Basically depends on how long Dana told Silva to carry Bonnar for. If they want to make a show of it, Bonnar might make it to the 2nd or 3rd round, if Silva just straight up fights, he won't make it out of the first.
but JBJ doesnt have the accuracy or the power that silva has
however with silva coming into this fight as the MW version of himself and not the more powerful LHW version, i suspect it might take more than one round for him to finish bonnar
Bonnar's a terminator. I think he'll go out...but not limp. It'll be similar to the Leben fight I think, taking huge amounts of on the button punches, kicks and knees until he finally drops. Everyone's body has a limit to what they can take and I think Silva is going to show us what Bonnar's is.
I don't want to get stoned by all of you. But Bonnar's chin is overrated. Yes, OVERRATED.
He has a very good chin and will keep coming. He doesn't back down in fights. But lets not act like it is a Hendo level chin.
Exactly who has he fought that are real "killers" with big power? He has fought literally no guys like this. Igor Pokrajac may be the closest one and he is a lower tier LHW.
Kingsbury, Krzyztof, Mark Coleman, a very GREEN Bones, Schafer, Mike Nikels, Forrest, TUF Rashad (even Rashad now), Jardine?
None of those guys are power strikers or KO artists.
Bonnar awesome chin has never been tested vs. a real striker since Machida back in 2003. Not even a brawler. Not even a semi-power puncher.
So in my opinion it is overrated. He hasn't been up against guys like Rampage, Fedor, Shogun, Feijao like Hendo has. So his chin can't be classified as such.
Not saying he doesn't have a chin. But he hasn't ate punches from a guy even a quarter as destructive as ANderson on the feet.
Maybe that's one of the reasons why he is still the elite at his age. He hasn't worn down his body with constant massive weight cutting during his career.
I doubt it. Don't get me wrong, I think a TKO is definitely a possibility. But Silva has never had that ridiculous KO power to make someone go limp. I think Vitor is the only guy he's ever made limp in the UFC. Everyone else was awake but not fighting back or defending themselves.
Bonnar won't go limp, he has a hell of a chin and Silva isn't known for putting out limp fighters. Limp to me means KO (defined), Silva is definitely a TKO guy. He leaves opponents bruised, battered and bloody - hurt and covering up when the ref stops it. He is also jumping weight classes so his power will wane a bit. No way this goes the distance if Bonnar comes with his usual gameplan; tko in the beginning of the 2nd.
IF Bonnar actually stand with Anderson & he doesn't try the Sonnen-method, then I fully expect him to get knocked the F out, as he has that style of not being careful standing. Anderson will tag his chin so easily, it's gonna be like hitting the bag.
From reading your posts the last few months I have come to the conclusion that you really don't like Anderson Silva, but you don't want to admit it either (maybe i'm wrong about the admittance part)
Stephan's wrestling is not nearly good enough to get Anderson down, this will be a brutal fight, I just pray it last more than 1 round.
I'd love to see Bonnar win but I just don't see it happening.
I think this will look similar to the second Rich Franklin fight. Bonnar will do well for about the first minute or so then Anderson will begin to find his rythym and eventually TKO Bonnar on second kound knees.
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