Jon Jones: Anderson Silva Showed Greatness
Many people have an opinion of the main event middleweight bout at UFC Fight Night 84 between Anderson Silva and Michael Bisping. The fight was a war, to say the least.
This was a very close fight that could’ve ended in several different ways. In the first two rounds, Silva showed a lot of ring rust since he only fought once in two years time coming into Saturday’s event. He doesn’t have the chin he had nor has he learned from his mistakes and still is clowning around in his fights, and it cost him several times in this fight.
However, in the later rounds, the older “Spider” showed up and really started to find his rhythm and his range, which saw Silva land some really good shots. As seen in the third round of the fight, Bisping pointed down because his mouthpiece fell out and Silva landed a flying knee and Bisping dropped. The fight was not over as the bell sounded when Bisping was down.
This was a real game changer in this fight. If Silva would not have walked away after landing the knee, he could have finished Bisping and won the fight, but he didn’t. Once again, Silva’s antics cost him. Bisping would go on to win the fight by unanimous decision.
Former UFC light heavyweight champion Jon Jones chimed in on Twitter and gave his thoughts about Silva’s performance.
“I wish Anderson would have just stayed aggressive the whole time, he would have won.”
I wish Anderson would have just stayed aggressive the whole time, he would have won https://t.co/76v7QkoFk1
— BONY (@JonnyBones) February 28, 2016
“Absolutely I saw many glimpses of greatness during that fight. He definitely still has it.”
Absolutely I saw many glimpses of greatness during that fight. He definitely still has it https://t.co/gOzhjpLNr9
— BONY (@JonnyBones) February 28, 2016
UFC Fight Night 84 took place on Saturday, February 27th, 2016 at The O2 in London, England. The event aired exclusively on UFC Fight Pass.
It will be very interesting to see where Silva goes from here. His chances a title run are over for now, but if Silva quits his antics and ca string some wins together, then who knows where he could go to close his legendary career.
