Snap Shot UFC 97 review…
By Robert Przybylo
BPrzybylo@opubco.com
Like I said, wasn’t able to watch UFC 97, so this is purely off what I read on Sherdog.com.
Anderson Silva earns unanimous decision vs. Thales Leites. Scores were 48-47, 49-46 and 50-46.
Apparently, not the most popular fight of all time. I kept reading “Leites flops.” I would love an accurate account from a reader about what that actually meant.
I know what it means in basketball, hockey and soccer, but MMA now has flopping? Oy.
This is the second fight in a row where Spider Silva hasn’t looked good but has won. Former boxer George Foreman likes to say “win this fight, look good in the next.” It’s time Silva look good in the next.
Silva has won nine straight UFC bouts. Don’t quote me, but I believe that is a record. And Saturday was the first time he’s been pushed the distance, so maybe being too critical. Guess when it comes to talents like Silva, you expect to see something new and jaw-dropping every time out there.
Mauricio “Shogun” Rua TKO 1 Chuck Liddell. Sherdog said Rua dropped Liddell with a “messy” left hook. Don’t know what we can gauge after this one.
Liddell (21-7) has now lost four of his last five and has one win in the last 28 months. It’s the way he’s losing that has to break the hearts of the IceMan’s fans.
Not in a position to judge, but I hope Liddell gets out of the game fairly soon. Seen it too many times in boxing – don’t stick around hoping for that one last run. He can beat 90 percent of the guys out there, but it’s the top 10 percent that he’s going to want to fight.
Cheick Kongo TKO 2 Antoni Hardonk. Jumpin’ off the Gabriel Gonzaga bandwagon and firmly entrenched on the Kongo one.
Where the hwt. division in boxing is almost beyond pathetic, the MMA heavyweights have me giddy and Kongo deserves to be mentioned in that breath.
He lost a split-decision to Heath Herring in March 2008 and has run off three straight decisive wins.
Throw it out to the readers. Thoughts on UFC 97 and if you attended the Bellator event in Norman, love to hear what you thought on that.
If you enjoyed this post, please consider to leave a comment or subscribe to the feed and get future articles delivered to your feed reader.
Comments
No comments yet.
Leave a comment