Anderson Silva showed once again that he is the best pound for pound fighter in the world by destroying Forrest Griffin via first round KO. Silva was slick and boxed Griffin superbly displaying his phenomenal striking ability against the bigger slower opponent. To finish it off Silva was floating around the ring dodging Griffin's attach and then landed a quick precise jab that knocked out Griffin for good. Silva knocked Griffin down two other times in the round with precise quick shots targeted at Griffin's chin. The difference in striking ability was massive and clearly showed in the fight.
In the main event, BJ Penn took his time but eventually took out Kenny Florian in the 4th round. After losing his patience in what was becoming a long drawn out fight, BJ Penn went in for a big take down in the 4th round and eventually created an opening for the rear naked choke causing Florian to tap out. Penn looked to be in much better physical conditioning when compared to his previous fight (against Georges St Pierre).
Both Penn and Silva will now need more formidable opposition in their weight classes. Silva has virtually no one left at middleweight which is his proper weight division. Meanwhile, Penn is the most dominant lightweight in the world but most of his biggest competition is not in the UFC. Dream boasts the best lightweights outside of Penn. It will be interesting to see Dana White's next move with these two natural phenoms.
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