The Anderson Silva ribs
After his miraculous win over Chael Sonnen at UFC 117, Anderson Silva talked about his injured ribs and the doctors advising him not to fight.
Call it an excuse if you want, and that's fine, but what the people watching television could see that those in the Oracle Arena in Oakland couldn't was this: After the first round, Silva walked back to his corner and clearly pointed to his ribs and said something to his trainers.
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