UFC 183 took place on Saturday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas and was headlined by Anderson Silva returning to the octagon and defeated Nick Diaz by unanimous decision.
The opening round saw Diaz trash talking Silva, laying on the mat, and daring Silva to fight him against the fence. They would battle for twenty-five minutes and Silva ended up winning the fight on the scorecards.
Check out how members of the MMA media reacted to the fight on Twitter below.
Diaz already talking trash. This is great.
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 1, 2015
Diaz just said “I will slap you in the face.”
— Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 1, 2015
Diaz is talking a lot to Anderson, who is circling. — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 1, 2015
Diaz just played dead. — Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) February 1, 2015
This already rules.
— Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February 1, 2015
Not only is Diaz talking, he’s talking waaaay more than usual. Now he falls down and acts like he’s asleep. Now hangs out against cage.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 1, 2015
I LOVE THIS ALREADY
— Erik Fontanez (@Erik_Fontanez) February 1, 2015
Diaz is REALLY taunting Silva. This is crazy. — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 1, 2015
This is my favorite fight of all time. Diaz is mimicking Silva’s clowning. — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 1, 2015
These kids are crazy. I never want this fight to end.
— Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 1, 2015
Silva goes to give Diaz a glove tap at the end of the round. Diaz walks away.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) February 1, 2015
And by the way, Nick Diaz never has to come to a damn “open workout” again. Just show up on Friday and Saturday Nick. Done. — Brett Okamoto (@bokamotoESPN) February 1, 2015
Anderson to me doesn’t seem to have the explosiveness I’ve seen out of him in the past. — Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 1, 2015
Jon Jones is up out of his chair cheering.
— Marc Raimondi (@marc_raimondi) February 1, 2015
This Nick Diaz, right? I’m a huge mark, I know it and I don’t care.
— Greg Savage (@TheSavageTruth) February 1, 2015
I’m not necessarily seeing overt physical decline from Silva, but his ability to make clean, effortless striking choices looks rusty. — Luke Thomas (@SBNLukeThomas) February 1, 2015
Silva is really starting to pick Diaz apart — Jeremy Botter (@jeremybotter) February 1, 2015
Anderson is dancing and popping a jab now. Not being that effective but neither is Nick.
— Kevin Iole (@KevinI) February 1, 2015
90 seconds left, not a lot of urgency out of Diaz. His eye is a mess, blood’s dripping down his chest. Silva will take the UD
— Heidi Fang (@HeidiFang) February 1, 2015
UFC 183 Result: Anderson Silva def. Nick Diaz via unanimous decision (49-46, 50-45, 50-45) http://t.co/xgtujWwNaF — The MMA Report (@TheMMAReport) February 1, 2015