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

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.

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.

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..

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?

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

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…

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.

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.

By: bubbafat

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

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

By: JacRabbit

JacRabbit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:04:24 +0000

“i won’t be mad if the ufc lines up sanchez and alves, and even kos at some point again. but let’s not forget that these guys are relatively new to the top of the division. georges pretty much cleaned his division out prior to even challenging for the belt and these guys were still getting their feet wet in the division while he was fighting top guys”

#11–I agree 100%

GSP has an endless line of top fighters popping up, while MW gets an outdated Wanderlei and Michael Bisping?

By: JacRabbit

JacRabbit — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 16:00:19 +0000

#10 the key emphasis here is that Soares said GSP needs to “prove” himself–which in itself is pretty rediculous given the high level of talend GSP has faced.

MW devision is the weakest devision in the UFC guys lets face it. Yes defeats over Rich, Dan, and Leben mean a lot, but really, what else is there at MW?

I agree in fairness to other WW fighters, GSP should be required to defend the belt before persuing dream matchups–but then again its not like this fight is even on the table. This was a figurative question asked by the radio host…all-in GSP has “PROVED” himself worthy.

By: Josh

Josh — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:40:59 +0000

Not to mention that Patrick Cote is next in line since Okami is out with an injury. So it sounds like his coach is saying people like Cote are more deserving then GSP. I dont think so slim. With Anderson not willing to fight Filho and Trigg and Lawler not in the UFC why would you make such a crappy statement that GSP needs to defend his belt first. Get real bud. How about Anderson Silva defends his belt against a real opponet first. James Irvin aint that and Cote is not really that much of a threat to Silva either.

By: HexRei

HexRei — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:56:07 +0000

@#33 They do, and his name is Okami.

By: bubbafat

bubbafat — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:48:57 +0000

St. Pierre is more deserving than Cote, isn’t he? So why doesn’t Soares criticize the UFC for not having a better opponent?

By: BJJDenver

BJJDenver — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:44:59 +0000

I somewhat agree with Soares. I don’t think deserving is the best term, probably just not ready yet. he does need to defend a couple of times and build his legend a little, then let them get it on.

By: HexRei

HexRei — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 14:44:29 +0000

@#14 I don’t think Trigg was a top 5 WW when GSP beat him (if ever).

By: matt

matt — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:30:44 +0000

I can’t say I agree with the assessment of the UFC’s MW division.

Rich Franklin
Dan Henderson
Nate Marquart
Yushin Okami
Thales Leites
Michael Bisping
Chris Lepen
Patrick Cote

That doesn’t look any weaker than any other division. The fact that Anderson is unbeatable doesn’t take away from that fact.

By: bDavid

bDavid — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:41:44 +0000

i think GSP was way more dominant over Sherk than BJ was dominant over Sherk .. and GSP has a decision over BJ, but BJ is constantly ranked higher than GSP(not always ) … so i want to see a GSP/BJ fight and decide who should rank higher between them .. in my humble opinion.. (then the gsp/silva fight Boo Yaa!)

By: Sebastian

Sebastian — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 08:46:17 +0000

obviously @ #21, i wouldn’t want to see my hero get KO in under 2 minutes either.