Pride goeth before a Fall: When showboating/trash talk/celebration go wrong

[TriangleMonkey]

Damn this thread started out HOT!

I’ll be back for more later…

 

[Roop Holstry]

Classic

 

[PaddyO'malley]

 

[650lb Sumo]

 

[VAfan]

Classic

thought this would have been on the first page for sure. first one that always comes to mind.

 

[king hippo]

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[king hippo]

Classic

classic

 

[MMAFanCal]

Never gets old.

 

[AfroBanana]

2ez, oh wait this went kind of right for the trash talker I guess…….

 

[AfroBanana]

This however went very very wrong.

 

[WoozyFailGuy]

Still don't understand what possessed Francis to come out southpaw lol

 

[Jinx_AA]

There’s a great one with heath herring at the glove touch

 

[HavokHarmon]

TS doesn't say trash talking only, but also i.e. showboating, which Anderson definitely did during the fight. It fits perfectly in this thread.

I personally wouldn’t classify it as showboating, at least not in the way the other examples are. I think Silva’s behavior was tactical. He taunted and clowned in order to draw guys into leading so he could counter. In his first fight with Chris it became pretty obvious early on that Silva could not defend his takedowns, and that unlike Chael Chris could actually inflict damage from top position. Silva’s only path to victory lay in persuading Chris to stand with him. Bit of a double edged sword since it did get him caught, but tactically I think it was the smartest move Silva could make.