Posts with the tag "Anderson Silva"

Every time a prominent fighter loses, somebody comes out and says they are too old or they are one dimensional. What will happen when Anderson Silva loses? It's bound to happen, it's only a question of when.

The first scenario is that he gets knocked out. I predict the first words out of somebody's mouth is that he has a weak chin. In fact, I don't remember ever seeing him get hit with a good shot so that may in fact be true.

The second scenario is that Silva gets submitted, this is probably less likely unless he fights Demian Maia. If that happens, expect somebody to say Anderson Silva is a one dimensional fighter.

The final scenario is Silva losing a decision. This seems the least likely scenario, but who knows. I guess he hasn't been past round 3 in the UFC, so its possible his conditioning will deteriorate into the fourth and fifth rounds.

The time will come when Anderson Silva loses and it won't really matter how he loses. The key will be how he rebounds from the loss. A second loss in a row and suddenly your career is over.

Who is the best pound for pound MMA fighter of all time? CBS has put together a 32 fighter bracket and is asking readers to decide.

Although interesting, I suspect most people will focus on the legends and the current big names. My early favorites to win this thing are...

• Fedor Emelianenko - While he is considered the most dominate fighter in the world, some question the talent he has been fighting lately.
• Anderson Silva - Like Fedor, he has dominated his weight class. This begs the question, is the division thin or is he that good?
• George St. Pierre - Probably my favorite to win it all, but a loss to Matt Serra really hurts.
• Chuck Liddell - The best name recognition of the bunch, but those back to back loses are still fresh in most fans eyes.
• Royce Gracie - The legend and most dominate fighter of his era. Still, will the new fans know who he is?

Go check it out and be sure to vote!

Quick, name 5 UFC middleweight fighters. Can't do it? Most of you probably can't even name 3 fighters. Let's see, there is Anderson Silva, Rich Franklin, and ...

The real problem with the middleweight division is that there are two dominant fighters atop the division and together they have defeated all challengers.

Combined, Anderson Silva and Rich Franklin have defeated Travis Lutter (both), Yushin Okami (Franklin), Dan Henderson (Silva), Jason MacDonald (Franklin), Nate Marquardt (Silva), David Loiseau (Franklin), Nate Quarry (Franklin), Chris Leben (Silva), Evan Tanner (Franklin) ...

Where does that leave us? Without much excitement in the middleweight division. The only up and coming fighter I can think of is Demian Maia. He looked awesome at UFC 83 where he submitted Ed Herman. Still, he needs to win a couple more fights to prove he is a true contender.

Still, the middleweight division must go on. The most logical challenger for Anderson Silva is Yushin Okami. He is coming off back-to-back wins and actually owns a win over Silva, although it came by disqualification due to an illegal kick. Rich Franklin should probably fight Nate Marquardt next, but don't be surprised to see a fight with Dan Henderson.

The fight between Anthony Johnson and Tommy Speer reminded me of another fight that was somewhat upsetting. When Rich Franklin first fought Anderson Silva, Silva made Franklin look bad. Much was the case when Tommy Speer fought Anthony Johnson, Johnson made Speer look bad. I don't think Franklin and Speer are bad fighters, in fact they are a couple of my favorite fighters to watch. Still, what when wrong? I have come to the conclusion that the problem lies in the matchup for the fighters. Fight somebody that can exploit your weakness and you will lose every time.

The main event for UFC 82 features two of the most dangerous middleweights competing in mixed martial arts today. Anderson Silva is considered by most to be the best pound-for-pound fighter in the world (I don't particularly agree with that). He has blown through the UFC's middleweight division.

Anderson Silva will fight former/current Pride champion Dan Henderson. Henderson is the only fighter that I can think of to hold two different belts in different weight classes at the same time. This fight will determine the best fighter middleweight fighter in the world.

At this time Silva is favored to winAs I see this fight playing out, I think Henderson will want the fight to take place standing while trying to land a big punch. The problem will be avoiding Silva's precision strikes. The only way Henderson can win this fight is getting Silva in side control and pounding him out. I just don't see it happening, Silva wins by TKO in the fourth round.

The main event for UFC 82 will be a title fight between Anderson Silva and Dan Henderson. This fight marks the finial title unification between the former Pride organization and the UFC. The unification doesn't really make that much sense, since both fighters mainly fought in Pride.

Anderson Silva hasn't lost since joining the UFC where he is 5-0, while Dan Henderson is coming of a loss to Quinton Jackson in his only UFC fight. Both fighters are very experienced and entertaining to watch. Silva strikes with mathematical precision taking fighters out of their game plan. Henderson simply drops bombs. Early odds are on Silva, but it only takes on punch from Henderson to end Silva's middleweight reign.