This Saturday’s UFC 134 fight card in Rio de Janeiro is the culmination of a busy MMA summer schedule. That culmination will culminate when Anderson Silva, the consensus best mixed martial artist in the known solar system, faces celebrated Japanese grappling specialist Yushin Okami.
As you may have heard, Okami is ready for this. He is physically strong. He gets in his reps at the gymnasium. And did you also hear he was the last man to beat The Spider? It’s true. Glad I was the first person to break that news to you.
To be certain, this main event for the middleweight strap will be a crazy combination of styles. Muay Thai versus wrestling. Yin and yang. Oil and sludge. But what, specifically, should viewers expect?
Here’s a detailed breakdown of every phase of this fight.