UFC 90: Silva vs. Côté was a mixed martial arts (MMA) pay-per-view event held by the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) on October 25, 2008, at the Allstate Arena in Rosemont, Illinois. The main event featured UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva vs. number #1 contender Patrick Côté.
Acting
Silva's in-cage performance art is genuinely unsettling.
Practical Effects
The knee that ends it — no replays needed.
Director
Anthony "Pasquale" Giordano
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Silva's first UFC main event in his adopted home of Curitiba's sister city Chicago area, adding personal stakes.
The crowd's boos during Silva's Matrix-dodging remains one of MMA's most polarizing champion moments.
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