Classic Fights: Silva vs. Jackson II
By Josh Stein on Sep 10, 2009
Their first fight speaks for itself, and is worth watching. Quinton “Rampage” Jackson (30-7 MMA, 5-1 UFC, #2 IWMMAR) vs. Wanderlei Silva (32-10-1-1 MMA, 2-5 UFC) is one of the great rivalries in the history of the sport, and the fact that there were three fights, even if there wasn’t really a rubber match, makes for an interesting narrative.
But there really isn’t time to talk about the animosity leading up to the third fight. The push (pictured left) speaks for itself. Instead, it is the beating of the third fight that is worth remembering. I’m going to keep the leadup for this on short, and by that I mean I’m going to shut the hell up so you can enjoy the fight that the National Wrestling Observer called fight of the year in 2004, and definitely qualifies as a classic by any standard.
The lead-up and production say it all for me. The actual fight starts in the middle of part two. It ends in part four. The whole production is worthwhile, especially for those who get nostalgic with pride.
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I still say the UFC could learn something from Pride! in terms of match ups. Forget Marquardt vs. Henderson or either vs. Silva, but instead put Silva in with Wanderlai or how about Silva vs. Rashad? Anderson wants to fight Mir let him! Make GSP go up in weight something. Pride always had a lot of classic fights because they were always more interested in putting the best fighters against each other! I would love to see more of this from the UFC, and it’s an easy way to get a marque match up on every PPV .