But I don’t think Cote really affected his mental game at all. Dan Henderson ground control during round one of their first fight?? Yeah, Silva pretty much didn’t appreciate the whole hand of the face tactic.

Frankly, I think the only reason people didn’t LIKE this fight is because there was an expectation. People wanted to see a chump get his head knocked off. Instead they got an intelligent fighter going up against another intelligent fighter. Cote frustrated Silva and was making him work his feet. Why do you think Anderson started throwing up all the ninja moves? He was playing mind games. Why do you think Cote switched stances so many times. Mind Games.

You can’t stand and bang against Silva, and you can’t take him to the mat… you have to outwork him and wait for an opening.

Shame about the knee.

but Cote Clearly had Silva frustrated, thats why Silva acted like he was messing with him. Cote got hit a few times, and never budged, and that pissed off Silva, but Silva hated the outcome of this fight as well!!!

i didnt see this as any UFC scandalous fight at all!!!

it was fair in my book til the torn ACL.

and the 2 of them need to go again!!!

But, on the same side….what leg do you think Silva will be kicking in this next fight? its a sure fire good fight, but a crap shoot at the same time!!

Hmmm….

let me know what you think….

The theories and ideas will continue for a while. But I have a question for you hardcore fans.
Will you watch Silva’s next fight, knowing he has a tendency to feel out his opponent for the first minute and knowing he likes to dance, dodge and weave, and possible dazzle the crowd with creative movements in a fight? Yes, I will.

Does anyone not find it fishy that he went down on such a freak occurance??? I was at the fight and I found it a complete waste of $150 dollars. The whole thing appeared to be a fix to me, and before you write this off, actually think about the argument.

First off the odds were rediculous in Silva’s favor at -800 to Cote’s +425. That is a 1200 point difference which acts as a deterent to bet in Cote’s favor given the rediculous payoff if he pulls the impossible. Not only can you bet the straight outcome, but you can also bet the round. I’m not 100% on the details, but obviously more money can be wagered to pick Silva in the third considering no opponent in the UFC has made it that long against Silva.

Second, Silva hasn’t acted like Muhammed Ali in the ring, something that Dana White himself said was rediculous of Silva. Why would Silva all of the sudden start putting on a show against a serious underdog, offering help up off the mat, dancing etc. if he wasn’t trying to prove some kind of point. If he was approached to stretch the fight into more rounds than one as mentioned in the article (i.e. just like EliteXc as mentioned), maybe he was pissed about it and tring to prove a point……put someone in the ring worth fighting and let me fight my fight.

The whole thing was bogus, especially when you consider how much money they made off admission ($2.85 million) and pay per view. Oh yeah and the stupid ass t-shirts at $50 bucks a pop.

If Cote actually won a round or two like Lutter and Henderson then maybe there might be a stronger immediate rematch talk. Reaching the 3rd round, sounds like Lutter’s boast of getting the better of Anderson in Round 1. After his loss to Franklin, I doubt you’ll ever see a rematch happen there. Although it would be interesting.

Cote, heal first and wait in line. I think there’s a number of other fighters who deserves rematch or a match. But the window of opportunity is short.