He always seems to get rocked but always recovers.
It really makes me wonder if he could have recovered and been able to pulled guard vs Belfort. I doubt it but I still wish it had gone on for like 30 seconds more.
I disagree...Rampage's window of opportunity was very small. Silva was practically on the offensive by the end of the round, he was defending very well and didn't seemed dazed at all. It was more of a flash knockdown and Rampage was unable to capitalize.
Silvas chin is NOT suspect guys. His defense maybe his chin no. All the shots that have put him down have been right on the button, but he gets back up and blasts away. The punches that he has been caught with, recovered from, and went on to win after have been the same power and precision that have put people to sleep.
How is his chin suspect? Because he's been dazed a few times? He's also had 30 fights, and the closest he's been to being knocked out was from Belfort's barrage of punches...
Rampage was too tired to be aggressive enough to finish Silva. Besides, Silva was in worse trouble when Henderson knocked him down with a punch and proceeded to GnP him yet he still recovered.
The 1st round when over the 15 seconds they displayed by an extra 20-25 seconds. Rampage didn't capitalise with the extra time he was given & Wanderlei was recovering his guard while time was running out
The man refuses to quit. We throw around the moniker of "warrior" all the time when talking about fighters, but is there anyone more deserving of this title than Vanderlei?
He's got a great chin, which he has proven time and time again, by getting up and continuing.
He gets knocked down because of his stance. He is so offensive and squares up that his balance is forward and behind. If he gets popped and goes down it could be because of where his feet are. Not ALL of his knockdowns ,but a few.
Thank you Keoni. Does anyone understand what a glass chin is? How many times has V. Silva been KO'd? Alot of people throw around terms they don't understand.