Before UFC Vegas 12, the last time Anderson Silva fought in the month of October, he had cleaned out the middleweight division so thoroughly, the UFC upped the stakes and gave him a fight at light heavyweight. Sure, he had already fought at light heavyweight and sure it was against Stephan Bonnar, which takes some sparkle away from Silva’s division-jumping shine, but a matchup need not be special to inspire special moments.
Let’s talk about that fight. Before writing this, I had zero interest in re-watching it. After all, there are so many better moments to relive.