Originally <a href='/showthread.php?p=19084500'>posted</a> on 07/07/2013:

The commentary here is pretty silly right now.

Chris Weidman didn't knock AS out because he's some GOAT amazing striker. He knocked Silva out because Silva did what Silva ALWAYS does when he doesn't respect his opponents abilities.

To argue that Silva threw the fight, or that Weidman is a great striker shows a complete lack of understanding of variance in MMA. Silva avoids those shots some large percentage of the time, just as he always has, in this universe he got caught. Prior to that moment, Weidman was frustrated, and Silva was on his way to opening up his offense.

The live line coming into the second round was AS -300, after he had LOST round 1, that is the way the momentum was shifting.

Was Silva's plan stupid? Yes! And it was stupid when he did it against Maia, and Bonnar, and everyone else. He could've easily got caught there as well.

If there is a rematch, I would bet Silva at -210 now, when I WOULDN'T have bet him at that price tonight.