Anderson Silva

I was over at Alli and Kevin’s last night watching Ulitmate Fighting Champion. Last night’s match was between the undefeated champion Anderson Silva and some Asian dude named Yushin Okami that looked like J McNasty. Silva is widely regarded as possibly the greatest fighter of all time, though I’d never heard of him. The fight starts and Silva starts doing a little dance. He bobs and weaves. He throws mock jabs and kicks, then he throws a little hip thrust. It is obvious that he is studying the reactions of his opponent and the information is being compiled in his computer-like brain-piece. A brain-piece that is faster than an I-7 processor. By the end of the first round, Silva has barely received a blow. He is at 100% capacity while his opponent hovers around 80%. With all of his information compiled, Silva is ready to destroy Okami.

Having already decided that the other guy stands no chance, Silva puts on a show. He drops his arms to his sides. His opponent throws lightning quick jabs at his head and Silva dodges every one. His neck moves with the quickness of a cobra strike, almost imperceptible to the human eye. When the time is right, Silva strikes. A single jab to the face that seems to come from nowhere drops his opponent to the mat. Instead of pouncing and finishing him off, Silva stands there mockingly. Okami gets up, obviously shaken, and it is apparent in his face that he is afraid. After years of training and becoming one of the best cage fighters in the world, he now understands that he is the mouse and Silva is the cat. The fight is simply unfair. Silva’s arms are at his side. His opponent tries futilely to land a punch, anywhere, anything, but Silva’s reflexes are unmatched. When Silva decides the time is right, he finishes the fight and stands victorious at nearly 100% capacity. He is barely winded after a title bout with one of the best fighters in the world.

It was possibly the greatest feat of athleticism I have ever seen. Silva defines domination in the ring. Alli was saying that the UFC cannot find anyone in the world that stands a chance against him, not even a remote chance. And they need someone to beat him because his fights are almost boring and come with a guaranteed outcome. Probably not good for pay-per-view sales.