Anderson Silva Human or Alien Mutant Hhybrid?

[baddax]

Anderson Silva Human or Alien Mutant Hhybrid?

[Consumer]

So people know what you're talking about.

[baddax]

The thing about anderson is he has had one of the best fights ive seen and also one of the worst.

[twigzz]

Defin alien!

I thought this fight would be a lot closer..... Time for Silva and GSP! Win or lose, Silva needs to move to LHW. Nothing really left for him at 185lbs IMO.

[Bekki]

Only....


Ouch!

Does he still have teeth!?

[stoolcannon]

Anderson Silva Human or Alien Mutant Hhybrid?

I hate him with a passion but one cannot deny that he is far and away above his peers.

Looking forward to seeing a GSP fight if GSP gets past shields (which he should).

It's a shame Okami isn't likely to get his shot though, he's earned it. He's the one type of fighter that seems to give Silva trouble too.

[stoolcannon]

Silva needs to move to LHW. Nothing really left for him at 185lbs IMO.

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I'm much more interested in seeing matchups at 205 than I am the GSP/Silva matchup. GSP carries a lot of muscle and doesn't cut much to make 170 i.e he's not a natural MW whereas Silva has the frame to hang with the 205ers or cut to 185. Even Griffen who is a big 205er didn't make silva look small.

Silva/Rua, Silva/Jones, Silva/Rampage, Silva/Machida (too bad they wouldn't fight each other) and many more fights at 205 are very interesting to me.

[grodon9999]

GSP is a 170, why should he go up-weight to fight him?

[Khanyth]

Silva is good. **** good.

But he'd lose to GSP.

That kick.... it would never happen to GSP. It would have been swatted out of the way, and GSP would have taken Silva down.

The money that UFC would make in a Silva/GSP fight would be obscene. So obscene, that it'd probably be a dance and they'd have to have a rematch.

A dance that GSP would win, btw.

[Philam]

So people know what you're talking about.

I wonder if he took the passive past life fighter for +1 to tactics. Looks like his DC to kick in the face is a 52!

Ph

[doubledge]

I wonder if he took the passive past life fighter for +1 to tactics. Looks like his DC to kick in the face is a 52!

Ph

aaaand, he rolled a vorpal!

[stoolcannon]

Silva is good. **** good.

But he'd lose to GSP.

That kick.... it would never happen to GSP. It would have been swatted out of the way, and GSP would have taken Silva down.

The money that UFC would make in a Silva/GSP fight would be obscene. So obscene, that it'd probably be a dance and they'd have to have a rematch.

A dance that GSP would win, btw.

Let me say up-front that GSP is my favorite fighter.

That said, I don't think anyone would have avoided that kick. It was perfectly timed and completely unexpected. It's almost never used in MMA and when it is it's used ineffectively, usually as a feint rather than an actual attack.

In short, it was perfect.

GSP will have his hands full with Silva. He won't be able to outstrike him so he no longer has the advantage of using his stand-up to setup the takedowns the way he has in the past. That alone evens the playing field a great deal.

I think GSP can win, but I wouldn't put money on either fighter.

[Khanyth]

Let me say up-front that GSP is my favorite fighter.

That said, I don't think anyone would have avoided that kick. It was perfectly timed and completely unexpected. It's almost never used in MMA and when it is it's used ineffectively, usually as a feint rather than an actual attack.

In short, it was perfect.

GSP will have his hands full with Silva. He won't be able to outstrike him so he no longer has the advantage of using his stand-up to setup the takedowns the way he has in the past. That alone evens the playing field a great deal.

I think GSP can win, but I wouldn't put money on either fighter.

No disrespect to Silva either... it >was< a great kick.

But GSP is just a great fighter AND student of the game, that I just can't see that kick hitting him. It might glance of an arm or his shoulder... but GSP is just too good to let that sort of thing happen to him.

Again, I'd say a GSP/Silva fight would be a dance.... much like a highly hyped boxing heavyweight PPV would be.

[toughguyjoe]

Regardless of where the weight classes go, who comes up or who goes down, Silva most likely won't lose a fight for a very, very long time.

I'm on the fence about him though. I really enjoy watching him fight when he isn't being a cocky weirdo, but hate his attitude when he slips into the cocky weirdo that lives inside of him.

I absolutely love GSP, but am still in the camp that wouldn't bet on either fighter. I'd pray to whoever would listen to let GSP win though. Of all the fighters in the UFC GSP has mad respect from me, and most others I know. He earns his wins.

As to the matter of Silvas race, I think he's still just a human

It would be nice to think he had a template that's just better than everyone's to start though. Bet it would make Forest Griffin feel better about his loss!

[stoolcannon]

No disrespect to Silva either... it >was< a great kick.

But GSP is just a great fighter AND student of the game, that I just can't see that kick hitting him. It might glance of an arm or his shoulder... but GSP is just too good to let that sort of thing happen to him.

Again, I'd say a GSP/Silva fight would be a dance.... much like a highly hyped boxing heavyweight PPV would be.

I doubt it would be much of a dance. It's going to be either A. GSP controlling and scoring from top position or B. Silva hurting him on the feet with not a lot of in between.

Don't get me wrong, GSP has very good standup as he has proven again and again but he has never faced a fighter of Silva's caliber on the feet. Silva is the most accurate striker in mma along with being one of the quickest and most slippery. His speed and accuracy will negate a lot of GSP's best tools i.e superman punches, jabs and leg kicks.

I still think GSP has a very good shot at winning because I don't think Silva can stop his takedowns. He (silva) has not shown a great takedown defense in the past and there is no one in MMA better at taking people down than GSP. That said, GSP would also have to deal with Silva's BJJ which is no joke at all.

It's one of the more intriguing matchups in MMA for the very simple fact that both men are masters of their respective styles and neither has any glaring holes in their game. It's a fight I very much want to see and don't want to see because GSP is my favorite fighter and I don't want to see him lose. On the other side of the coin I do want to see it because I can't wait to see Silva lose. Mostly because I hate his nuthugging fans.

[baddax]

If one can beat Silva its GSP. This is a fight i have been thinking about for a long time, however i am surprised to see it. I really did not think Dana would put 2 of his superstars up against each other.Both dominate there divisions completely.

Who would win? i would guess if it is a short fight it would benifit silva but as it gets later in the rounds i would go for GSP.

[wonkey]

To Khaneth's comment:

I'm actually not up-to-date on the game. Haven't watched a fight in a while, but if GSP takes Silva down, that's not the end of the fight. as Stool mentioned, Silva ALSO has a killer ground game. It's just that people fear his standing strikes so much that they'd rather take it to the ground.

I don't know who would win. GSP is a great fighter. But he'd definitely need his A game to stand a chance. Love him or hate him, when Silva fights its poetry in motion (even when he's being an A-hole)

[Vellrad]

Anderson Silva Human or Alien Mutant Hhybrid?

Simple

Alient Robot-Mutant Hhybrid

[karnokvolrath]

Anderson Silva Human or Alien Mutant Hhybrid?

Yes.

I wonder if he took the passive past life fighter for +1 to tactics. Looks like his DC to kick in the face is OVER NINE THOUSAND!

Ph

+1 for making me laugh PH, but i fixed it for you anyway