He followed his best performance (to date) with his most enigmatic, a five-round decision win over Demian Maia in Abu Dhabi at UFC 112 where he didn’t really engage all that much. When Griffin looked to press forward, Silva put him on the canvas with a sharp jab and Griffin raised his hands in surrender, the intriguing co-main event clash over in less than three-and-a-half minutes after looking like a one-sided sparring session for a clearly superior talent. Hands at his waist, he twisted his torso and slid his shoulders back to avoid the incoming fire, which looked slow and labored in comparison to the rockets Silva was sending at Griffin. He lowered his hands and stood in front of Griffin, unbothered by what could potentially come his way.įor the next 60 seconds, the middleweight champion made like Neo dodging bullets in The Matrix, evading every punch Griffin offered and cracking him back with sniper blasts that did clear, immediate, punishing damage.
His fight with Patrick Cote at UFC 90 ended with the French-Canadian title challenger suffering a knee injury, and his bout with fellow Brazilian Thales Leites went the distance in Montreal, with Silva looking non-plussed in each fight, prompting many to wonder whether he was starting to slip or was simply unbothered by the prospects of facing either man.Īny questions about slippage were answered emphatically on Augin Philadelphia, when Silva stole the show at UFC 101 by turning in a virtuosic performance against former light heavyweight champion Forrest Griffin.Īfter feeling Griffin out for the first two minutes, Silva stumbled the fan favorite with a right hook before meeting him in the center of the Octagon and imploring him to come forward and fight. MORE 2023 HALL OF FAME: José Aldo | Jens Pulver
He kicked off 2008 by submitting former PRIDE champ Dan Henderson, then moved up in weight and dropped James Irvin in 61 seconds on Spike TV, catching a lazy kick and crushing him with a shotgun blast of a right hand that showed Silva could thrive at light heavyweight if he wanted to permanently relocate to the light heavyweight ranks. And Franklin got stopped for a second time by a storm of knees, giving Silva three wins in 2007 and a 5-0 record in the UFC. Nate Marquardt couldn’t escape the first. Travis Lutter made it into the second round before getting finished. Less than four months later, he felled Rich Franklin in just under three minutes, finishing him with a similar shot to claim the middleweight title. Nima Doma and Furdiki, who belong to the Himalayan ethnic group of Sherpas renowned for endurance and an ability to operate at high altitudes, go by their first names like most other Sherpas but are not related.Anderson Silva beat Chris Leben in 49 seconds in his promotional debut, stopping “The Crippler” with a knee from the clinch. I don’t have much left now,” Nima Doma, 36, told the Thomson Reuters Foundation without sharing the amount.
“I’m digging into my savings to feed two young children and old mother. Nima Doma Sherpa and Furdiki Sherpa made global headlines when they scaled the 8,850 metre (29,035 feet) mountain last year to honour their climber husbands and raise awareness about social discrimination of widows in the conservative country.Ī year on, the women, who guide foreign trekkers, said they had not made any money since Nepal closed its mountains and trekking destinations in March - the start of the popular hiking season - to stem the spread of the virus. KATHMANDU (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - After conquering Mount Everest and shattering taboos, two Nepali Sherpa widows face a new challenge - the coronavirus pandemic which has shut down all climbing and trekking activities, leaving them without jobs.
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