higher that he was able to make opponents who were physically more imposing than him, look ridiculous. It's all about commitment to the craft/discipline. Great martial artist.
His prime was weird. It felt as though nobody could beat him. But his fights mostly became boring decisions where he just toyed with his opponents the entire time instead of trying to end the fight. So it was a lot of him messing around while dudes struggled to touch him
@@lewisyates9946 Did you not watch or know about the Thales Leites fight that happened before that? The one where Dana said he was embarrassed by Silva's performance. People are to fast to talk when they don't know what tf they're actually talking about. Clown. It wasn't one fight that's 100% wrong and you just not knowing what tf you're talking. I hate the internet just loud stupid people that think they know more then they do. I literally grew up watching this dumb ass
@@lewisyates9946 Maia, Thales Leites, Patrick Cote, etc.. He had several boring fights in his prime but it was mostly because guys wouldn’t engage with him. Izzy had a similar problem when he was champ. Long counter strikers can have boring performances when their opponent won’t come at them. Then Anderson fights a marauder like Vitor or Forrest and he gets a spectacular KO.
@@Delltah1 they weren't exciting fights I agree but he was still dominant and put them fights aside he was a killer and that Damien mai fight was just weird. People who didn't watch the sport when silva was champion and are just getting into MMA they just look at his record on Wikipedia and make up their minds (talking about the guy I replied too)
@@lukehelleksen68 I thought about you sleeping in a cheap apartment slaving through your 9 to 6 shift and coming home to bills and stress because of how sorry you just are. 😂
A guy is coming at you with a mean intention, what you gonna do? Allow him to move freely and still try to fight him? Doesn't really add up, stopping his momentum is the opponent's demise.
Silva was one of the greatest to ever do it. He danced around that octagon. His defensive and evasion skills are as elite as one can get. He’s still got some of my favorite highlight reels of any fighter yet. The way he’d ever so slightly move out of the way of punches and kicks was incredible. It’s mind blowing how anyone can have such acute vision and coordination.
@@kytsunman8592and so what if it is? Everybody should know how to defend themselves dudes doing the right thing by educating himself meanwhile what are you doing bum
95% of people Ina confrontation will never expect a short elbow or knee you watch most fights with randoms you never see them in them in short range it’s great advice
Im so glad youre here to correct Anderson Silva. Youre one bad motha, man, where can i gain your valuable tutelage? Do you have a fight gym somewhere or do i just have to piece together your wisdom and lessons from RU-vid comment sections? Please, ill travel anywhere to learn 💪
@@jaysalisbury193 one I didn't correct him his way is right there is more than one way to be right and there is more than those 2 ways of being right stop being emotional your not a woman
no other human being can reproduce the kind of thrill he made in the octagon. I still remember seeing Griffin got dropped, seeing Sonnen got kneed, seeing Belfot got KTFO. Anderson Silva was the one
Prime silva was and will ALWAYS be one of the best of the best modern evolution MMA fighters of this time and erra. He was OUR bruce lee. Lets appreciate the amazing fighter artist he was at his peak that we got to see. Ooosssss
