UFC 237 Results: New champion crowned after piledriver finish, fight stopped due to a horrific injury

#4. Jared Cannonier (11-4-0) vs. Anderson Silva (34-9-0) (Middleweight)

Cannonier vs. Silva.

The Killa Gorilla vs. The Spider. A prospect vs. the GOAT. A former American army man vs. a Brazilian icon. This was one of the most interesting matchups on the card.

Round 1: Both men moved around the Octagon, and worked towards finding their range. Silva landed a shot and the crowd the popped. Cannonier stayed patient as he pushed Silva back but didn't do much when it came to the offence.

Silva connected with a switch kick. Cannonier clinched with Silva onto the fence and laned three big shots. Silva replied with a slicing elbow.

Cannonier kept shooting the inside leg kicks, and one of them landed right to Silva's knee.

The Spider looked to be in a lot of pain as he dropped down to the mat. The referee stepped in and stopped the fight instantly. What a bummer!

Result: Jared Cannonier def. Anderson Silva via TKO (Round 1, 4:47)

The fans booed Cannonier in his post-fight press conference, who silently absorbed all the jeers and gave Silva his props.

Silva apologised to the fans in his interview and admitted that his knees were in a delicate condition in the build-up to the fight. Sadly, his knees just couldn't hold up when it mattered the most. Nonetheless, Cannonier came up with a solid inside leg kick game plan and got the job done in front of an incredibly hostile crowd.

🙏 out to Anderson Silva...That did not look good! pic.twitter.com/SYDUMViqPR

— ACL Recovery Club (@ACLrecoveryCLUB) May 12, 2019

An injured Anderson Silva limps out of the Octagon. So unfortunate. pic.twitter.com/34U5d4Skgg

— Guilherme Cruz (@guicruzzz) May 12, 2019

After a leg injury that ended his bout by first round KO, @SpiderAnderson is helped out of the Octagon #UFC237 pic.twitter.com/gWgk0pay2M

— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) May 12, 2019