Epic Fights Collection #12 || Anderson Silva versus Forrest Griffin || UFC 101: Declaration
In August of 2009, Anderson Silva looked for a challenge after he defended his title twice against Patrick Coté (at UFC 90) and Thales Leites (at UFC 97) in what were considered lacklustre title defences. In these defences, Silva outclassed his opponents. But he would find a challenge in former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion Forrest Griffin.
Griffin, fresh off a loss to Rashad Evans in which he lost his UFC Light Heavyweight title, looked to soothe the pain of losing the title with a win against Silva in Silva’s second match a light heavyweight in the UFC. However, he did not get the victory. Just like every other opponent before this fight, Anderson Silva outclassed his opponent. The ‘Spider’ dropped his opponent three times throughout the fight and utilised sways to avoid Griffin’s strikes. The finishing blow was enough for the referee to declare that Griffin could not continue.
With the dominant performance, Silva erased the memories of lacklustre fights against Leites and Coté and pretty much entered another highlight reel victory into UFC’s history books.
I love Forrest Griffin, but Silva manage him so easy!
