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Did you miss Wednesday's airing of "UFC 126 Countdown: Silva vs. Belfort" on Spike TV or want to re-live it all over again? If so, we here at Bloody Elbow have you covered with our full recap of the show, which took a look at UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort as they prepare for their title clash this Saturday at "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" in Las Vegas.
The show also took a look at the two critical light-heavyweight bouts on the card. First up was a clash between former champions as Forrest Griffin meets Rich Franklin. Next was a look at the battle of two of the UFC's biggest rising stars in Jon Jones and Ryan Bader.
We open things with a look at some of Anderson Silva's greatest hits. Joe Rogan says Silva is the most spectacular fighter on the planet. Belfort says he respects Silva's skills, but he's not afraid of them. It's going to be a lion against a lion.
Rogan now touts Belfort's skills. "When he has a dude hurt, he moves in. He's a finisher," Rogan says. We see a clip of Belfort brutally knocking out Matt Lindland at "Affliction: Day of Reckoning" in January 2009. Ed Soares says this has everything to be one of the greatest middleweight fights of all time.
We take a look at Belfort's knock outs of Tra Telligman, Marvin Eastman and Wanderlei Silva. Belfort trainer Ron Frazier says Silva is going to see something he's never seen in the cage before: Someone who has better hands and someone who is as fast, if not faster, as he is.
Now it's back to Silva and a look at his UFC 117 fight with Chael Sonnen. For good measure, the UFC has decided to throw in some of Sonnen's best trash-talking clips. I highly approve of this. Soares says Silva went into that fight with the goal of submitting Sonnen, because when have you ever seen Silva go into a fight wearing a gi?
We see clips from the fight. Silva says he wanted to maintain his concentration when Sonnen was on top. Silva says he kept his guard low throughout the fight so Sonnen would be surprised when he brought his guard up high. He ended up submitting Sonnen in the fifth round when he brought his guard up high. Silva says Sonnen paid the price for everything for everything he said about the Nogueira brothers and that a champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes.
That's it for the first segment. Stay with us after the jump for the rest of the program.
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Did you miss Wednesday's airing of "UFC 126 Countdown: Silva vs. Belfort" on Spike TV or want to re-live it all over again? If so, we here at Bloody Elbow have you covered with our full recap of the show, which took a look at UFC middleweight champion Anderson Silva and challenger Vitor Belfort as they prepare for their title clash this Saturday at "UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort" in Las Vegas.
The show also took a look at the two critical light-heavyweight bouts on the card. First up was a clash between former champions as Forrest Griffin meets Rich Franklin. Next was a look at the battle of two of the UFC's biggest rising stars in Jon Jones and Ryan Bader.
We open things with a look at some of Anderson Silva's greatest hits. Joe Rogan says Silva is the most spectacular fighter on the planet. Belfort says he respects Silva's skills, but he's not afraid of them. It's going to be a lion against a lion.
Rogan now touts Belfort's skills. "When he has a dude hurt, he moves in. He's a finisher," Rogan says. We see a clip of Belfort brutally knocking out Matt Lindland at "Affliction: Day of Reckoning" in January 2009. Ed Soares says this has everything to be one of the greatest middleweight fights of all time.
We take a look at Belfort's knock outs of Tra Telligman, Marvin Eastman and Wanderlei Silva. Belfort trainer Ron Frazier says Silva is going to see something he's never seen in the cage before: Someone who has better hands and someone who is as fast, if not faster, as he is.
Now it's back to Silva and a look at his UFC 117 fight with Chael Sonnen. For good measure, the UFC has decided to throw in some of Sonnen's best trash-talking clips. I highly approve of this. Soares says Silva went into that fight with the goal of submitting Sonnen, because when have you ever seen Silva go into a fight wearing a gi?
We see clips from the fight. Silva says he wanted to maintain his concentration when Sonnen was on top. Silva says he kept his guard low throughout the fight so Sonnen would be surprised when he brought his guard up high. He ended up submitting Sonnen in the fifth round when he brought his guard up high. Silva says Sonnen paid the price for everything for everything he said about the Nogueira brothers and that a champion is defined by the adversity he overcomes.
That's it for the first segment. Stay with us after the jump for the rest of the program.
Read more about "This is Anderson Silva vs. Vitor Belfort, what more could you want,"
