It's hard to argue with the success of UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva. After completely demolishing former champ Rich "Ace" Franklin for the second time last weekend at UFC 77, the primary question should be why Silva was seemingly fed to the lions in Franklin's home town. Not only did Silva prove his point initially by defeating Ace less than a year ago, but this time he had to do it against a highly partisan audience.

Despite such a significant disadvantage, Silva somehow raised the level of his game so that all other factors were rendered meaningless. The Spider once again broke Franklin's nose and certainly proved to the rest of the UFC that he is THE force at 185 pounds. However, don't expect Silva to have much down time with Dan Henderson waiting in the wings.