Uriah Hall was given the unenviable task of putting one of his heroes out to pasture, and for two-plus rounds, he appeared to struggle with the weight of his emotions.
The Fortis MMA export ultimately put his personal feelings aside and brought down former Ultimate Fighting Championship middleweight titleholder Anderson Silva with punches in the fourth round of their UFC Fight Night 181 headliner on Saturday at the UFC Apex in Las Vegas. Hall drew the curtain 1:24 into Round 4, then bowed apologetically before his idol.
Neither man seemed overly eager to exchange across the first 10 minutes.