Anderson Silva did not throw his fight with Chris Weidman

I can't wait to get into it. On why he should throw the fight:Your argument for why he would throw the fight seems to be: He is getting old and tired (points 1,2,5) wants to get out of his post-fight contract (points 2,3) and was looking for a suitable replacement to pass the torch to (point 6). I'm not really sure what you're trying to get at with point 4. Please correct me if I misunderstood something. Now, I agree that his getting old could be a motivation. However, he is/was largely considered the greatest of all time. He had a legacy to defend, why would he throw that away because he was tired? I don't think he threw the fight because he was tired, I think he saw the loss coming and was somewhat relieved that it happened. Your second and third points argue that he wanted to get out of his 10 fight contract, when he said in his post-fight interview he would fill out his contract (1). As for point 6, that he and Dana White arranged his successor is bordering on ridiculous. It is just nonsensical to think that they sat down and planned out what would happen. Due to the uncertainty of the sport, you can't plan things like that in MMA. Evidence that he threw the fight:The format I laid out (1st round- Con acceptance, etc. .) wasn't followed, but it's too late now. I made that format to try to keep the arguments more organized and easier for the viewers to read. Points 1-2 are countered by this video (2). Start watching at 8:10, he did the same thing. As to points 3-4, I can't find a link to the full fight, what are you basing these points off? Memory? I was watching the fight as well and most of his leg kicks connected by my recollection. To points 5&6: Clowning is his style, as you said. He knew he would have to try harder to get into Weidman's head, so he changed his behavior around even more than usual, not touching gloves, etc. I don't believe it was being cocky either, as shown here by Silva, Dana White, and Chris Weidman (@ 39 seconds), this behavior was a ploy to keep the fight off the ground where he faced a steep disadvantage, not him trying to give away the fight (3). To points 7,8,10, watch this gif of the knockout (4). Silva wobbled to get into Weidman's head, and he opened his eyes as Weidman began to throw his punches. It seems like Silva was expecting a right hand, he moved straight into Weidman's left hook, and out of reflex, not intentionally. Silva was toying with him waiting for an opening, and got stunned instead. Silva's style which is dependent on his incredible reflexes and timing, finally faltered. Silva called him the best because he is a humble fighter. To 9, Weidman just won the world championship, he is probably not thinking of his phrasing. Are you insinuating that Weidman was in on it too? If Silva wanted to stop fighting, he wouldn't have confirmed that he is going to fill out his contract in the post-fight interview and press conference. I believe he respected Weidman, but did not intend to get knocked out. If that is the case, why didn't he let Weidman keep pounding on him when he was on top? I believe Silva did not intentionally throw the fight. It's possible he was relieved that he lost, but I believe that he just got caught because his head games didn't get to Weidman like they did everyone else, and Weidman finally exposed a hole in his famous hands-down, chin-up tactics. I look forward to hearing my opponent's response! Sources:1: . http://www.ufc.com...2: . http://www.youtube.com...3: . http://www.ufc.com...4: . http://www.thebiglead.com...