Originally Posted by earvinarp

In reality Silva basically TKO'ed Hendo in the stand-up, and I will explain myself: when Hendo went down in the 2nd round, it was after he took a few hard hits that gave him a disadvantageous position on the ground. Silva saw that and patiently kept punishing Hendo to finally take his back and submit him.
Despite general consensus of Hendo being a bad match-up for Silva, this was the logical way for the fight to develop considering these two fighters' styles. It was clear to me that Hendo's pride would make him trade with Silva sooner or later. In the first round he followed his game plan and immediately clinched. But in the second he tested his stand-up, and it was lights out for him very, very fast. Even Leben took more punches before he went down.

In the post-fight interview I don't think Dan gives Silva the recognition he deserves. He says that he made mistakes, which he did. But Silva took advantage of the tiny window of opportunity he had in the second round, and finished the fight.

Silva epitomizes mma fighting. The UFC and the fans should enjoy him right now, as others as good as him are impossible to come across right now.