“UFC 126: Silva vs. Belfort” took place Saturday night inside the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. Super Bowl XLV’s opening act featured a middThe fight began with a very slow pace for the usually electric 135-pound division as both men were in the feeling-out mode. Torres broke the stalemate with a few leg kicks that didn’t seem to do much damage but also helped to get his jab working.The fans were unhappy with the velocity of the fight as Banuelos struggled to get past the relentless jab of the much lankier Torres. At one point in the first round, Banuelos did catch a kick of Torres’ and brought him to the ground but quickly got back to his feet; seemingly afraid to be submitted by the very talented former champion.leweight title scrap between defending champ Anderson Silva and Vitor Belfort.
The UFC middleweight champion proved that whether it was due to Sonnen’s PED advantage, a rib injury, or just overlooking his last challenger, that his last performance may have been more fluke than a sign the champion is on the decline.
Silva never looked better and there is no doubt whether undeserving or not, that Vitor Belfort was hardly a tomato can.Griffin admitted to being rusty after the fight and hopefully he can get right back in the cage to get back to his old form.
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