MMA's Greatest headknockers: Anderson "The Spider" Silva

• Former UFC Middleweight Champion
• Most Consecutive Title Defenses: 10
• Most Consecutive victories: 1
• Unbeaten from 2006-2013

headknocker Anderson Silva uses the The Art of eight Limbs like a Pissed Off Spider. And wreaks havoc on any opponent that dares to enter inside the wire fence to engage in hand to hand combat with him. It doesn't matter which one of the eight limbs his opponents come in contact with, they're all deadly.

It can be brutal with a Thai knee tasting frenzy, or relatively humane with a fist connecting directly on the chin. But however it happens, when you encounter the Spider, damage will be done.

Anderson Silva is from Brazil and maybe there's no coincidence that Brazil is where some of the world's deadliest spiders live. This Spider is no exception and was among the world's deadliest MMA fighters, one of the top pound-per-pound fighters in the world. Many people believe he was the best.

The Spider: Potent and Lethal

And you can't argue with that, when you see what kind of destruction the Spider brings into the Octagon. Each limb is a weapon and he's using all 8 of them in the Cage. Knees, Elbows, Shins, and the little strip of leather that separates his Knuckles from his opponent's jawbone.

The potency of the Spider's strike is Lethal. It's like a neurotoxin that leaves its victim paralyzed and unconscious on the canvas. And he can crank out the juice with everything he throws. The Spider IS the definition of a headknocker.

Pain and loss of consciousness are the results of an encounter with him, and there are no known antidotes. So having a healthy fear of the Spider is highly recommended.

One of the worst feelings in the world has to be when when the Spider Silva gets his opponent into his Thai-Clinch. It's like when an unsuspecting insect lands in a Black Widow's Clinch. And the odds of escape are about the same.

Anderson Silva also had a great ground game. He has a Black Belt in Brazilian Jui-Jitsu under Antonio Nogeira, one of the best BJJ men around.

Incredible Achievements

Who would have thought Silva could have beaten Dan Henderson on the ground, and submitted him?

And then submitted Travis Lutter on the ground?

Let's face the facts, there is no Good Way to fight the Spider.

Tough guy Forrest Griffin found that out, he couldn't handle the Spider's power. But who can?

Chael Sonner gave the Spider all he could handle for 4 rounds, but then Silva does what he does best. He wins, not by the usual method of Knock Out, but by Tap Out due to a Triangle Choke in the 5th round, to stay undefeated in the UFC.

Add Vitor Belfort to the long list of Silva's opponents that have heard their bell being rung, way before they heard the final bell at Cageside. And from a front Kick to the jaw of all things. Anderson Silva is a creative Knock Out artist.

A tremendous Champion with fantastic Striking Power and accuracy with the ability to finish off anyone, are reasons why Anderson Silva is one of the Greatest headknockers, and gave his opponents a reason to have a fear of Spiders.

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