A couple years ago at UFC 103, some guy asked me who I thought could defeat Anderson Silva. I told him Ryo Chonan and he looked at me as if I suddenly transformed into a velociraptor and started clawing at his bottle of Michelob Ultra. Luckily, Michael Schiavello was next to me so I pulled my 'Schiavello, you know Ryo Chonan?' card and I got instant confirmation in the form of an Aussie accent and a witty metaphor (yeah, that's really how he talks all the time).

Ryo Chonan is really the last guy that beat Anderson Silva. He caught him with an insane flying scissor heel hook that had Silva smacking the mat immediately. We can't really count Yushin Okami's victory over Anderson Silva because it came by way of disqualification from an illegal kick in the first round (Silva didn't even get a warning). When we interviewed King Mo he told us that when he trains with Ryo Chonan, he calls him Okama-san. Apparently Okama-San means 'Mr.Gay' and King Mo told us that it's a big insult in Japanese culture. At the end of the interview, King Mo also gave a shout-out to his friend Daywalker in the Dallas/Fort-Worth area. I asked King Mo if we encountered Daywalker, what should we tell him. He simply said 'Tell him to start training.'

Most of the backstage footage of Pride FC has been laying dormant in some forgotten corner of a warehouse for years. Now it appears that some of this ultra-rare footage is being re-released by Japan's 'Samurai Fight Spirits' and now we have an in-depth look on the emotional distress Anderson Silva was in after his loss to Ryo Chonan on December 31, 2004 at 'Pride Shockwave 2004.' [Source]

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+5 # synthsis 2012-01-10 11:18

Anderson probably felt like Chael right after he got triangled: decisively winning the fight then BAM, you're tapping out.

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+15 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:21

He was losing that fight.

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+6 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:28

What fight were you watching?

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+23 # benny 2012-01-10 11:30

Why is it everyone automatically thinks Silva was "decisively winning" up until that point? I bet half the fucking people who talk about this shit haven't even seen the fight

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+11 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:34

I think most people have seen the clip where Barnett makes out that Chonan was getting beat up the whole fight

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0 # tong 2013-02-07 10:47

Wrong. Maybe Barnett was playing up that angle for effect; I've seen that clip too. At one point the commentator said he would need either a really strong finish or a KO if he (Silva) wanted to win the fight. Silva winning is the minority view. Check some forums.

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+7 # MuayTired 2012-01-10 11:41

If I remember correctly, Chonan was at least holding his own if not outstriking him on the feet.

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+5 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:47

Quoting MuayTired:

If I remember correctly, Chonan was at least holding his own if not outstriking him on the feet.

Yep. Ryo Chonan was outboxing Anderson Silva throughout the entire fight. Good fight overall.

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+4 # Guest 2012-01-10 13:09

Quoting synthsis:

Anderson probably felt like Chael right after he got triangled: decisively winning the fight then BAM, you're tapping out.

He was losing that fight... I have the dvd.... Just watched it. Even the commentators are saying Silva needs a KO to win.

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+7 # Sambro 2012-01-10 20:39

Translation:
Hirotaka Yokoi: Oh my god that was amazing!
Ryo Chonan: He was f**king strong!
Hirotaka Yokoi: And you won against that.
Ryo Chonan: My legs and loins hurts. My head too!

Anderson's trainer: Oh come on, you were just unlucky, you were actually winning the fight. And till today you've won so many so keep your head up and don't cry, you're a fighter!
Anderson's trainer: Is your leg okay?
Anderson Silva: It's painful! Maybe I got an injury?
Ryo Chonan: It hurts, my head hurts. i've never fought a guy like that. His right hook was crazy. With that long reach you can't see his arm, so while his arm isn't in my view, suddenly the punch comes.
Ryo Chonan: Oh I can't drink my sake properly that motherf**ker. Ouch sh*t.
Hirotaka Yokoi: It hurts after you won so that's okay.
Ryo Chonan: It really sucked if i lost.
Hirotaka Yokoi: That was really amazing.
Ryo Chonan: I want to rest.
Ryo Chonan: He (Anderson) had so many dried mucus during the fight.

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+1 # Sambro 2012-01-11 15:46

Silva crying like a bitch after his loss to Takase:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iufihed-r4[/youtube]

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0 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:25

The Japanese have been unkind to Silva's past fights

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+1 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:27

mr.gay hahaha

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+2 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:28

Quoting synthsis:

Anderson probably felt like Chael right after he got triangled: decisively winning the fight then BAM, you're tapping out.

did you even watch the fight or just listen to Barnette?!!??!? .. Anderson got kicked and beat up through that fight and it was a clear domination by Chonan. no way anderson was winning any part of that fight..



Fickle mma crowd

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0 # synthsis 2012-01-10 11:31

my bad, it's been a long time since I saw that fight.

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+1 # SkeetEmUp 2012-01-10 13:00

well what you said Barnette said, and what Barnette actually said in that video (posted below) are completely opposite. WHO DO I BELIEVE?!?!

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+7 # Guest 2012-01-10 11:30

[youtube]http:/ /www.youtube.co m/watch?v=MJxLL HAKjig[/youtube ]

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+23 # tetsuhana 2012-01-10 12:07

Ryo Chonan, the man with one sub in 33 fights...over Anderson Silva

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+1 # Sambro 2012-01-10 12:47

Chonan will always be known as the guy who beat Anderson Silva and made him cry like a bitch.

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+4 # Guest 2012-01-10 12:56

The translation on the video is a bit off... Anderson's trainers in Portuguese say: Stop crying you have to hold your head up (several times)...you have to pick yourself up you'll be back...they tell him to stop crying over and over and that he isnt injured and has to stop crying. I have no idea what Chonan said though.

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0 # Sambro 2012-01-10 19:24

This is GOLD! Please forward your translation to Chael.

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+1 # Ninja 2012-01-10 12:57

Hans "Hanslator" Thompson: Anderson's corner trys to comfort him, Chonan saying his head hurts and he's pissed off he won't be able to drink, lol

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+3 # Guest 2012-01-10 13:13

his corner doesnt really comfort him they mainly tell him to pick his head up and stop crying

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+14 # Guest 2012-01-10 13:28

I love anderson but he was weak minded back in the Pride days. He looked bad in every fight except for the Alex Stiebling fight.

And b4 u troll i know he KO'd Newton with a nice knee, but that was only after he spent close to ten minutes laying on his back. And The Otska decision had to be fixed b/c there's no way Silva beat him either (and if u dont know Otska was a pro wrestler.) Not even close. Then there's the Takase fight, where Silva didn't land a punch standing, and was held down for an entire round until he got triangled from the top.

He always had great reflexes n skills, but for some reason he was horrible in Pride. Maybe it was "ring jitters", maybe he wasn't properly trained in grappling. But for wahateverreason he sucked.

This is actually why im such a big fan of Andersons. Its not like he started out as some juggernaut that couldn't lose. He has lost, he has shown how bad he can be. And he turned his deficiancies into strengths. And he turned himself from a b level prelim fighter in Pride to the best fighter to ever fight in the UFC.

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0 # Guest 2012-01-11 02:28

Siebling fight got stopped cause of a cut the newton fight was his best showing and he beat the fck out of otska he didnt suck as much as he just was still developing come on now he beat the Anderson Silva of his day back then sakurai was thought to be unbeatable and andy handed him his first L....

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+4 # Guest 2012-01-10 13:37

Btw, completely off topic, but....

Does any1 know where i can watch Noguiera vs Bob Sapp online? I have the shockwave boxset and Shockwave I isn't on it.

If any1 can help, I will Tebow in your name tonight b4 bed. Thanks.

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+3 # Guest 2012-01-10 13:40

Quoting Rashads Mom:

Btw, completely off topic, but....

Does any1 know where i can watch Noguiera vs Bob Sapp online? I have the shockwave boxset and Shockwave I isn't on it.

If any1 can help, I will Tebow in your name tonight b4 bed. Thanks.

Nevermind... Its on Youtube now. Looks like i'm tebowing 4 myself. ;/

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-1 # aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head 2012-01-10 14:08

I always thought the Japanese were smart enough to know how good Anderson was and made this a work. Conspiricy theories I guess.

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+3 # Guest 2012-01-10 14:30

Quoting aint.that.a.kick.in.the.head:

I always thought the Japanese were smart enough to know how good Anderson was and made this a work. Conspiricy theories I guess.

Doubt it... They wanted Silva to b a champion, but he couldn't string enough wins together to get it.

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0 # purplechewbacca 2012-01-10 18:43

i wanna go back in time and lick those tears.

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-3 # Guest 2012-01-10 20:02

mw division is weak and anderson silva is highly overrated.

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0 # Fatty_Sam86 2012-01-11 13:25

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHA

Wait... I have to catch my breath...

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAAH
ROFLROFLROFL
LOLOLOLOL
AHAHAHHAHAHHAHA

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0 # Guest 2012-01-10 20:53

nog always said Anderson almost retired before joining the UFC. was this his last fight in Pride?

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-4 # Guest 2012-01-10 23:10

Fake! They stitched together backstage Anderson's backstage footage from UFC 117 with pride clips. It is pretty clear because Anderson is complaining about how many times he got punched inthe face !!!!!!!!11!1!1! !1!!eleven!!.

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-3 # FreeLeeMurray 2012-01-11 02:05

If Chael gets ahold of this footage, Anderson's fucked.

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0 # Guest 2012-01-11 02:38

Anderson is an emotional person with ALOT of passion for fighting the man once said he was born to fight so the reaction is understandable. . this makes me even understand the Maia fight(idk what ppl be complaining about he beat the fck out of maia got tired & decided to coast)thnk about it you're the best fighter on the planet with 4 Ls one a DQ another an arguable decision & 2 DECISIVE submission losses now you got a submission ace(maia) talking about taking one of your limbs home.. Anderson gets syced up for fights by making his opponent his enemy i think in his mind that night in abu dabi he wasnt fighting demian maia he was fighting chonan & takase....

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-3 # Guest 2012-01-11 02:59

Right... That totally explains why he was insulting Maia throughout the fight("playboy! "). He wasn't even trying to run the clock by picking his shots from the outside in that fight(which would have been much less tiresome), he was trying to disrespect Maia.

Lots of fighters face fighters that are dangerous in an are where they aren't the best, no other champion in UFC tried doing anything as bad. Have you ever seen anyone else hide behind a ref in a fight, is there an excuse for that? In front of a crowd thatjust paid a sh!t ton of money to invest in your employer. At the end of the fight he even bowed to Maia, making a mockery of that too. I'll take even a bigoted, Republican cheat over that. At he doesn't try to act like something he isn't.

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