Anderson Silva was a betting underdog when he challenged Rich Franklin for the UFC middleweight title in October, 2006. TWENTY/20 digs into the fight which launched the one of the longest reigns in UFC championship history.
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They should keep doing this. People are home. Might as well get a few million views per video since it's gonna be a while before we have live fights.
Some more weeks of this corona bs and we have 80% less casuals and well-educated mma fans instead xD
Ur a very good commender
I bet Adesania and Romero are eating them selves out not leaving everything in the octagon and being remembered before these silent times.
Dillon! You son of a bitch!
@lj koots I don't know about that one. Everytime they schedule that fight the reason for it not happened gets more severe. First one was a injury, second was a lung issue, third was a bad weight cutt, forth was a freak accident, fifth was a global pandemic!! What is the sixth gonna be a fucking asteroid hitting the planet? Na we don't need that fam. 😂😂😂
Start of an era...Thank you Anderson for all those great moments
peds
nate has a few words for peds you know right?
Is normal
@@PatkaBoy831 the steroids were the ones his doctor gave him for his leg.. not all his fault, though he shouldve waited longer to return..
@@joheewrx5278 for real its not easy to recover from such an injury when your almost 40
"32 year old Franklin Vs 31 year old Silva. Everything else is virtually even!" Narrator - *It wasn't even*
He also said Silva was 5”11 after the tale of the tape listed him at 6”2 smh
He meant to say virtually identical
@@ve2430 There is nothing wrong with saying even. Their height and weight were within one inch and half a pound
Why!? Cause Anderson's Black!?
Looool 😂😂😂😂
One of the absolute best displays of the Muay Thai clinch I've ever seen. Franklin had no counter for it and was eating those vicious knees.
Anderson took years off Rich's life the 2 times they fought. Much props to Rich for taking the fight but he almost died in that ring.
@@obiarah4161 What you talking about man?
Also one of the absolute worst display of Muay Thai clinch defense I have ever seen, similar to Quinton Jackson vs Wanderlei Silva back in Pride. They deserved the beating for visibly not training proper Knee/Clinch defense against Muay Experts.... (They are still great fighters obviously)
@@stephaneprivate1013 Especially in the rematch. Ok, Rich hadn't faced anyone of Anderson's Muay Thai caliber the first fight, but he did the same mistakes the second time as well. He panicked as soon as Silva got the plum as if he was in that position for the first time in his life.
I always wondered why franklin did nothing about silva grabbing his neck like that.
The look in Franklin's eyes when Silva has him in the clinch and has kned him a couple times, disturbs me.
Me too
Josh Watson well, that’s what you get when you just stay in the clinch eating knees for over a minute straight
@@crypastesomemore8348 he couldnt get out of it. Stop acting like you know what you're talking about.
Brosef Brokowski Bro you say it like if it’s so fuckin easy to get out of Anderson Silva’s Thai clinch. Let a pro fighter get you in a clinch and let’s see if you’d get out so easily
Yep, it’s the most “wtf” expression I’ve ever seen on a fighters face when he’s surprised by his opponents abilities.
And the greatest champion in UFC history was born...
By beating a math teacher
I don't see Demetrius Johnson anywhere in this video.
@@williamsmith1803 these casuals actually think Silva is the goat lmao
@@rohnitnair funny thing is they think silva is the best striker of all time
@Alex Amaya She DID lose because she tried to box with a Boxer and Weidman DID get lucky (Twice). The point you thought you were making doesn't exist. Yes, Anderson's worst fights are worse than GSP's, but GSP's best fights don't come anywhere near the level of greatness we saw from Anderson's best. Lower Lows and Higher Highs. "Welterweight was much better than Middleweight" But it really wasn't. You can go down the list of fighters that GSP fought and those names don't hold weight anymore.
I remember Silva Muay Thai clinch on the UFC Undisputed games was so letahl! 🤣
Broo wtff just watched your video on New Jack, and yeah frr g
That shit was unstoppable lmao
this shit felt like a parent spanking a child lmao
It was impossible to get out of lol it was the same going to the ground with BJ Penn or fighting a wrestler like Josh koscheck I broke a fair few Xbox remotes playing that game as young lad lol 🤣
@@willyoueatmypussyplease3549 or fighting Cain vels in heavyweight dude was a op monster
The start of the greatest championship run in MMA history
Gsp holds that title.
Jon Jones has entered the chat
Man. I remember this fight. Couldn’t believe how Franklin got whooped so bad. I was like damn, this spider guy(lmao), is someone to watch. Little did I know he’d be a HELL of a champion. This and the rematch broke Franklin from fighting. He’s to smart to take a beating like that. And he knew it. Respect to both men. True OG’s. Edit: after watching, and now I remember he beat the iceman and the axe murderer! Franklin was a badass, self trained in his garage!!!
Same. I was like holy shit those knees are brutal how is Rich still standing!! Rich was a tough guy and a great champion Anderson was just too much both times. IMO Anderson is the greatest of all time
Fake you
This how I felt when it was Forrest Griffin vs Silva , I loved Forrest and we went out to BW3s to watch the fight , and Silva straight embarrassed him , on another level
RodgersXLVmvp right! I felt so bad for Forrest after that. Silva made his boxing look amateur, which we know isn’t true. But it’s a classic example of there’s for SURE levels to everything! Keep practicing, keep pushing, and be safe! 🤙🏻
@@muzzleflash7056 you and me both. I cant really remember someone getting beat that bad maybe when gsp repeatedly kneed Serra in the ribs
Complete domination. That clinch was so strong and lethal. Goat mode
5:29 i will never forget that look in Richs eyes. Those knees to the body were so viscous. Silva was a killer. The GOAT.
He was like please sir don't need it again
SEND LOCATION - Anderson's Knee
~Weidman's shin responds with location~
@@ashenwuss1651 ~Rockhold's fist responds with location~
@@Zadok83 ~Romero's lips respond with the location ~
its truly incredible how easy anderson made it look defeating and dismantling a legit champion like franklin that quickly
"legit champion" 😂😂😂 Rich was a Math teacher and he got exposed thats why he never regained the belt ever again!!!
dude rich franklin was really skilled, dont let the math teacher job fool you. for instance, Stipe is a firefighter and also a very skilled fighter@@hecbec
@@dukenukem7043 Stipe was an accomplished D-1 wrestler and decent Golden gloves amateur boxer. Rich was a football player that couldnt make it in college. Big difference...
@@dukenukem7043 'Ace' was very tough...as they come...but thats it. He somehow was labelled as the next prototype mma fighter but he was exposed once he stepped up in competition...
exposed by one of the greatest of all time lol... just because anderson silva can beat you doesn't mean you are exposed. rich had 3 losses, 2 of them from anderson silva. cmon man@@hecbec
I didn't see it live but I rememver seeing his fight with Hendo back in the day. Anderson is what got me into this sport. In his prime he was unbeatable. #GOAT
He had 4 losses already wtf are you talking about,rich franklin was a math teacher nothing impressive
Definitely not unbeatable. Weidman knocked him out.
bronn steven technically it was 3 the other was a DQ And Silva was relatively young and inexperienced when he fought those guys! But he went on a massive win streak! Beating Franklin, who at that time had 2 title defences (the most at that time) was 22-1! His only loss coming to Lyoto Machida! At that time Franklin was on an 8 fight win streak with 7 finishes! He then beat Marquadt, Hendo, Irvin, Griffin, Maia, Sonnen, Belfort, Okami (who was his last loss at that point) And Bonnar, he has an amazing 9 title defences (should’ve been 10 but the guy missed weight) He bounced around weight divisions, he holds the longest finish streak and longest win streak I believe! Dude was a beast and definitely needs to be in consideration for GOAT
@@swiftlessytvlogs5637 he beat bunch of journeymen we all love chael but he was a journeyman who dominated silva ,silva's wrestling is horrible ,i consider him a great for the impact but no where near the best fighter of all time ,the best fighters today are the best of all time
SwiftlessYT Vlogs All those guys are bums Sonnen has 17 losses he was never champ, Henderson also sucks with 15 losses and he was on a fucking losing streak when he fought Silva, Irvin was 6-4 in the UFC His last 3 fights are losses, Maia is a welterweight gatekeeper with 10 losses and all Silva did was dance around in that fight. Bonnar has about a 50-50 record 17 wins 8 losses hahahaha fucking bum. And griffin is horrible when he lost his LHW title he couldn’t beat bums. Idk who tf Omaki is but I’m guessing he’s a bum as well. Silva literally beat fucking tomato cans his whole career. And was also Roided up most of his career. He also tapped out to former LWS how embarrassing. He also Failed a drug test in the Diaz fight, And also lost to Derek Bumson, And got kod in his hometown of Brazil by a leg kick 🤣🤣what a joke. And let’s not forget when he went against his first ranked opponent (Chris Weidmen) he got ktfo twice. Silva’s a bum lol.
Still prob the most brutal Muay Thai clinch work I’ve seen in mma
5:27 What a crazy contrast between the terror in Franklin's eyes and fierceness of Silva as he senses his imminent victory.
If you look closely you can almost see Silva about to throw the same elbow, he delivered to Fryklund, after he shoved him.
Franklin was a beast. Watching Silva dismantle him so thoroughly is mind boggling. And who knew this was the start of probably the greatest reign ever?
It's heart broking when you realise Silva is getting old Too much respect bro
Loved Franklin..But Silva showed that day, there is levels to this shit.
Unfortunately Franklin found that out the hard way. Ay the time I was rooting for Rich but when i saw him drop his arms to guard his ribs i knew it was pretty much over.
@Darth Desec Monday morning quarterbacking but he obviouslt needed to keep out of that clinch more. He didnt try to get underneath silvas arms with his to push the clinch up and release it.
@@timann80 Silva is credited with bringing Muay Thai into the UFC because before him there really wasn't too many fighters using it that's why Rich didn't know how to defend because he never experienced it
@@rpg23245 I dunno, the first time I seen Muay Thai used effectively was the movie Kickboxer. That was a long time ago. Muay Thai was heavily used in PRIDE. I figure by the time Franklin was a professional, he shouldve been well aware of this technique. I still don't know if it would have helped him that much against this version of Silva.
@@timann80 it's the way of the times back then. Silva's stand up was different from everyone in the UFC at the time. Even though it existed not a lot of fighters saw the plum often or even ever
When I started watching UFC this was the first fight I seen. Been hooked on it every since.
I remember watching this fight in Hooters and being the only person rooting for Anderson. At that time I had been a fan of his since 2002 and had already traveled to Curitiba to train at Chute Boxe Academy.
Even after all these years this is still the best work I’ve ever seen in the clench
that tale of the tape music 🔥 geez those knees in the Thai clench had me covering my body
I know right everytime that knee connected even I kept trying to block them in pain Haha
Rich thanking Big John after, "thanks man, that was rough"...that exchange in the clinch had to really hurt oooof. The rematch was tough to watch
The Michael Jordan of MMA... Anderson Silva! 🕷🕸
But Jordan never cheated
@@vernonstone5723 I'm sure he was tested vigorously
Daniel Carson You don’t need any PED’s when you’re 6’6 w/ 50 inch vertical at 19
@@Sticktothemodels might need it to maintain all your attributes, both men are legends regardless. Skills are skills
Daniel Carson fair point, certainly isn’t far fetched
Those people had no idea they just witnessed the start of the greatest reign in any sport ever. GOAT
I miss the old spike days.
“Franklin utilizing the knees” lol
maybe a little too much
Those knees were so ferocious even my body was pain when they landed 😳
Really enjoy these Twenty/20 videos. Sidenote: Randy Couture is a great commentator, he knows the fight game.
Two legends. This was a really fantastic time in the UFC.
The fight aside, this was beautifully narrated. For someone relatively new to the sport of MMA, it was a real help.
It was just like yesterday Anderson was kicking people jaw loose on the floor, times sure have passed LOL 😄
True. Silva was something else when he reigned
casual complaints that’s why Anderson not only beat, but finished chael twice right
LMAO Chaels as big of a cheater as you can be man who gives a fuck. Youre legit the only person I've seen complain about Anderson cheating in the 2nd fight in YEARS haha.
casual complaints Silvaroid had terrible competition. The guys that Silva beat were all double digit loser journeyman’s. And btw Sonnen sucks ass 17 losses lol he was never good nor was he ever champ, Both him and Silva are bums.
Black African Nigga meanwhile you’re on the web with absolutely no accomplishments
God I miss this Anderson. So many people didn’t get to see him in his Prime and even before he entered the UFC.
I love all that information at the bottom! So educational and interesting especially for new and casual fans! Keep it up and thanks for the content UFC! Much love from Indonesia
Like most fans at the time, I honestly thought that Rich would never lose the title & would eventually retire as The UFC MW World Champion. I never even heard of Anderson Silva when he made his UFC debut & when he completely annihilated Chris Leban, I thought we were watching an exciting new addition to both the sport & the promotion but none of us, not even the most hardcore of fight fans could've ever have guessed that we were all in fact bearing witness to true genuine greatness at that very moment and when The Spider easily demolished Ace, it was considered a massive upset at the time. Both Anderson & Rich were brilliant champions & are unquestionably true legends of the sport, much love & respect to both of these genuine modern-day gladiators👏👏👏👏👏 Seeing Tim Silvia in Rich's corner makes me chuckle a bit because little did Tim know that a few years later, he himself would also lose his own UFC Title also in lopsided fashion & be utterly outclassed by the one & only Randy The Natural Couture who was actually calling the Rich vs Anderson 1 fight with Mike Goldberg that night.
I remember watching this and thinking it was too soon to give Anderson a title shot and that Rich was gonna mop the floor with him. 🤣
This was a memorable fight. Franklin had no answer for the Thai clinch and he got thrown around the ring with ease. Ace had a good run as champ but Silva is on another level.
anderson silva opened a new era for MMA, turned it into a spectacle, each fight is unique and each victory is different. has the biggest arsenal of punches and creativity in this sport
Just ran into Franklin, at a park, a few days ago. Still a class act. Nice, humble guy.
He was a math teacher who studied BJJ tapes and trained in his garage before ever making it to the ufc. He was just one of those unfortunate ones whose skill level was good for time before new talent was brought in. It really showed how many other more dangerous talent there was out there
Anderson was so talented he managed to add 2 whole inches of reach over the course of his title reign
yeah lol Mike said Silva is 5’11
I remember when Silva was the scariest man in MMA. Now he’s super humble and funny but I almost liked it better when he gave people goosebumps of fear with each walkout. That shit was intense.
I remember this fight like it was yesterday. Rich was one of my favourite fighters until Silva came along. But I couldn't understand how the champ had zero clinch game. Bizarre
I remember seeing Anderson destroy everyone in cage rage when I was a kid. But Franklin was killing everyone in the ufc, he was the man like billing his dominance on par with Matt Hughes at welter. They used to show it on bravo the next day I the UK I couldn't wait to see it. I couldn't believe how easy Anderson beat him given the UFC hype first time I saw a UFC champ get smashed by a guy I'd seen fight in the UK. But then again nobody could believe it.
Love seeing old-school comments like this haha. Right on brother.
BLACK BULL 🤣🤣
Trump Phone Call Colby thanks bro cage rage had some murderers back then I remembered seeing Ian freeman thinking, shit it’s the machine, who smashed Frank mir. Greatest uk MMA fighter at that time, then manhoef who I never saw before came in barking with gladiator shorts on, looking scary as fuck and put him to bed in about 20secs. I first followed k-1 at about5/6 on Eurosport my dad(rip jan 2020) would put it on and buakaw and Jerome le banner were my guys. WWF before that, old tapes then saw ken shamrock in the ufc on the ultimate fighter and thought no one could beat him he’s the worlds most dangerous man, then Tito leathered him. I’d heard rumblings at school at about this cage fighting where people street fight to the death; I thought was bullshit until I saw it, and still thought it was bs after. then Eurosport played MMA one night and semmy schilt got beat by Barnett that shocked me never did I think a k-1 champ at 7ft could lose to a fat guy. So naive I was to combat(my dad wasn’t funnily enough an Iranian and former wrestler until I was 14 I had no clue) it was actually all my idols and assumptions getting crushed that got me into the sport kinda weird. I more continued watching to watch the guys who beat my heroes get there’s. I started wrestling and bjj at 15/16 and now I am myself a pro MMA fighter Darius mafi on KZhead, crazy fuckin world.
All facts. Thanks for the trip down memory lane 👍. A true longtime fan
I fell in love with the storyline.
That was so satisfying seeing Spider kneeing him in the head and Franklin just staring back looking like a goose as if to say, "Why don't you like me?"
Sounds like Eddie Alvarez’s wife was in attendance
Reminds me of that joke from Predator about the woman with the big ...... and the echo !
More FightPass Originals please. Now is such a good time to capitalise on all the people staying home.
Never seen someone bullied this bad in the octagon. Anderson silva's run as a champion is the greatest run among all champions.
First time I've seen a full Silva fight. What a beast, great fight
The beginning of the Spider era, personally the greatest era of mma for me. What he did was crazy all the records he set w/ all the amazing performances.
This series is fire! If we don't get more of these information/history packed text that aren't just previews it'd be lovely.
Goldberg: "Everything else is virtually..." Me: IDENTICAL!! Goldberg: "EVEN!" 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
I love that Tim Sylvia was wearing his belt into the ring. I never noticed that the first time I saw him. That is so freakin funny.
This one never gets old
no one currently in the middle weight division would be able to beat this Anderson Silva right here, Silva at this point of his career was unstoppable. His striking, clinch work, and ground game were all too good for anyone to hang with, absolute Legend!
Nah yoel,bobby knuckles, adesanya could all make it interesting and i guarantee none of them would be made a fool of by a double collarc tie
Anderson fez essa luta parecer fácil... 👏👏
YES! This Twenty/20 series is the real shit! Please do more!
I was waiting for this free fight Great upload UFC
I'm waiting for a Sonnen fight
You can watch any fight you want....
@@CacheWeston how and where?
Man this is amazing, the free fight and that bottom text, keep it up UFC!
That final barrage, he went full on 'Bruce Irvin' Tekken combos on Rich. Oh the memories!
Que sequência de joelhadas, deixou o cara atordoado e com o nariz tronxo ... Brasil🇧🇷✌🏾
I watched this fight at the WingHouse with my boy and I told him I don't have a good feeling about this fight...he didn't know who Silva was...he did after that and we were both fans😀
One of the best fights I watched when it aired.
1:53 - I my 50+ years of living, I've never seen stomach muscles move like that. What the heck?!?!
Looks like he had a muscle tear in his packs...
@@asdfasdf-qj9ci Or an alien living in his gut. Crazy!
notice how they don’t tell us who the judges are anymore or show their faces.... they should start doing that again and maybe their judgement would get better
Ciego Sanchez they say the judges name before every fight wym
2:25 Face and name.
Bruce Buffer always announces the names, but I agree they should show their faces too, and there should be a way to petition for new judges that the athletic commissions must look into if enough people sign.
@@zumis1011 In my opinion it's quite dangerous though. I agree that judges often do a bad job but there are people who have a bet or something and are capable of doing something very bad to the judges. I remember when a colombian football player made an own goal at the world cup and got shot in his own country. Ofcouse mma is different but I won't put it beyond some people.
They rarely showed their faces.
Respect for both fighters!
Upload some more classic fights. I need them to pass the time!!
I always laugh at RF’s face @ 5:28...he looked scared 😱
He looked scared indeed. Am a huge Rich Franklin fan and I was rooting for him. However, I had no idea how good Silva was going to be in the Ufc.
Thanks, UFC! I kneeded to see some fights!
Oh Bruce hasn't developed his signature "IIIIIIIIT'S TIME!!"
This criminally underviewed!
3:23 "Rogan was off working in comedy tour" lmao 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
I remember watching this fight! Anderson Silva was always my favorite!
The way the crowd gasps when they show Franklin's face at 7:45 lol his nose was in two different area codes.
Pleeease do more of these! Loved all the facts at the bottom.
Man I miss these please bring them back
Love the classic stuff 🙌🙌
I love the ominous music in the beginning
Anderson ' the GOAT of middleweights ' Silvaaaa
The knees WOW I remember this, nice to see again.>>>>
What amazing style. Simply amazing
,This is amazing content. the commentary stuff a the bottom is really cool to learn!
And from there it was all History💪. Silva was the best for so many years . Thann you ..
thanks UFC :) Please post Romero vs Kennedy that is the funniest and most entertaining fight ever
Mal sabiamos que aí nascia uma lenda.
the music in the begining of the video fits Silva, he enters like a boss.
2:10 lmaoo rich franklins coach in the back rocking the belt like tim sylvia 🤣
Them knees ate that boy up. Look at his face he was in pain.
Here’s what we do. We start building a bio dome for each sport.
Like in the simpsons
@@neveroffended45 but bigger....
@@thoughtsfromthecheapseats4641 Dome depot is waiting to be invented
@@neveroffended45 did we just become business partners?
@@thoughtsfromthecheapseats4641 Sounds like we did
This is like pop of video for UFC fights. Sweet.
Muinto obrigado brasileiro Anderson Silva!
The ultra clinch, that should be a move in an anime
Thank you UFC!!!!
That was excellent thanks
I love you Anderson Silva You are my Idol.
MORE FIGHTS PLEASE UFC!!!
Brutal fight! This was Silva at his best!
Absolutely Brutal
Mannnnn that music before the fight gave me the chills everytime!! N I remember this fight like it was yesterday Anderson Starched Lieben and I was super excited to see him fight! I kept telling my friend he was gonna whip Rich Franklin and he thought I was crazy !! I just had a feeling he was gonna win! And then he came out here n did this !