Anderson "The Spider" Silva Wins At UFC 90 By TKO Over Cote

Normally if the ref stops an Anderson Silva fight and he wins by TKO it’s usually because the opposing fighter has been overwhelmed by Silva’s game and can not intelligently defend himself. This time around though, it was slightly different but Silva will take the win regardless.

Patrick Cote proved himself a valid opponent at UFC 90 against Anderson Silva but still lost the fight. Patrick Cote came out as the aggressor in round one, stalking Silva like a lioness stalks her prey. He delivered some well leg kicks in the first round while using great defense to avoid being hit with Silva’s head kicks and punches. Silva kept his distance from Cote by using the space of the octagon wisely. However with less than two minutes left in the first round the crowd was getting antsy and Cote, restless as he attacked and took a knee to the chin from Silva that would have put down most fighters. Silva continued with his offense and landed a head kick to cote that left him with a cut above his right eye just before the bell sounded to end round one.

In round two it looked as if Silva was getting into his groove and came out with a powerful left to the head of Cote. They locked up briefly against the fence but after the break, Silva took Cote to the ground. Cote  defended himself on the ground by fighting back with some strikes and the opponents stood up shortly afterwards. Strikes were exchanged and Cote appeared to be hurt and slightly limping on his right leg but continued to push forward. Towards the end of round two Silva scored a few points with some close range knees to the body but nothing causing any damage to the challenger. End of round two.

Both fighters came out quickly in the beginning of the third but Cote dropped to the canvas as in pain after buckling his right knee. He fell again after making an attempt to get back to his feet. Referee Herb Dean called a stop to the fight at 39 seconds in to the third round. Winner by TKO, Anderson "The Spider" Silva. Silva retains his Middleweight title with a professional record of 23-4.

Very few fighters have been able to go three rounds with Anderson Silva and even fewer have proved to be a real challenge for Silva. This was a good, solid show of technical fighting from both fighters. Below are the other fight results.

Josh Coschek, as a replacement for the injured Diego Sanchez, lost to Thiago Alves by unanimous decision after 3 rounds. This brings Alves one step closer for the chance at the middleweight title.

Gray Maynard won by unanimous decision after three rounds with fellow lightweight Richard Clementi.

Heavyweight Junior Dos Santos knocked out Fabricio Werdum with an uppercut at 80 seconds in the first round.

Lightweight Sean Sherk beat Tyson Griffin by unanimous decision after three rounds.

Middleweight Thales Leites took a barrage of strikes at the opening of round one against Drew McFedries, but survived and went on to submit McFedries at 78 seconds with a rear naked choke for the win.

Spencer Fisher  won late in the third round with a triangle choke over UFC rookie Shannon Gugerty.

Middleweight Matt Horwich loses to Dan Miller after three rounds by decision.

Hermes Franca wins by decision after three rounds over his former teacher Marcus Aurelio.

Pete Sell wins over fellow middleweight, Josh Burkman after three rounds by decision to open the UFC event.

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