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LAS VEGAS -- Daniel Cormier beat one of the greatest fighters of all time at UFC 200, though it was not the night he or the fans envisioned.Cormier (18-1) defeated the great Anderson Silva via unanimous decision Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. Cormier took Silva down in all three rounds of their nontitle light heavyweight fight. Judges awarded Cormier with unanimous 30-26 scores.Of course, Cormier was supposed to defend his 205-pound championship against interim champion Jon Jones in the main event, but that matchup was canceled when Jones was informed of a potential doping violation Wednesday. Silva, 41, replaced Jones on two days notice.The Las Vegas crowd booed Cormiers game plan of taking Silva to the floor. Afterward, Cormier said the strategy was necessary.Ive been training for a specific guy for eight weeks, said Cormier, who trains out of American Kickboxing Academy. The guy falls out of competition. I was a little nervous. Hes so good, I did what I had to do. Its tough to switch opponents. The guys the greatest fighter weve ever seen in the Octagon. I cant complain. I did what I had to do.Silva (33-8) was only two months removed from a surgical procedure to remove his gallbladder. UFC president Dana White praised him afterward for taking the fight on short notice.He went in and fought the light heavyweight champion of the world, White said on SportsCenter after UFC 200. People love Anderson, man. What he did this weekend reminded everybody of why he was the great champion he was. Everybody respected him tonight and gave him love.Silva didnt put up much of a fight early, giving up a single-leg takedown on Cormiers first attempt. The rest of the round essentially consisted of Silva trying to tie Cormier up from the bottom.A nice right hand by Cormier early in the second round appeared to wake up Silva a little. He jumped into a knee strike, which drew a smile from Cormier. Moments later, Cormier caught a body kick and took Silva down, which drew boos from the crowd.Referee John McCarthy helped Silva out with two stand-ups -- one in the second and one in the third. It was clear that Silva had no shot at getting back to his feet on his own against Cormier, an Olympic-level wrestler and former heavyweight.In the third round, Silva flirted with what would have been one of the most shocking comebacks in UFC history, hitting Cormier with a stiff left kick to the body that had him visibly wincing. Silva went after Cormier with another jumping knee, which opened the door for Cormier to grab on and tie Silva up in a clinch until the end of the fight.Silva, who hasnt recorded a win since October 2012, did not appear upset with the result.This fight was a big personal challenge for me, Silva said through an interpreter, to accept it and come in here and put into practice all Ive done throughout the years.Cormier, 37, remains the undisputed light heavyweight champion. He has defended the title once, via split decision against Alexander Gustafsson in October. A contenders bout between Anthony Johnson and Glover Teixeira at UFC 202 on Aug. 20 could determine Cormiers next opponent. Jones, meanwhile, is facing a potential two-year suspension. Swell Wood Bottle Sale . Manuel was offered a position the day he was fired. He accepted earlier this week and the team made the announcement Friday. Swell Canada . 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On paper cashed up newcomers Collingwood are frontrunners for the inaugural Super Netball season, Queensland Firebirds star Caitlyn Nevins says.But the aspiring Firebirds captain has reminded the high profile Magpies that they will be starting from scratch in 2017.Since being formed by their AFL namesakes, Collingwood have quickly emerged as the team to beat in the maiden eight-strong competition starting in February.The Magpies boast one of the best rosters after signing five Diamonds players and this week trumpeted a lucrative five-year sponsorship deal.Nevins hails from Melbourne but knocked back a Collingwood offer in the off-season.She is confident she made the right choice after being nominated as one of four candidates to replace long serving skipper Laura Geitz in 2017.Gabi Simpson, Romelda Aiken and Laura Clemesha are the others.They are definitely a really strong team on paper, Nevins said of Collingwood.They will definitely be frontrunners of the competition.But thhey are starting from scratch in terms of culture, gameplan and that type of thing.dddddddddddd.Nevins said Queensland were happy for the Magpies to take centre stage in the pre-season.But the Diamonds wing attack believed two-time defending champions Queensland would again be a force despite the loss of Geitz (pregnant) and deputy Clare McMeniman (retired).We are happy for them to take the limelight, she said of Collingwood.I am also happy for the Firebirds to fly under the radar.But I have full confidence in our team that we can get the job done.The 10-strong Firebirds player group will vote on their captain and deputy in mid-January.Laura and Clare were phenomenal leaders of our club for a number of years, developing an amazing culture, Nevins said.The next leaders will hope to continue to grow it.But we are ready to step up and take the reins. 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