#3 Anderson Silva’s reverse elbow walk-off KO
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Anderson ‘The Spider’ Silva (33-8-1) is a former longtime UFC MW champion with a record 10 title-defenses to his name. Silva started training BJJ at a young age and dabbled in Taekwondo and Capoeira after which he eventually learned Muay Thai.
His MMA base is Muay Thai and despite having bad takedown defence, he more than makes up for it with his excellent BJJ. Tony ‘The Freak’ Fryklund (14-9-1) is an MMA veteran of notable organisations such as the UFC, Bellator, Strikeforce and Cage Rage among others.
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He trained in boxing, kickboxing and karate as a child and has an MMA base of submission grappling.
Silva defended his Cage Rage MW strap against Fryklund in April of 2006. Silva dominated the fight comfortably out-striking Fryklund with punches at range and knees in the clinch, however, ‘Spider’ failed to land anything clean on ‘The Freak’.
Then seemingly out of nowhere, Silva landed a rare reverse-elbow to Fryklund’s head and casually walked away. Fryklund collapsed to the mat and the referee called off the fight. Fryklund was so dazed by that single elbow he tried to wrestle with the referee.
It’s essential to note that the dynamics of Silva’s reverse-elbow are similar to that of the Sok Sab (chopping elbow) with the main difference being that instead of travelling at a downward angle, Silva’s strike travelled upward.
Silva is undoubtedly one of the best Muay Thai stylists to compete in MMA. If any fighter were to pull-off a picture-perfect reverse-elbow in an MMA fight, it would be ‘The Spider’.
