On Silva? Holy shit the guy will not stop talking about Rich Franklin. Every fucking interview he does he says what a great champion Rich Franklin is lol. It is almost comical. In his post fight interview when he brought up Richs name I was laughing for a good 5 minutes straight. Do they swing with one another or something, holy shit
I picture them running through grassy meadows while this plays in the background;
People let me tell you bout my best friend
He might like him due to rich saying what a great guy he is, dont boo him . . . after Anderson ran a clinic on him the second time.
My other hypothesis was he was playing to the ohio audience for some reason.
Man crush IMO.
Maybe he is just tyring to be humble about beating Rich?
Rich was a good champion. He had good morals, seemed like a down
to earth guy, who fights with his heart.
anderson silva is the most humble champion there is. I couldn't see him disrespecting anyone. He's truly a champions champion.
Anderson was sad after ufc 77 'cause he knew he'd just beaten down his biggest fan in the USA.
I hope these two buddies dont have to fight again, that'd be sorta cruel and i think neither of them want it. Hopefully they dont try to make a Sugar Ray/La Motta out of it
Rich LOVESSSS anderson so how could anderson not have nothing but good things to say about him. Thats also why Rich will never beat him cus hes too in love with him. Rich is perfectly content with beating up would be contenders and letting anderson have the title.
He was in Franklin's home town, ofcourse he's going to play that angle up.
hendo did talk a litttle shit, rember anderson saying even parrots can talk right?
Silva simply doesn't feel that Hendo is deserving of the kind of respect he pays to Franklin.
He must've felt disrespected by Hendo from the pre-fight interviews or something. I thought it was strange and uncharacteristic for Silva to not touch gloves with Dan after the bell rang.
The man crush is getting old and I also didnt like the fact that Silva didnt want to tap gloves. Its a fight/job it isnt that serious. Some fighters need to take it easy and remember that its entertainment and a sport. Outside of this SPORT not many would really have much else. So be greatful and enjoy the ride and the fact that you get to do what you love for a living.
I can appreciate the fact Silva is a respectful guy but holy shit his fights with Rich Franklin are old news, but every interview he says Rich Franklin is his hero CMON lol I like Rich franklin too but jesus, I sometimes think Rich pays him 1000 dollars every time he says something nice about him rofl
Are we forgetting Dan's comments after the fight with Wanderlei in Vegas? Guy has a history of being a disrespectful ass, if you ask me.
His respcet for Ruch Franklin makes me Respect Silva even more.
He qucly turns into my favorit fighter, and I hope he'll never turn into the Ungratefull promadonna that many of MMA stars becoming.
"It doesnt get any better then anderson .. if you seen the behind the scenes dvd where he went into riches locker room after second fight ."
Wow - Tell your parents they failed you.
Wat had Henderson said about Silva? I was kinda surprised that Silva didnt touch gloves........
Btw I thought it was a great fight, and think that Silva showed a fantastic example of top flight, sweet, silky martial arts.
To me, he is what MMA will evolve into........athleticsm with skills.
My pfp fighter at present!
Of course, two great MMA fighters show each other the utmost respect in consistently sportsmanlike fashion and the only logical explanation is that Franklin is "paying" Silva.
Great fucking conclusion, homo's.
Anderson doesn't need to do this any more.
No one cares about Rich Franklin, everyone loves Anderson and his fighting style.
He keeps talking about him because he wants to keep fighting him. I think he figures if he's nice to him Rich will keep being nice to him and stepping in the cage with him.