BAD MMA - The origins of combat™ » ufc 101 https://www.badmma.com The BADDEST Brand on the Planet™ Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:38:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 UFC free fight: Anderson Silva delivers striking masterclass against Forrest Griffin https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-anderson-silva-delivers-striking-masterclass-against-forrest-griffin.html https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-anderson-silva-delivers-striking-masterclass-against-forrest-griffin.html#comments Wed, 28 Oct 2020 12:38:12 +0000 BAD MMA News https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-anderson-silva-delivers-striking-masterclass-against-forrest-griffin.html Anderson Silva has put on plenty of spectacular performances over the course of his glittering career, and few were as memorable as his 205-pound clash with Forrest Griffin . Then-UFC middleweight champion Silva moved up to light heavyweight to face Griffin in the co-main event of UFC 101, where the dominant 185-pound king was seeking a fresh challenge against the former UFC light heavyweight champ. Winner of Season 1 of “The Ultimate Fighter,” Griffin had just lost his UFC light heavyweight title to Rashad Evans, but found himself in another big fight. Everyone knew Silva was good, but the zone he was in when he toyed with Griffin for three minutes before knocking him out made it one of the most flawless showings of his career. Silva went on to defend his middleweight title another five times, and added another light heavyweight finish against Griffin’s old TUF adversary Stephan Bonnar, before losing his title to Chris Weidman in one of the biggest upsets in UFC history

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]]> https://www.badmma.com/ufc-free-fight-anderson-silva-delivers-striking-masterclass-against-forrest-griffin.html/feed 0 Today in MMA History: Anderson Silva, and the worst night of Forrest Griffin’s career https://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-anderson-silva-and-the-worst-night-of-forrest-griffins-career.html https://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-anderson-silva-and-the-worst-night-of-forrest-griffins-career.html#comments Tue, 08 Aug 2017 17:11:23 +0000 BAD MMA News http://www.badmma.com/today-in-mma-history-anderson-silva-and-the-worst-night-of-forrest-griffins-career.html http://link.brightcove.com/services/player/bcpid4621179066001?bckey=AQ~~,AAAABvaL8JE~,ufBHq_I6FnxR-PQW_F3sm5QdUbP7D6E9&bctid=5535307034001 Filed under: Featured , News , UFC , Videos By the time Aug. 8, 2009, rolled around, fans already knew Anderson Silva was a great fighter. How could they not? He’d taken the UFC middleweight title from Rich Franklin some three years earlier, then won seven more fights after that, breaking the previous UFC record for most consecutive victories with a graceful destructiveness. Still, “The Spider” was at a crossroads.

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