Wednesday, November 14, 2007

How to beat Anderson Silva (1 of 4)

The UFC recently signed welterweight Ryo "The Piranha" Chonan (14-7), who will be making his Octagon debut against Karo "The Heat" Parisyan (25-3, 7-2 in the UFC) this Saturday at UFC 78. Chonan's 14-7 record is deceiving, as it includes losses to some of the MMA elite, including Dan Henderson, Paulo Filho and Ricardo Almeida (who's beaten Nate Marquardt).

Chonan's biggest win, by far, is over the seemingly unstoppable Anderson Silva (20-4) via a very rare flying leg scissor takedown turned heel hook. While the larger Silva, a natural middleweight, was crushing Chonan the entire fight, Chonan managed to survive late into the third round, when he sank the acrobatic move for the improbable come-from-behind win.

This video shows the win, with commentary provided by former PRIDE Heavyweight Champion Josh Barnett.

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