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Anderson deliberately delaying return?

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#1 ·
I was thinking about the UFC MW division and the disarray that it currently is in. Outside of the Belfort fight there isn't much left for Silva. Not only that but Anderson only has two more fights on his contract. I think the UFC wants the two biggest fights for the remaining fights. Do you think possibly, the UFC conspired with Anderson to stay out a little longer to maybe make time for GSP to move up to Middleweight, OR for Shogun to possibly beat Lyoto and set up a huge fight at 205? I don't put much into it, and I know the injury was legit, but as tme passes, I'm slowly thinking that a superfight s inevitable before Anderson retires.
 
#4 ·
what if Chael is just telling the truth and Anderson just sends this clown out there (Soares) to discredit every contender moving up the latter. From Hendo, Nate and Belfort (how dare he wanna fight a brazilian:sarcastic12:) and now discrediting Chael yet always keeping talk about fighting at lhw or wanting to fight Frank Mir or something :confused02:

i dunno, i think the Spider is likely the best fighter on the planet but im growing tired of him and his puppet trash talking while trying to act humble.

I want Chael to give him that verbal beating and at least give him a good fight after ;P
 
#8 ·
I hate when someone doubts a person for specific reasons then everyone starts running with it.


If anderson destroys vitor all you haters will be back on his nuts...

lets not get carried away anderson doesn't need respect from the fans. What he needs is respect from his peers and The big names (gsp, penn etc.) already give him his praise. All you need to do is go to youtube and hear what these guys say if you're so inclined

:sarcastic12:
 
#5 ·
I also read that Anderson was not going to retire. I also doubt that Silva would ever go after the LHW title. Let's say shogun beats Lyoto, then Anderson beats Shogun for the belt, where does that leave Machida. They have openly stated numerous times that they would not fight (Silva/Machida) so if Anderson has the title, that leaves Lyoto lost in the LHW division.
 
#6 ·
What trash talk from Soares are you talking about? All I've read is in response to Sonnen's verbal diarrhea.

Sonnen is a tool, he has proven it with his comments in the past month, and with his comments after his loss to Filho. Yeah, he is a good GnP fighter, but he's a tool that I don't care to watch.

If Silva can destroy Hendo, he can annilihate Sonnen.
 
#7 ·
What trash talk from Soares are you talking about? All I've read is in response to Sonnen's verbal diarrhea.

Sonnen is a tool, he has proven it with his comments in the past month, and with his comments after his loss to Filho. Yeah, he is a good GnP fighter, but he's a tool that I don't care to watch.

If Silva can destroy Hendo, he can annilihate Sonnen.
I think he will be Sonnen, but Henderson and Linland have both said that Sonnen is the best wrestler at Quest. His standup is not the same as Hendo's, but that just means Sonnen will focus more on the ground than standing up.
 
#11 ·
Anderson had minor surgery (which got very little press coverage) and was in recovery for a while.

He'll be back in April for Vitor. He'll probably fight once or twice more over the course of the year, but the competition isn't that exciting for the UFC brass, or for Silva.

It's hard to motivate anyone to get Silva to fight when he's not going to fight someone who's going to sell pay-per-views, because there's always a chance that a less-qualified fighter can turn the bout into a snoozefest (we learned that with Thales Leites) which reflects badly on Anderson and on the promotion.

I think the chances of another run up to 205 are pretty good. The fight with Georges is really totally up to Georges, because Anderson definitely can't come down to 170 to fight him.

There are plenty of good matchups for Anderson at 205 (I'd love to see him fight the winner of Rampage vs. Rashad, then Shogun), but he will need to defend his belt and since the top lightheavyweights are all going into matchups, we'll have to wait a while for one of those to get set up.
 
#17 ·
Saying Vitor scares Silva is dumb. Whoever said that earlier should really think about reenrolling back into the special ed classes they dropped out of, because you definitely need help being not retarded. As far as the stand up goes, Vitor is quick with excellent hands. Anderson is quick with excellent hands, feet, knees and elbows. In what way should Silva be scared? Vitor is explosive and powerful. So is Silva, but with a more complete striking game. Until whoever said that Silva is scared of Belfort can back it up in anyway, they should give some serious thought to not expressing their idiotic thoughts ever again.
 
#27 · (Edited by Moderator)
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I don't want to see anything but, Anderson/Shogun if both guys win there next fights which aren;t guarantees. Shogun neutralized Machida but, they both fought like a sparing match, technical but, nobody went for it like Forrest goes for the fight. Vitor has insane striking, power, chin, and wrestling. Anderson is at age 35/36, the age where most top fighters like Jones Jr. fall off (note Jones stopped twice at this age). If Anderson's reflexes slow even the slightest, we can see the upset. Personally, Vitor is a legit challenge. Anderson should win. I am just playing devils advocate. I hope he beats Vitor though, I am a Vitor fan. I just want to see him fight Shogun. I think Machida may win the rematch to prevent this from happening. I am Canadian and a huge fan of St. Pierre but, I don't want to see him get KTFO. He got KTFO by Sera, technically a sub loss as he tapped but, Sera fought his career at LW, is practically a midgit in comparison height wise (no disrespect) whereas, Anderson has the weight, strength, insane reach advantage, awesome chin, BJJ, etc. GSP has been scared to stand since this fight. Yes, bits and pieces but, realistically, he has did a ton of dry humping/lay & prey then finishing fights. Not finishing BJ is an example (TKO on a chair not an actuall beat down or KO). Decisioned Fitch, Alves, Kos. I mean, Anderson doesn't need a big shot as portrayed against Forrest. I would bank on Anderson against anyone including Fedor. I do believe Shogun has a good enough chin to bang with Silva despite the stand up disadvantage as he is unorthodox in striking and his BJJ is prob the best in the division if not second to Lil Nog.

Stylistically, Vitor is a great match for Silva. Sorry, but speed and power in your punches is the last strength you want going into a fight with Anderson. And not to mention mentally weak.

From a styles stand-point, Henderson, Marquardt, Griffin, Lutter, and Leites were all more dangerous then Vitor is. Why? Because they had a better chance at submitting Anderson or laying on him for a decision then Vitor would. That's why. Not because some are better fighters then Vitor..just style.

And he's delayed it in the past because of injuries. Dude, the last person Anderson would "duck" is a primary striker. And like I said, the fight is ink now. It's not like if Anderson purposely delayed the fight, then the fight would never happen. Sorry dude, but Vitor is the best possible match-up for Silva. As long as Anderson can withstand the first...hm, 45 seconds, he'll break down the fragile mind of Vitor.

And what's funny, people label me as "Silva nuthugger." Interesting theory, considering I'm 10-0 when predicting Silva fights in the UFC. What are you? If one were to say something so stupid as to Anderson Silva is "scared" to fight, my guess is your percentage isn't something to write home about. Sorry folks, it's not nuthuggery, it's being a realist. No one in the UFC middleweight division is in Anderson's class, plain and simple.
You made some excellent points man. I'll go a step further and say that nobody on the planet is in Silva league besides a few exceptions. I belive both Shogun & Machida could very well beat him. I wouldn;t bet on it though. I think Shogun has the best BJJ at LHW besides maybe Lil Nog. Shogun's striking isn't as good as Anderson but, he can very well be unorthodox to make up for the lack there of as well, amazing TDs. I think if anyone subs Anderson, I would be willing to banj on Shogun. I think SHogun can either control Anderson for a decision if not sub him. I would bet on Anderson though. I think SHogun is back in top form. I look forward to their next fights. I do feel something will happen to affect this fight. Either Anderson or SHogun losing unfortunately.
 
#28 ·
Well the dream situation is that GSP moves up to fight Anderson. Anderson wins, then leaves MW to move up to fight Shogun. Meanwhile GSP claims the vacant MW title, BJ moves up to WW to claim that belt and Kenny claims the vacant LW title. Dream situation.
 
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