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[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by Sibze

I want to see Silva loose a fight. His last couple fights have not been good.

Screw you man! Silva is retiring undefeated!

What was so bad about this last fight? Sure he got taken down in the 1st round, but he came back in Silva style and dominated to put Sonnen away in the 2nd. He finished Okami in his previous fight and had a highlight reel KO against Belfort in the one before that. Got dominated in the last fight against Sonnen, but then still won the fight with arguably the biggest comeback in UFC history. The Maia fight before that was lame, but he completely dominated Griffin in the fight before that. That's about far back as I've seen his fights other than the Henderson fight and the 2 fights with Franklin.

Haters gonna hate I guess.

[Sibze]

Ya you could probably call me a Silva hater. I donno, I just think he was cheap in the last fight. He held onto the shorts a lot, also looking at all the slow mo's and stills on the internet I think that knee hit him in the chin.

Don't get me wrong, I think he is amazing but... I donno I'd like to see something happen.

Edit: Looks like the knee hits the chest but the the leg gets him in the face

[b1adesofcha0s]

Yeah the knee definitely hit the chest, but his thigh touched Sonnen in the head. I don't think he was any more cheap than any other fighter. I saw Sonnen grabbing Silva's shorts too, but it wasn't quite as obvious. Silva also pointed out to the ref in the first round that he got hit in the back of the head. Have to go back and watch it again to see if it actually happened, but that could be considered Sonnen being cheap.

Silva's fights are definitely more exciting than GSP. I think I feel the same way about GSP as you do about Silva. He's an awesome fighter and I like him, but I do want to see him lose.

So who's your favorite fighter Sibze? As you can tell mine is Anderson Silva

[speedfreek]

If there is one I want to see lose their reign more than Silva it is GSP. In his robot voice, " I was not impressed with your performance." I can't recall the last time his fights were exciting. I never buy a GSP card anymore if that tells you anything. What sucks is Condit is waiting to fight him instead of putting the interim belt on the line which is what it is designed to do. Instead both belts are iced until GSP heals and can fight maybe by December...maybe. IMO he should have to fight Jake Ellenberger for #1 contender status instead. I would rather see Ellenberger or Hendricks become #1 contender since we don't get to see Diaz fight GSP. Condit may have one on points with his hit and run technique but he definately never threatened Diaz. GSP is going to take Condit down and lay on him for 5 rounds.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by speedfreek

If there is one I want to see lose their reign more than Silva it is GSP. In his robot voice, " I was not impressed with your performance." I can't recall the last time his fights were exciting. I never buy a GSP card anymore if that tells you anything. What sucks is Condit is waiting to fight him instead of putting the interim belt on the line which is what it is designed to do. Instead both belts are iced until GSP heals and can fight maybe by December...maybe. IMO he should have to fight Jake Ellenberger for #1 contender status instead. I would rather see Ellenberger or Hendricks become #1 contender since we don't get to see Diaz fight GSP. Condit may have one on points with his hit and run technique but he definately never threatened Diaz. GSP is going to take Condit down and lay on him for 5 rounds.

Condit said in an interview that the UFC hasn't contacted him about potentially fighting anyone else while he's waiting for GSP. I'm assuming they're just gonna wait and see how GSP's recovery goes. If everything's on track they'll have the fight in November. If it gets delayed then they'll probably have Condit fight for the interim title on the same card against someone else. I think Kampmann and Hendricks should fight to see who gets the next title shot after Condit vs GSP. Ellenberger just got KO'd by Kampmann so he definitely shouldn't be considered for a title shot.

GSP couldn't or wouldn't finish Koshcheck when he was fighting with basically one eye for the entire fight. He also looked like crap against Jake Shields in a fight he should have dominated and never be anywhere near that close. That's my biggest issue with GSP, he doesn't finish fights. Just lay and pray to get the judge's decision.

[speedfreek]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

Condit said in an interview that the UFC hasn't contacted him about potentially fighting anyone else while he's waiting for GSP. I'm assuming they're just gonna wait and see how GSP's recovery goes. If everything's on track they'll have the fight in November. If it gets delayed then they'll probably have Condit fight for the interim title on the same card against someone else. I think Kampmann and Hendricks should fight to see who gets the next title shot after Condit vs GSP. Ellenberger just got KO'd by Kampmann so he definitely shouldn't be considered for a title shot.

GSP couldn't or wouldn't finish Koshcheck when he was fighting with basically one eye for the entire fight. He also looked like crap against Jake Shields in a fight he should have dominated and never be anywhere near that close. That's my biggest issue with GSP, he doesn't finish fights. Just lay and pray to get the judge's decision.

Crap I meant Kampmann. I think either Kampmann or Hendricks should get the fight against Condit for #1 contender. If Condit loses to either of those just means he would held the title for maybe one fight if he could even beat GSP. I will be pulling for Hendricks. Fear the Beard! I don't see why you ice the iterim belt. It is supposed to keep the weight class active with title fights. Then when the champ is healed he comes in and fights to unify the two belts. Condit requested to wait for GSP and so far they have accepted his wishes.

Thats why I hate GSP and Frankie Edgar. They win on points and never threaten to finish not even a glimpse. Instead in Edgar's case he is always threatened to be put away but has an iron chin or something and somehow out points the other fighter to win the decision or draw for the 100th time and beg for a rematch.

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by speedfreek

Crap I meant Kampmann. I think either Kampmann or Hendricks should get the fight against Condit for #1 contender. If Condit loses to either of those just means he would held the title for maybe one fight if he could even beat GSP. I will be pulling for Hendricks. Fear the Beard! I don't see why you ice the iterim belt. It is supposed to keep the weight class active with title fights. Then when the champ is healed he comes in and fights to unify the two belts. Condit requested to wait for GSP and so far they have accepted his wishes.

Thats why I hate GSP and Frankie Edgar. They win on points and never threaten to finish not even a glimpse. Instead in Edgar's case he is always threatened to be put away but has an iron chin or something and somehow out points the other fighter to win the decision or draw for the 100th time and beg for a rematch.

I'd rather see Kampmann vs Hendricks while we're waiting for Condit vs GSP. The fact is that GSP is one of the UFC's biggest stars and they desperately need him back ASAP. They probably don't want anything getting in the way of that fight because of the way everyone's been getting injured lately.

[Sibze]

I think GSP is boring as effffff to watch. Love that he is Canadian though.

Dos Sontos is a cool guy. Don't think he'll have the belt for tooo long but I think he's a stand up guy

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by Sibze

I think GSP is boring as effffff to watch. Love that he is Canadian though.

Dos Sontos is a cool guy. Don't think he'll have the belt for tooo long but I think he's a stand up guy

His damn Canadian politeness keeps him from being able to finish fights

I can see Dos Santos holding the belt for a while, especially if he gets past Velasquez in their rematch.

[Sibze]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

His damn Canadian politeness keeps him from being able to finish fights

I can see Dos Santos holding the belt for a while, especially if he gets past Velasquez in their rematch.

I don't see him beating Overeem

[speedfreek]

Originally Posted by b1adesofcha0s

I'd rather see Kampmann vs Hendricks while we're waiting for Condit vs GSP. The fact is that GSP is one of the UFC's biggest stars and they desperately need him back ASAP. They probably don't want anything getting in the way of that fight because of the way everyone's been getting injured lately.

True, I see where they would want to keep a fight lined up for him. But I think they have enough time to fight Condit vs #1 contender and winner waits on GSP. Nothing says GSP comes back November but is injured in camp and fight pushed to Spring. Then Condit will be sitting for a year. That would backfire on him. Passing up pay days to wait that long. But there are other good fights to watch til then.

Originally Posted by Sibze

I think GSP is boring as effffff to watch. Love that he is Canadian though.

Dos Sontos is a cool guy. Don't think he'll have the belt for tooo long but I think he's a stand up guy

Who do you see Dos Santos losing too? Overeem has a shot with his roided up self. But Dos Santos has the best hands at Heavyweight. Velasquez if he would of done what he should of and had a game plan like Sonnen did vs Silva and put him on his back he would have a chance long as he doesnt get submitted.

[Sibze]

Originally Posted by speedfreek

Who do you see Dos Santos losing too? Overeem has a shot with his roided up self. But Dos Santos has the best hands at Heavyweight. Velasquez if he would of done what he should of and had a game plan like Sonnen did vs Silva and put him on his back he would have a chance long as he doesnt get submitted.

The heavy belt seems to move around a lot. It's a slut

[b1adesofcha0s]

Originally Posted by Sibze

I don't see him beating Overeem

I do, especially when he gets off those steroids.

Originally Posted by speedfreek

True, I see where they would want to keep a fight lined up for him. But I think they have enough time to fight Condit vs #1 contender and winner waits on GSP. Nothing says GSP comes back November but is injured in camp and fight pushed to Spring. Then Condit will be sitting for a year. That would backfire on him. Passing up pay days to wait that long. But there are other good fights to watch til then.



Who do you see Dos Santos losing too? Overeem has a shot with his roided up self. But Dos Santos has the best hands at Heavyweight. Velasquez if he would of done what he should of and had a game plan like Sonnen did vs Silva and put him on his back he would have a chance long as he doesnt get submitted.

That's why I was saying they should have Hendricks vs Kampmann soon. If GSP gets injured then they can have Condit fight the winner of that fight at the end of the year or beginning of next year. Then GSP can come back next spring.

Originally Posted by Sibze

The heavy belt seems to move around a lot. It's a slut

So was the LHW belt......till it found Jon Jones.

[Sibze]

Silva vs. Jones
Silva vs. GSP

Who wins???? I personally think Silva wins both. IF IF IF IF GSP could get him on the ground MAYBE he could get lucky and submit him but GSP is all about outlasting people and scoring points. Silva won't let you do that...

Jones I think would be a more interesting fight but Jones' strength is standing and that's Silva's game. As long as Silva could overcome the reach I don't think Silva would have a hard time beating Jones. HOWEVER, IF Jones was able to get Silva down and use those INSANE elbows it could get interesting…

[MC]

silva wins both GSP would have to take him down to have a chance standing up it would get ugly... with jones i bet jones would engage him and nd even machida showed he can be hit when pressured in situations like that ....so i think silva would wait for a mistake with one of jones flashy strikes and go in for the kill. i think he is unbeatable unless he fought an elite heavyweight and even then who knows... best tactic is seems is to smother him you give him any space and let him get in that fluid guard down stance and its over

but if you watched the press conference last week he said he wouldnt fight jones .

and GSP doesnt seem real motivated to fight him either sadly