http://www.yardbarker.com/content/player/58587 Recent articles about Anderson Silva en-us Keith Jardine told an Albuquerque radio show that he will be fighting Brandon Vera at UFC 89 in Birmingham, England. Rear Naked News has the latest on what is shaping up to be one of the best top to bottom cards in MMA history. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:36:45 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294415 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294415 According to Anderson Silva's Manager/Translator Ed Soares "That sounds great … I think GSP is an incredible fighter. But I think GSP needs to prove himself. He still hasn't had a successful title defense [at 170 pounds]. I don't really feel that he deserves (a fight against Anderson Silva fight) yet. Go defend your title a few times and then we'll talk." I totally agree. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:24:08 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294140 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294140 Yushin Okami was set to get a title shot against Anderson Silva at UFC 88 in September. Okami broke his hand in training and is now out of the fight. Patrick Cote is set to take his place after beating Ricardo Almeida at UFC 86 to become the number one contender. The title match will take place when the UFC makes their debut in Atlanta. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:42:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294079 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/294079 Round 1 of the MMA War is over. See why Rear Naked News scored it 10-9 for Affliction. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:19:34 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293987 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293987 UFC Middleweight contender Michael Bisping has opened his mouth once again. This time he decided to question Anderson Silva's prowess as a dual weight fighter. Rear Naked News has this story and all your MMA needs. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:11:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293765 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293765 Fight Night Salaries are in...and can anyone believe how much Brandon Vera made? Anderson Silva - $200,000 James Irvin - $20,000 Silva defeated Irvin via technical knockout (strikes) in round one Brandon Vera - $200,000 ($100,000 to show, $100,000 to win) Reese Andy - $15,000 Vera defeated Andy via unanimous decision Frank Edgar - $26,000 ($13,000 to show, $13,000 to win) Hermes Franca - $17,000 Edgar defeated Franca via unanimous decision Cain Velasquez - $14,000 ($7,000 to show, $7,000 to win) Jake O'Brien - $11,000 Velasquez defeated O'Brien via technical knockout (strikes) in round one Kevin Burns - $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) Anthony Johnson - $9,000 Burns defeated Johnson via technical knockout in round three CB Dollaway - $20,000 ($10,000 to show, $10,000 to win) Jesse Taylor - $8,000 Dollaway defeated Taylor via submission (choke) in round one Tim Credeur - $16,000 ($8,000 to show, $8,000 to win) Cale Yarbrough - $8,000 Credeur defeated Yarbrough via technical knockout in round one Rory Markham - $12,000 ($6,000 to show, $6,000 to win) Brodie Farber - $3,000 Markham defeated Farber via knockout (head kick) in round one Nate Loughran - $8,000 ($4,000 to show, $4,000 to win) Johnny Rees - $4,000 Loughran defeated Rees via submission (triangle choke) in round one Brad Blackburn - $10,000 ($5,000 to show, $5,000 to win) James Giboo - $3,000 Blackburn defeated Giboo via technical knockout (strikes) in round two Shannon Gugerty - $6,000 ($3,000 to show, $3,000 to win) Dale Hartt - $3,000 Gugerty defeated Hartt via submission (rear naked choke) in round one Mon, 21 Jul 2008 13:02:59 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293298 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/293298 Rear Naked News takes a look back at Affliction Banned and UFC Fight Night. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:15:32 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292836 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292836 There were two MMA main events last night. Each one featuring the two best "pound for pound" fighter in the game today, Fedor Emelianenko and Anderson Silva. Both secured first round victories, but which one was more impressive? Emelianenko knocked Tim Sylvia down with a flurry of punches and made him submit in 36 seconds, while Anderson Silva caught James Irvin's leg and punched him repeatedly splitting him open to the point that Joe Rogan said Irvin's eye was "leaking like a faucet." Watch for yourself Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:15:19 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292808 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292808 Anderson Silva TKO'd James Irvin in one round last night. The fact that there are different promotions with the two best fighters in the world really blows as Silva v. Fedor is the fight everyone needs to see. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:09:26 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292807 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292807 Overview : As bad as Fedor Emelianenko's ass-kicking of Tim Sylvia looked, Anderson Silva's demolition of James Irvin was worse. In knocking out Irvin at 1:01 of Round 1, Silva made Irvin eat dynamite - and his own words. I knew Silva was going to hand Irvin his, but I didn't know it was going to happen this fast. So how did this happen? 1. Anderson Silva is a dancing tank at 205 : Did you see the punch that floored James Irvin? That is the hardest Anderson Silva punch I've seen. And it's the first time I've seen that kind of one-punch knockout power I've seen from Silva. It didn't look as bad as the way opponents of James Irvin have looked after getting punched by Irvin, but it was still bad enough : Irvin was half unconscious, half covering up after the right he was hit with after getting his leg kicked caught; he was all but out after the pounding that followed. What we have all witnessed is the fact that Anderson Silva hits significantly harder at 205 relative to his weight than at 185. He hasn't lost much agility though, and that spells trouble for opponents, even elite light heavyweights such as Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, and Rampage Jackson (assuming he makes a complete recovery) at 205 lbs. 2. Anderson Silva is an alpha male version of Michael Jackson : There is not a guy in MMA who understands the rhythm of fighting better than Silva. He understands distance, he understands space, and he understands timing. He rarely, if ever, forces things. He just lets the rhythm hit 'em. When Silva caught Irvin's leg kick before flooring him, he had just switched from a southpaw to orthodox stance to give himself a better angle. He went from "The Catch" to "The Punch" in one smooth motion : no energy wasted, power maximized. It was Silva's understanding of the rhythm of fighting and his ability to dance to the rhythm in a nutshell. 3. Anderson Silva is dedicated to Muay Thai : After handing James Irvin the beating of his life with Muay Thai, Anderson Silva proceeded to break into a Muay Thai form. He also expressed his love for Muay Thai verbally : "I'm a Muay Thai fighter, I've been doing it since I was a kid," said Silva. "I didn't come up to the 205-pound division to disrespect any fighters, but if you stand up and exchange Muay Thai, this is what happens." Through diligent practice of Muay Thai and its forms - and not just practicing roundhouse and knee kicks - Anderson Silva has gained mastery of his body. He has developed the footwork, whole body movements and ambidexterity to dominate fights. Once you are comfortable with your body, then your mind gets comfortable and you see things in slow motion. That is how Silva has been able to pick apart his opponents, and James Irvin is simply the latest. Summary : As some bloggers had speculated, Anderson Silva is even more devastating at 205 than he is at 185. The Spider's knockout of James Irvin is the most brutal that he has handed out, and he did it without noticeably losing any quickness. Different martial arts work for different fighters, but it looks like Muay Thai is working just fine for Anderson Silva! Sun, 20 Jul 2008 11:06:53 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292805 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292805 Anderson Silva made his debut at light-heavyweight in the UFC look easier than most of his title defenses at middleweight. Silva knocked out James Irvin at 1:01 of the first round and looked as good as he ever has. In fact, I was ready to anoint Silva as the pound-for-pound best fighter in the world. The only problem with that was Fedor Emelianenko had yet to fight Tim Sylvia. The best Silva can hope for now is to distance himself from BJ Penn and Georges St-Pierre as the second best fighter in the world because no one is catching Emelianenko any time soon. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 02:25:25 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292731 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292731 James Irvin vs Anderson Silva Fight Video Other fights added soon. Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:12:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292714 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292714 It doesn't matter what weight class Anderson Silva is at...the results are still the same. The current UFC Middleweight Champion debuted at 205 pounds Saturday night and knocked out James Irvin in 61 seconds to headline UFC's latest Fight Night. For the complete results and descriptions as we saw it live, keep on reading! >CB Dollaway defeats Jesse Taylor via Peruvian necktie submission at 1:02 of the first round: You knew it was going to bad for Taylor when Mike Goldberg got his name wrong in the lead-in and they referred to him as JT Taylor for some reason. Nice submission win for Dollaway, but I think this was more Taylor's nerves overcoming him than Dollaway erasing all doubts about him. >Kevin Burns defeated Anthony Johnson by TKO at 3:35 in the third round: Strange ending as Johnson went down like a ton of bricks after a Burns punch but wasn't knocked out. Replays show that Burns caught Johnson in the eye with a finger, something he had been warned about several times. However, ref Steve Mazzagatti stopped the fight and awarded Burns the decision by TKO. Really? A guy is warned about eye gouging, he does it again and wins? For some reason, Mazzagatti makes horrendous calls when it comes to decisions like this. >Cain Velasquez defeated Jake O'Brien via TKO at 2:59 in the first round. Velasquez took O'Brien down and got him in that Matt Hughes-style crucifix, unloading fists which O'Brien couldn't defend. After about 30-40 seconds of unanswered punches (some hard, some glancing), the fight was called. O'Brien was dominated. >Frankie Edgar defeated Hermes Franca by unanimous decision. Edgar simply dominated the entire fight using ground-and-pound, but Franca caught Edgar late with a knee strike that busted up his nose pretty good. Hey, if you're going to lose, at least make the other guy look he was in a battle. Pretty hum-drum overall. >Brandon Vera defeated Reese Andy by unanimous decision. Zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz. Vera blamed his weight-cut for him being tired and post-fight, Joe Rogan is doing his best to use that as a cover. For his UFC debut, Andy didn't do anything to impress. Vera seems like a great guy, but I just don't get why people make a big deal out of him. >Anderson Silva defeates James Irvin by TKO at 3:59 of the 1st round. Holy sh*t. Silva caught an Irvin kick, landed a straight right that knocked Irvin down and pummeled him for a few more seconds until it was stopped. Silva is truly amazing. Watch out Light Heavyweights...watch the f**k out. >Rory Markham defeated Brodie Farber by KO at 3:23 of the 1st round. WOW! Farber had Markham on the ropes with powerful strikes and as Markham was backing up, he unloaded a kick that caught Farber flush for the immediate knockout. This was reminiscent of the Gabriel Gonzaga knockout over Mirko Cro Cop last year...entertaining 90 seconds! Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:05:28 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292693 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292693 Six fights...one site. Enjoy free UFC on Spike with us at Ropes, Ring and Cage! Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:19:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292662 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292662 We love MMA, and today is like Christmas for us at the Sports Muffin. Head on over after the jump to keep track of the night's events through our live play by play. You have any questions or comments about any of today's fights? Get in on the action by emailing us at thesportsmuffin@gmail.com. If you give us your first name (or nickname) and where you're writing from, we'll get your questions and comments into our live blog. Sat, 19 Jul 2008 18:33:03 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292646 http://www.yardbarker.com/author/article/292646