DevotedWalnut wroteHe's on a 9 (now 10) fight winning streak and was about to tie Ortiz and Hughes for title defences(which he did). He doesn't have to come out guns blazing. He's one of the greatest MMA in the world, and Leitis is a bum. Silva did nothing, but why would he?
Look, there were many points in the fight where Silva had a huge opening for offense on his feet, looked like he was going to take it, and took his hand back, danced around, or pawed, like in the gif I showed you.
This happened throughout the fight, particularly during many points when he had Leites up against the fence and could have put on a huge offense. Leites is of next to no danger on his feet, and I don't see him countering a decent combination of punches, especially when his hands were down.
Also, there was a period of time where Anderson was being up Leites on the ground, and Leites had no position. He just stands up, and then acts like it's Leites fault.
He could have finished the fight, many times. He didn't, he chose not to. He chose to throw stupid front kicks and dance and paw.
Yes, it sucks that Leites didn't show up. It sucked even more than Anderson couldn't put away a fighter who didn't show up, for a second time.
I guess that's the way I look at it. I've been watching MMA forever now, and this was one of the most ridiculous I've seen since early worked fights in Pride.
