Comments on: Dana White says he’s found “the next Anderson Silva” http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/ Your Destination for Insider MMA News and Opinion Sun, 08 Nov 2009 13:48:53 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: ctownhood http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-50588 ctownhood Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:14:34 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-50588 I'm guessing it wasn't Duarte....since he tapped ;) I’m guessing it wasn’t Duarte….since he tapped ;)

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]]> By: ufcpro http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-37540 ufcpro Sun, 06 Jul 2008 18:05:56 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-37540 He did hint who this guy could be in his comments, HE'S 24. He did hint who this guy could be in his comments, HE’S 24.

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]]> By: MoreThanUFC http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-37111 MoreThanUFC Sat, 05 Jul 2008 14:35:22 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-37111 Damn, you boys got this one. I am almost 100% sure it's The Hybrid Dana is talking about. He posts on the UG, if you didnt know. Damn, you boys got this one. I am almost 100% sure it’s The Hybrid Dana is talking about. He posts on the UG, if you didnt know.

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]]> By: DPK http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-37022 DPK Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:08:43 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-37022 The great thing about MMA is that in the end everyone has to prove themselves in the cage/ring, so lets sit back and enjoy the fights. All the hype in the world didn't stop Brock Lesnar from getting submitted, and being the next Cung Le didn't stop Raymond Daniels from getting it handed to him in his first MMA fight. At most this guy has only made the TUF finals at this point. The great thing about MMA is that in the end everyone has to prove themselves in the cage/ring, so lets sit back and enjoy the fights. All the hype in the world didn’t stop Brock Lesnar from getting submitted, and being the next Cung Le didn’t stop Raymond Daniels from getting it handed to him in his first MMA fight. At most this guy has only made the TUF finals at this point.

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]]> By: maddog http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-37021 maddog Sat, 05 Jul 2008 00:02:47 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-37021 OCD....it is true he put guillard on cards but i think you may be talking out of your back side. compare any ufc card against the best of someone else. the dude knows what he is doing even if you don't like one fighter on the undercard. OCD….it is true he put guillard on cards but i think you may be talking out of your back side. compare any ufc card against the best of someone else. the dude knows what he is doing even if you don’t like one fighter on the undercard.

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]]> By: Are you having a laugh?. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-37007 Are you having a laugh?. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 22:55:48 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-37007 White has caused hype and interest so his job is done. #3 is 100% right and Adam is just being realistic when you consider that Whites job is PROMOTING!. White has caused hype and interest so his job is done. #3 is 100% right and Adam is just being realistic when you consider that Whites job is PROMOTING!.

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]]> By: Jason http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-36971 Jason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:37:48 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-36971 Sorry for the last post. His blog says he is 24. Sorry for the last post. His blog says he is 24.

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]]> By: Jason http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-36970 Jason Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:36:35 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-36970 Can anyone confirm if Duarte is 24? White said his age. Duarte confirms his TUF spot on his blog www.JoeDuarteMMA.com Can anyone confirm if Duarte is 24? White said his age. Duarte confirms his TUF spot on his blog http://www.JoeDuarteMMA.com

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]]> By: Rich S. http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-36969 Rich S. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:34:37 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-36969 from CagePotato: "Early message-board speculation is pointing to Joe “Hybrid” Duarte, a 24-year-old San Diego-based fighter who claims on his website that he’s been selected for Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. Duarte is 3-0 in pro MMA, 9-0 in pro boxing, and 19-1 in Muay Thai. According to his bio page, he walks around at 185lb-190lb (remember, he’s a lightweight) and is “really, really, really RIDICULOUSLY strong,” thanks to his Chamorro ethnic background. And yes, he does destroy people." idk.. it really couldbe this guy.. i mean, 3-0 in MMA doesn't sound that great, but then 9-0 in boxing? and 19-1 in Muay Thai? sounds like a beast to me.. from CagePotato:

“Early message-board speculation is pointing to Joe “Hybrid” Duarte, a 24-year-old San Diego-based fighter who claims on his website that he’s been selected for Team Nogueira vs. Team Mir. Duarte is 3-0 in pro MMA, 9-0 in pro boxing, and 19-1 in Muay Thai. According to his bio page, he walks around at 185lb-190lb (remember, he’s a lightweight) and is “really, really, really RIDICULOUSLY strong,” thanks to his Chamorro ethnic background. And yes, he does destroy people.”

idk.. it really couldbe this guy.. i mean, 3-0 in MMA doesn’t sound that great, but then 9-0 in boxing? and 19-1 in Muay Thai? sounds like a beast to me..

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]]> By: revjames13 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/comment-page-1/#comment-36968 revjames13 Fri, 04 Jul 2008 19:32:52 +0000 http://fiveouncesofpain.com/2008/07/04/dana-white-says-hes-found-the-next-anderson-silva/#comment-36968 Yeah, Anderson looked great in the fights you mentioned, and others as well, but none of those were top of the food chain guys. Newton held the belt at 170, so he had the best resume, but that is a weight class below and Newton wasn't exactly a dominant WW champ (he beat an aging Pat Millitich and then lost to Hughes twice). It's one thing to look great against solid competition and it's another to come in and absolutely destroy a previously dominant champ. Franklin, who is a very big 185, was sitting pretty as the MW king at the time. It's easy in retrospect to say that he hadn't fought the best competition (see Tanner, the Crow, Quarry, etc), but at the time it looked like he was going to be champ for awhile. Then Anderson shows up. And yes, he was well regarded based on the wins you mentioned. But Leben is a guy who couldn't even get to the finals of TUF. It wasn't until Anderson practically raped Rich Franklin that he became THE Anderson Silva. Beating Henderson in the style he did made it official. Great wins against lesser opponents cannot compare to dominating the best in the world at your weight class. Henderson, Marquardt and Franklin are by far his biggest scalps to date, in that order. Yeah, Anderson looked great in the fights you mentioned, and others as well, but none of those were top of the food chain guys. Newton held the belt at 170, so he had the best resume, but that is a weight class below and Newton wasn’t exactly a dominant WW champ (he beat an aging Pat Millitich and then lost to Hughes twice). It’s one thing to look great against solid competition and it’s another to come in and absolutely destroy a previously dominant champ.

Franklin, who is a very big 185, was sitting pretty as the MW king at the time. It’s easy in retrospect to say that he hadn’t fought the best competition (see Tanner, the Crow, Quarry, etc), but at the time it looked like he was going to be champ for awhile. Then Anderson shows up. And yes, he was well regarded based on the wins you mentioned. But Leben is a guy who couldn’t even get to the finals of TUF. It wasn’t until Anderson practically raped Rich Franklin that he became THE Anderson Silva. Beating Henderson in the style he did made it official. Great wins against lesser opponents cannot compare to dominating the best in the world at your weight class. Henderson, Marquardt and Franklin are by far his biggest scalps to date, in that order.

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