UFC 82 Pride of a Champion saw Anderson Silva gain a submission victory over Dan Henderson via a rear naked choke. The fight started with both fighters being very cautious with each other, exchanging a few strikes before Henderson managed to take Silva down and control him in a dominating position, landing some good but not very hard hammer fist blows to the face of Silva. After some work on the ground Silva managed to defend himself by controlling Dan in his guard but it seemed like the round went to Dan. However after this, it must have woke Silva up because he dominated thereafter. His strikes showed why he is one of the best fighters the UFC has ever seen. His kicks and punches were crisp while standing, forcing Dan to the ground. After trying, but failing to shoot in on Silva from the floor, a short ground fight pursued and not long after Silva managed to land the rear naked choke that saw him gain the victory just in time before Dan fell unconscious.
Two great warriors fought but only can reign as champion, and Anderson Silva showed great mixed martial arts ability yet again, by dominating whilst standing, via some excellent strikes and whilst on the floor, with some great grappling and by one of the all time classic submission holds.
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