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Hendo says Silva has been choosing his opponents

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#1 ·
UFC 157: Dan Henderson feels that Anderson Silva has been manipulating the UFC

By Steph Daniels on Feb 18, 5:00p 68



UFC light heavyweight contender, Dan Henderson, talks about Anderson Silva choosing his opponents and manipulating the UFC in this video interview.


Amid the hullaballoo of former Olympian, Ronda Rousey's UFC debut this Saturday night at UFC 157, another former Olympian is preparing to do battle in the co-main event. Dan Henderson's bout with Lyoto Machida has very noticeably been flying under the radar, and was especially evident at a press conference held last week. MMA Interviews got a great video with Hendo, where he discussed how he feels Anderson Silva has been manipulating the UFC and choosing his opponents. Here's the transcription of a very interesting nugget:


I think Anderson, for the last five years, has tried, tried to pick and choose who he fights and manipulates the UFC a little bit. You know, he didn't want to fight Chael again, after the first time. Obviously, he did after a while. You know he didn't want to fight me again. He kind of tries to stay away from guys that are dangerous or have a dangerous style for him, especially because he's looking toward the end of his career and he wants to retire without losing again. It's not necessarily how a champ should be, but at the same time, he's trying to be smart about things. It's all debatable.

He's probably the only guy I would drop for, but I think that I'm very comfortable at 205, and there's plenty of guys for me to fight there. We'll see what happens in the future, but yeah, I don't plan on losing it at 205 at all.

I would like to see Luke Rockhold fight Anderson. I'd like to see that fight. Luke's a good wrestler and he's decent enough on his feet where he's not going to get picked apart by Anderson without really making Anderson know that he's in a fight.

http://www.bloodyelbow.com/2013/2/18/4002278/ufc-157-dan-henderson-anderson-silva-manipulating

 
#9 ·
only half of it actually they wanted a rematch dana was gonna grant when he came back, then silva said no and sonnen fought stann and then silva said no again and he fought bisping and then finally because dana forced him he finally fought chael again. Anderson is a great fighter but don't pretend he is not always looking for easy fights instead of fights that can challenge him.
 
#11 ·
i'm not annoyed that he won i'm annoyed at how long silva made it be before the rematch happened and by the time it happened I barely wanted to see it anymore because silva's time wasting took all of the air out of the balloon and it was an opportunity wasted
 
#30 ·
If the MW division is talentless than the LHW division is also talentless. The MW division has a champion who is leaps and bounds above the rest of the competition. The LHW division has a champion that is leaps and bounds above the rest of the competition. Therefore, either the MW division and the LHW division are talentless divisions with mediocre champions, or the MW division and the LHW divisions have champions that are leaps and bounds above the competition.
 
#29 ·
Yea Dan, Silva has been choosing his opponents... too bad he never got any of the opponents he wanted to fight and publicly named. And eventually fought the guys who were the #1 contenders at the time. If their was one Champion who hasent been getting what he wants, its been Silva. He just eventually settles for what the UFC gives him before he smashes anyone foolish enough to even show up.
 
#31 ·
Lol Dan Henderson has been on a tear since losing to Jake Sheilds, but Anderson Silva will still kick his ass 10 times out of 10, henderson has no wrestling anymore and no cardio, all he is a dude with a massive h bomb, which i remember




As for Chris Wiedman let's be real he may be the only true talent left at MW, but would anyone put their lifesaving that he will beat Anderson? Your take away the chael fights, Anderson Silva has never came close to losing, or has even been in a situation where your like o shit he's going to lose.

Any man that can KO forrest with a slap, make vitor hands look like an amateur, finish bonnar...the list goes on, but when Anderson fights he truly makes professional ufc fighters look like they belong in a Kimbo Slice youtube video.
 
#33 ·
yes and besides hendo and chael his competition has been mostly pathetic, jon jones pummelled vitor like anderson did, jones did the same to rampage, jones did the same to shogun and he killed machida with a choke, also that H bomb never landed in that anderson fight so your wrong about anderson shaking it off it was nowhere near a h bomb that hit anderson.
 
#36 ·
i didnt deny his talent im just saying his competition he chooses to take sucks and ed soares floated rockhold and cung lee around for him to fight gsp a welterweight
 
#40 ·
This might come off a little rude but... Rockhold is the SF MW Champion, a unification fight sounds intriguing. Cung Le is a popular movie star, fighting a name like that sounds intriguing. GSP is the #2-3 P4P fighter and very popular, a superfight sounds intriguing. Silva also wanted to fight Bisping in England, Bisping fighting for the Title in front of his home crowd sounds intriguing. All 3 have a good back story to it, that helps promote the fight. Silva is looking for more fame and glory.

What incentives can Weidman provide other than Silva having another W notch on his record? Their is 2 things holding up Silva-Weidman, Silva doesent want to fight Weidman. And secondly they are looking for a venue that doesnt hurt the appeal of the fight, thats almost guaranteed to be Brazil. Despite the little fanfare of the opponent, Brazil will eat up a Silva fight whether it was Okami, Bonnar and now Weidman. Silva is the best P4P fighter on the planet, but he basically cleaned out the MW division, the current crop of MW contenders are basically undesirable slim pickings as of late, Silva is gaining less after every fight. The MW division is not devoid of talent now, just suitable matchups for Silva.
 
#41 ·
The man has the talent to prove he's the best in the game there is no questions about it. Aside from Jon Jones I don't think their is anyone at ww,lhw,mw that poses a serious threat to the man. If the results are the same, why not take the easy road to make a quick buck? If I was Anderson Silva and know I can smash Rockhold and cung lee without even breaking a sweat and make millions why not? He would be a fool not to do it. This is his job he's a prize fighter.
 
#42 ·
I know its his job but that doesn't mean i wanna see the supposed GOAT take on bum fights like bonnar, cung le, rockhold right now etc. if i wanna see anderson fight i want against real competition like weidman or hendo again or jon jones or even lombard if he outgrapples okami well so theres a possibility of him not being dumb enough to trade with anderson
 
#46 ·
He looked pretty good against Hendo and Chael (2nd fight) imo. Made them both look stupid. What did Hendo actually do in the first round? Exactly the same as Chael did in the first round of their second fight. Nothing.

Why should Andy be in a rush to fight Weidman now? Weidman maybe the biggest prospect at 185 at the moment, but he has ONE decent win. ONE. When a guy is 16-0 in the UFC with 10 title defenses, why should he rush to fight THAT guy?

Yes Weidman vs Silva is a fight I want to see, but does it really matter if he actually has to beat a couple top contenders first?

The same people rushing for Weidman are the same ones laughing at Hendricks for getting passed over. Shocking.
 
#47 ·
what on earth does he have to gain by waiting? he won't be able to outstrike him by waiting and his grappling is already good enough as it is, having more fights just gives anderson more tape on weidman to study and capitalize on it, and then theres the fact that silva fights 2 times a year and there is no one worthy of fighting at mw right now outside of weidman.
 
#49 ·
well if thats the case then we may as well shut down the mw division but i think weidman can beat him personally he isn't dumb enought to stand with anderson for nay period of time
 
#66 ·
Yes what a big man taking on a welterweight why don't we all applaud that, if he wanted to take on jon jones instead of being a bully hungry for money then i would be in cohoots with you
 
#75 ·
Clear example of moaning (Totally hypothetical situation):
"I don't want to fight Jones. He is big and GSP would hurt me less."

Clear example of ducking (Confirmed fact with date and time to happen):
Te boss calls and:
"Whe have saved UFC 151. You are fighting Sonnen, a MW coming from a loss that had no time to prepare."
Answer: "No I refuse to fight him." - UFC 151 joins Titanic on the bottom of the ocean.

Clear example of stepping up (Fact lies in history of UFC):
"I will risk my win streak record to fight on short notice the tough, bigger, hungry, never finished, nothing to lose Bonnar in his last fight and save UFC 153."
 
#76 ·
Once again, the same old stories. One or two speculative examples. As shallow as a puddle of piss on the pavement. Chael and Weidman over and over again. Even though one of them he beat good 9 months later. And the other is lined up for a shot as we speak.

If you people are going to accuse Silva of ducking, bring more meat and bones to your arguments.
 
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