Comments on: Silva’s manager says GSP not deserving of fight against Anderson

By: n8

n8 — Mon, 02 Feb 2009 18:14:04 +0000

Mac W, 6 months later and your comments turned out to be pretty prophetic. You called it on the how GSP and Pen would fight first and you called it on how it went down. You must know your shit. Now we’ll have to wait and see if you’re right about GSP/Silva

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By: Mac W

Mac W — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 01:55:26 +0000

the thing that Silva’s manager is trying to cling onto is that Silva is a higher class of fighter than GSP because he has defended his belt…that should be irrellivant because top contenders don’t have belts to defend so “why should silva fight them?” BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD FIGHTERS AND HAVE PROVEN THEMSELVES AS TOP TALENTS!!! Silva got a title shot in his second UFC fight after beating someone not close to being a top contender, chris leben. where was Anderson’s manager then? o, thats right, counting his percentage cut. i guess the money got in the way from his strong moral fiber that dictates that every contender must prove themselves sufficiently…many people in here have pointed out all the incredible talents that GSP has destroyed. GSP and Silva has to happen but I’d say in about a year.

i would agree that GSP has the duty of cleaning out the division a bit. But not to earn respect…..only because there are guys in that division who deserve thier shot at the belt and the belt has basically been inactive for the last year since GSP won it from Hughes (thier second fight i mean).

More than likely to happen first is GSP and BJ Penn. Not that BJ could win and get any kind of redemption, rather just because the fans want it so bad and the UFC seems to want it. Also, now that Diego Sanchez and Thiago Alves are gonna fight at UFC 90, if Sanchez wins…..Who is the #1 Contender? Koscheck has to be in the mix. So since there is no clear #1 contender at WW anymore, that gives time for a Penn/GSP fight and possibly even another fight for GSP if Alves loses.

Anderson Silva needs to go up weight in my opinion…..not neccisarily for a title shot….but to fight guys like Liddell and Rampage and all the other phenominal talents in that division. enough spoon-feeding him guys like nate marquardt and james irvin. he should fight only the best guys from now on (not that Franklin and Henderson arn’t….they definately are top notch but they have proven that they cant handle him). I would argue that the UFC’s best division is LHW. GSP/Silva has to happen and i would agree that a non-title, champion vs champion fight would be best. GSP cant stand with Silva (even though his strikes are far better than average) and Silva surely cant stop GSP’s takedowns and ground and pound. I think GSP wins it from ground and pound tko or even a ground and pound into a submission.

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By: Frank Wallace

Frank Wallace — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 04:49:01 +0000

The key to beating Silva is obviously to take him down, pound him and perhaps sub him. GSP can take Silva down at will. Silva doesn’t dominate when he is not allowed to stand. Travis Lutter mounted him and almost GPd him into submission. Even Dan Henderson pounded his head repeatedly in the first round before deciding to trade punches in the second.Neither of thes guys have GSPs intensity,stamina, wrestling or G&P.There is no way Silva can withstand a relentelessly physical GSP ground and pound and be able to be as precise as he usually is.
I wathed a A Silva fight in pride where he lost the decision from repeated takedowns. He was utterly ineffective.In the UFC, we have not seen him fight a great wrestler and ground and pound specialist. I can’t see him subbing GSP where BJ Penn failed.
He will almost surely lose by a decision, TKO from a GSP ground and pound or even a submission. Silva’s only chance is if GSP decides to strike with the Master.

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By: Rich S.

Rich S. — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:56:14 +0000

#40, #41…

i was talking about this the other day, in a different article..

everyone always talks about “the old Vitor”..

well..

there’s no more of that..

this time, it’s the “new Vitor”..

i think he’s here to stay now..

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By: rob

rob — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:49:32 +0000

Shouldn’t GSP just fight ONE TIME at 85 before putting him in with Anderson?

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By: Jesse

Jesse — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:49:17 +0000

silva would beat gsp i think, he’s better standing up and on the ground but it would be an awesome fight , i’d like to see it.

did James Irvin deserve a shot at silva? if so hard to say gsp doesn’t

Jon Fitch is really good though he may beat gsp

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By: Sergio G. Hernandez

Sergio G. Hernandez — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:47:53 +0000

I’m with JacRabbit.

Vitor has been “back” like four times before…

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By: JacRabbit

JacRabbit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:43:06 +0000

Terry Martin has been getting KO’d left and right–I don’t know if he is any indication of Vitor being back.

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By: bubbafat

bubbafat — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:06:10 +0000

There’s definitely long term implications to Belfort dropping to MW too. I know he’s signed to Affliction, but his destruction of Terry Martin and possible success in his next fight should put him in the MW rankings. If he does well we could see him back in the UFC. Vitor’s back.

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By: bubbafat

bubbafat — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:00:03 +0000

Okami is injured. So he wouldn’t be included.

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