In the second round the tides turned, as Silva hurt Sonnen standing and eventually finish the challenger on the ground.

The victory was somewhat  controversial, however. Before the fight began, Silva had to be wiped down because he took Vaseline from his face and rubbed it on his body. Then in the second round, he held Sonnen's shorts and threw a knee -  some believe that to be illegal move, but the ref didn't call it - it was difficult to tell or see any of this in the replay where or how or the knee landed.

Controversy aside, Silva's recorded his 10th-straight title defense and 15th-straight victory in the UFC.

After accomplishing so much, what's next for the for the popular Spider?