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[Mr. Somebody]

I think Anderson's age is more of a factor than his opponent at this point. He put his back against the cage, arms at his sides and took straight shots to the face from Bonner, a big LHW on roids. He ate those shots like candy then turned on the switch and had Bonner in a fetal position within 10 seconds.

Everyday he's getting older and slightly slower than the day before. I think that's going to be the actual factor.

He was just making the fight interesting and fair for Bonner. Giving him a punchers chance. Bonner failed. On the plane ride home with Dana, Bonner told Dana he felt humiliated. That Anderson treated him like he was nothing.

Thats the spider just giving him a chance. Hate to see him when hes being competitive. Hes not Randy Cotoure old. Hes still in his 30s. Weidman is done. You all easily forget Andersons punching accuracy, and how hard he punches. Dropped Okami, with a jab.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

They probably wont give him props because its anderson, when he steps in the cage magic happens and everyone takes it for granted because of the racial element but true heads know the odds hes against and how impressive this win will be just on the basis of going 7 years without a loss.



ps has he even fought this year?

It will be 9 months and change when he fights weidman. He usually does 2 fights per year. This year, not so much. Weidman has been off since July also so, Ring rust wont be an issue. Maybe AS will fight again in December.





Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva has set a number of records during his time as a ZUFFA employee, including most consecutive title defenses (10) and most wins without a loss inside the Octagon (16).

"The Spider" added to those impressive stats by signing an unprecedented 10-fight contract to compete for the Las Vegas, Nevada-based mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion for the remainder of his combat sports career.

Whether or not he actually fulfills it, is another story.

The Brazilian striker is currently 38 years old, and if he fights once or even twice a year, Silva could find himself fighting much younger and stronger competition at the age of 44 or 45. And while Silva doesn't look a day over 25 when he steps into the Octagon to do what he does best, he does have other desires he wants to fulfill.

Like fighting Roy Jones Jr. in a ring, for instance.

And as long as he's under an ironclad contract with UFC, it will remain strictly that -- a desire -- because Dana White and Co. have never been fond of letting their top-level talent take part in other extracurricular activities.

Speaking at today's (June 25, 2013) UFC 162 media conference call, Silva touched on the possibility of not fulfilling his 10-fight deal.

"No, everything is a possibility, but it's really going to come down to my willpower and my desire to still be fighting. I have a lot of other things that I want to do, a lot of other desires, and one of those is fighting Roy Jones, but we're just going to have to see how things work out in the next few fights and how I feel."

First up for Silva on his massive deal is a scrap against Chris Weidman at UFC 162, which goes down on July 6, 2013 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Should he get through "All American," his place as the greatest of all time is set, according to longtime rival Chael Sonnen, and the middleweight division will be pretty slim pickings.

Unless, of course, he's down for a potential rematch against Vitor Belfort.

There is always the possibility of a taking part in fantasy fights. But that number has gone down by one, seeing as how UFC welterweight champ Georges St. Pierre chose to pass on the chance to go toe-to-toe against "The Spider," which leaves light heavyweight champ Jon Jones as the only viable option, as far as big money "super fights" for Silva go.

Of course, a loss to Weidman in "Sin City" over Fourth of July Weekend could prove catastrophic for all of Silva's desires, inside the UFC as well as out.

 

[Mr. Somebody]

Double

 

[The Infamous]

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mark hunt leg infection is that serious

I wish the dude a quick recovery.

A fight with with Nelson would be

 

[BuyandSave]

Thing is though. As great as Jones wrestling is...is he gonna be able to get Silva down? I can see Anderson peppering jones with a variety of strikes to disrupt Bones' rhythm on his shot.

You know nothing.

 

[Jutt]

You know nothing.

yeah okay breh.



Tell me more about what i DONT know that you do. I dont think ive ever seen you even post in this thread.

 

[BuyandSave]

yeah okay breh.



Tell me more about what i DONT know that you do. I dont think ive ever seen you even post in this thread.

You said you don't know if Jon Jones would be able to take Silva down because Silva might pepper him with shots That's self explanatory of the reason that you know nothing right there. If Sonnen had no issue taking him down in both fights, a wrestler of Jones's caliber coupled with his athleticism and the size advantage will have absolutely zero trouble taking him down. You sound like somebody who only watches boxing and then comes in and says dumb shyt like: "Nobody can take so and so down - he'd just uppercut them"

 

[Roman Brady]

I wish the dude a quick recovery.

A fight with with Nelson would be

 

[Jutt]

You said you don't know if Jon Jones would be able to take Silva down because Silva might pepper him with shots That's self explanatory of the reason that you know nothing right there. If Sonnen had no issue taking him down in both fights, a wrestler of Jones's caliber coupled with his athleticism and the size advantage will have absolutely zero trouble taking him down. You sound like somebody who only watches boxing and then comes in and says dumb shyt like: "Nobody can take so and so down - he'd just uppercut them"

Its not that farfetched. Anderson is a skilled striker. I said its possible he could disrupt Jones' rhythm.


So youre assuming i dont know anything based off one post in a thread in which you have a whopping 2 posts in....Cool Story. If you wanna debate about it..fine. But you sound like youre 12 in here crying and pointing fingers.

 

[BuyandSave]

Its not that farfetched. Anderson is a skilled striker. I said its possible he could disrupt Jones' rhythm.


So youre assuming i dont know anything based off one post in a thread in which you have a whopping 2 posts in....Cool Story. If you wanna debate about it..fine. But you sound like youre 12 in here crying and pointing fingers.

Okay, you're right, I jumped to conclusions. It's just that to me your post seemed incredibly illogical and uninformed. As far as the thread goes, just because I haven't posted here does not mean that I don't know what I'm talking about. This is only one thread on one forum - I post in every other MMA/Boxing thread whenever there is an event. This one just seems too cluttered for me. Back to the topic - simply put, even if Anderson disrupts Jones's rhythm (very unlikely) he will still be able to take him down rather easily because Anderson's sprawl leaves a lot to be desired and Jones has a nasty double leg as well as some great above the belt throws. What this means is that Jones can take him down from a distance and also overpower him in the pocket if Anderson decides to clinch. Honestly I don't even think Anderson will be able to outstrike him because of the height, reach, and overall size and strength difference between them. Anderson has extremely stiff, accurate, and fast jabs - that's what he relies on. I have never seen him throwing hooks and I don't think he will be able to even connect with somebody as big and athletic as Jones before finding himself on his back. Jones is a beast and Anderson will never fight him. Especially not at his age.

 

[The Infamous]

 

[Jutt]

Okay, you're right, I jumped to conclusions. It's just that to me your post seemed incredibly illogical and uninformed. As far as the thread goes, just because I haven't posted here does not mean that I don't know what I'm talking about. This is only one thread on one forum - I post in every other MMA/Boxing thread whenever there is an event. This one just seems too cluttered for me. Back to the topic - simply put, even if Anderson disrupts Jones's rhythm (very unlikely) he will still be able to take him down rather easily because Anderson's sprawl leaves a lot to be desired and Jones has a nasty double leg as well as some great above the belt throws. What this means is that Jones can take him down from a distance and also overpower him in the pocket if Anderson decides to clinch. Honestly I don't even think Anderson will be able to outstrike him because of the height, reach, and overall size and strength difference between them. Anderson has extremely stiff, accurate, and fast jabs - that's what he relies on. I have never seen him throwing hooks and I don't think he will be able to even connect with somebody as big and athletic as Jones before finding himself on his back. Jones is a beast and Anderson will never fight him. Especially not at his age.

No harm no foul breh. Water under the bridge. If the blog was still up I'd link you to my articles I've written for the site, I'm pretty informed. But back to the topic.


I see what youre saying about Jones. I know all too well about Jones shot, especially on his double. However, its not so much about what strikes Anderson is throwing its moreso his timing, which is still very good. I can see a lot of knees if Jones does decide to shoot. lately though a lot of his takedowns come from the clinch...his clinch work is nasty So youre right Spider wont clinch. Call me crazy but I can still see him throwing a lot of unorthodox leg strikes in order to keep Bones unsettled.



At the end of the day youre right tho..the fight wont happen

 

[Roman Brady]

considering the amount of punishment they've put their bodies through u wud have to be a sadist to want to see them try to brutalize eachother when a win for ether one (roy moreso obv) does nothin for their careers.

 

[Strapped]

That overated dude weidman gon get da beats & knocked out

 

[The Infamous]

considering the amount of punishment they've put their bodies through u wud have to be a sadist to want to see them try to brutalize eachother when a win for ether one (roy moreso obv) does nothin for their careers.

They're going to take more punishment either way, so it might as well be against each other.