The fight was for the middleweight title, and it was notorious as one of the most hated, boring fights in UFC history.
The Fight[]
The first round began and they touched gloves and circled, looking relaxed. Silva had his hands comparatively low. Yep, yep.. Just kinda standing there, and then circling. Yep.. Boos began coming now. Leites tried a jumping knee and missed. Yep, yep.. Circling some more. Silva missed a probing uppercut. Circling some more. Boos more. Yep.. Leites landed an inside leg kick. Leites landed a head kick. Silva landed a body shot. Circling some more. Leites missed another high knee. Silva got the foot sweep and knocked Leites down and landed some leg kicks but let Leites up. They tumbled to the ground but Silva stood but Leites had hold of the leg. Silva landed some hammerfists downward, but Leites was pushing hard and Silva defended into the clinch. They just kinda stood there. The first round ended.
The second round began and they touched gloves. They just kinda circled more. Leites landed an inside leg kick. Silva missed a head kick. Leites got the takedown into half-guard. Silva had that half-guard locked down tight, he wasn't fooling around with Leites on the ground. Leites wasn't attempting any ground-and-pound either. Silva brought it to full-guard, locking in a body triangle. Leites landed some hammerfists. Silva landed some good elbows from the bottom. Leites landed some more hammerfists. Leites stood and went back down. Silva was trying for a triangle, landing some hammerfists from the bottom. Leites avoided and Silva stood and let Leites up, walking away. Silva had his hands blatantly by his sides. They were just kinda walking around casually. Yep.. Boos were coming heavily. Silva landed a leg kick in close. Circling some more. Leites blocked a head kick. Silva landed a wicked leg kick. The second round ended.
The third round began and they touched gloves. Leites landed an inside leg kick, caught by Silva. Leites tried for the takedown and Silva sprawled and stood and Leites was laying down. Silva walked away and the referee stood Leites up. Leites landed a good right hand. Leites took what looked like an eye poke and laid down. Silva was landing some leg kicks, inside and outside. The referee finally stood him up. Leites came for the single-leg and Silva stuffed it easily and Leites laid down. Silva landed some more leg kicks. Boos came heavily. The referee stood him up. Silva landed a really good leg kick. Leites landed an inside leg kick. There was a big chant of 'GSP'. Silva landed a leg kick. Silva landed another good inside leg kick. Silva checked an inside leg kick. Leites laid down and Silva shrugged and walked off frustrated. Leites stood. Silva missed a straight head kick. Silva landed a leg kick. Silva landed a body kick. Leites laid on his back and Silva walked away and Leites stood. The crowd booed. Silva landed a stomp kick to Leites' knee and then again HARD and then a switch kick to the face. Leites was bloodied up, from the switch kick. Silva landed some really good uppercuts and more. The crowd roared. Silva landed a good right hand and a good leg kick. Leites laid down and Silva walked off and Leites stood. They both looked frustrated. Silva landed another leg kick. Leites laid down and the referee stood Leites up. The third round ended.
The fourth round began. Leites extended his glove but Silva didn't touch. Silva landed another stomp kick to the knee. Leites was struggling to shake it off. Silva landed another stomp kick to the knee and another, one to the thigh. Another stomp kick. Silva was showboating and then he landed a good leg kick, doing some more showboating, like shaking around. Leites landed a body kick and Silva landed another hard leg kick. Silva landed a good right, and then a good head kick. Silva landed another stomp kick, and then another, and then a .. punch to the leg. They stood there. Silva landed another punch to the leg and missed a stomp kick. Silva landed another hard leg kick. Silva was showboating and dodging Leites' punches. Silva landed a jab, a leg kick and Leites came for th etakedown and Silva stuffed it and crouched a bit away as Leites laid on his back. They stood after a few moments. Silva landed a spinning leg kick, another stomp kick. Silva landed another leg punch and another stomp kick. Silva landed a kick to the shoulder. Silva landed another stomp kick. Silva was showboating again. Leites tried to scoot-slide on his butt and laid on his back as Silva avoided. Silva stood over him and landed a leg kick and Leites stood as Silva walked off. The fourth round ended. Boos came heavily.
The fifth round began. Silva landed a leg kick. They circled, throwing probing strikes. Silva landed another good leg kick. Leites came for the takedown and Silva shrugged out of a leglock attempt after stuffing the takedown. Silva spun out and landed on top, landing some big ground-and-pound. Silva stood and let Leites up. Leites's nose was bloodied up bad from the ground-and-pound. Silva landed a spinning back kick to the chest. Leites laid down again and Silva was landing some more big shots from the top. Silva stood and walked off. Boos came. The crowd cheered 'Bullshit' repeatedly and the referee told them to work. Silva landed another stomp kick. Leites came for the takedown and Silva shrugged it off and Leites stood. The crowd chanted 'GSP'. Silva landed another stomp kick. Leites came for the takedown, Silva shrugged it off, Leites stood. Leites landed a body kick and Silva caught it and Leites fell. The referee stood Leites up. Boos came heavily. Leites fell and the referee stood him up after a moment. The fifth round and the fight ended. Anderson Silva got the win by unanimous decision and retained his title.