UFC 153: Silva dismantles Bonnar in one round

SINGAPORE, Singapore – There is nobody quite like him.

UFC middleweight champion Anderson “The Spider” Silva scored a thrilling knockout victory in the first round of his UFC 153 fight against his much larger opponent, light heavyweight Stephan “The American Psycho” Bonnar to prove he reigns supreme.

Midway through the first round, Silva laid calmly against the cage and lured Bonnar with an invitation to throw some strikes. With both of Silva’s hands down at his waist, Bonnar started to tee off. Silva slipped and rolled and nothing significant landed for Bonnar.

Silva then went for the takedown and as Bonnar got back up to his feet, Silva threw a vicious knee that landed directly on Bonnar’s solar plexus causing the American to hit the floor like a sack of potatoes.

Writhing in pain, Bonnar covered up as Silva continued to rain down fists to the side of his head causing the referee to stop the fight and award Silva the victory at 4:40 of Round 1.

Bonnar is an alumnus of the first season of the wildly popular “The Ultimate Fighter” reality TV show and gained mainstream fame from his classic battle with Forrest Griffin.

Silva moved up in weight for this fight to challenge Bonnar at 205 lbs. and indeed, the American looked to be the bigger man. But Silva was much slicker and more elusive as Bonnar had difficulty catching the Brazilian with a solid shot.

Silva is popularly perceived to be the greatest martial artist in the history of the UFC, racking up sensational knockout victories one after the other. He’s made quick work of the biggest names in Mixed Martial Arts on his meteoric rise through the ranks.

Perceived threat

Bonnar posed quite a threat to that win streak with his freakish size advantage but Silva handled him easily.

Bonnar is known for being a banger who likes to trade with his opponents and really drag them into a fist fight, but Silva is a master at slipping punches and nullifying strikes. Silva holds a stand-up advantage over anyone he goes up against.

After the fight Joe Rogan asked an ecstatic Silva, celebrating in front of his hometown crowd in Rio de Janiero if he would like to continue to fight in the Light Heavyweight division, obviously alluding to a looming fight between him and Jon “Bones” Jones.

But Silva remained consistent in his decision not to fight Jon Jones and said that he only fought Bonnar at 205 lbs. just to save the UFC fight card from being cancelled.

Silva currently campaigns at 185 lbs. and seems intent to stay there for the remainder of his career. – Rappler.com