Anderson Silva To Headline UFC 95 Against Griffin-Evans or Jackson-Silva Loser
By: Kris Karkoski (admin) | Nov 23, 2008
Though a fight against Chuck Liddell is no longer under consideration for UFC 95, Anderson Silva will still headline the February 21st event in London, England.
According to The Sun, Silva, who holds the UFC’s middleweight title, will return to the 205-pound light heavyweight division to meet one of the losers of December’s UFC 92 matchups featuring Forrest Griffin vs. Rashad Evans and Quinton “Rampage” Jackson vs. Wanderlei Silva.
As we reported earlier today, Liddell will instead face Randy Couture in the main event of UFC 99 on June 13th in Cologne, Germany.
Liddel/Couture again, i see no purpose for this fight other than a big PPV possibly. It could be exciting to watch but kind of feels like it’s been overdone. It could be hard to get people pumped up for this one again.
Wandi will fight Silva he is a competitor not a Filho
If i’m honest i see Anderson loosing to both.
I don’t like this either. I say give him the winner of one of these fights. It’s not like he’s a buzzard that needs to feed on carcasses. This guy is a top level predator and should be in contention for a title shot at 205. I don’t think that any one of those 4 guys are clearly better fughters than A. Silva, in fact he would be a favorite over all of them. Why are we throwing him scraps???
I forgot too add the only name i see Silva beating is Evans
Well I think this means that the winner of Wand/Rampage gets the next crack at the title.
And to answer someone’s question, I read somewhere that Wand will fight Forrest even though they do train together.
forrest an rampage i could see beating silva but wandi an evens will get beat, but ide rather see silva vs wandi then evens.
The main scenario for me that i see Wandi Beating Silva is with in a minute Silva normally takes around a minute plus to get his range so if Wandi steamrolls him like he did with Jardine i see a huge KO.
Al said:
he won’t fight wanderlei so i reallly hope he fights rampage
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If he refuses a fight, he’s a **** and should be cut.
Why feed him the loser? Isnt he supposed to be the #1 p4p guy in the world? Cmon Dana/UFC- give him the winner of Wandy/Jackson or the winner of FOrrest/Gay Evans to really prove to us that Silva is the #1 guy. Then let either one of the winners fight the winner of thiago silva/machida match.
Well Wanderlei is going to be 3~0 v Rampage after Dec 27th, the fight between Evans and Griffin is interesting?? Ok so if Anderson gets Rampage/Evans/Griffin.. Does that mean Wanderlei gets the winner of Lyoto and Thiago for the title shot? As long as Lyoto is still undefeated and headed towards a LHW championship bout Anderson Silva won’t be fighting for the LHW title soon if Thiago wins against Lyoto and say Anderson wins v Rampage/Evans/Griffin he then I would think gets a shot at the belt
Owell time will tell
DBiz, they aren’t going to cut Anderson Silva, also he has never turned down a fight to my knowledge but it would be weird to see old Chute Boxe teamates fighting each other
I think Evans will KO Forrest and Silva will then fight Griffin. I think the guy with the best chance to beat Silva is Evans for his elusive style and quick hard shots. That would be the matchup that would be the most exciting standup fight, but it doesnt seem like an option at this point.
It must be cool to be Anderson Silva. The world of the UFC sort of revolves around him right now. Just my opinion but I feel Anderson will kill Griffin, Evans, Silva and Rampage. This whole situation should just be a way to help earn Silva a title shot at LHW. Silva has the best chance vs Silva but I would honestly like to see Evans/Silva. Evans has a lot of movement/dancing to his style. I would just love to see the moment Anderson cathches Evans with a kick while doing one of his funny swinging duck motions. The cool thing with Forrest/Silva is the fact Griffin can take the best beating in all MMA unless he is knocked unconcious that is. Anyone think Rich Franklin might be thinking, “WTF! F off Silva. You beat me twice, I left the divison, don’t you f-ing follow me you stalker bastard.”
Could Silva ever fight HW, is there a chance of a 3 belt holder in the future?
Thats funny Kouch, i imagine Franklin is wondering what hell to do now?
THEY CANT GIVE HIM THE WINNER LIKE FEW OF YOU GUYS ARE SAYING BECAUSE WANDI AND RAMPAGE ARE FIGHTING FOR A #1 CONTENDER AND WILL GET THE NEXT TITLE SHOT, ALSO DONT FORGET A. SILVA HAS ONLY FOUGHT ONCE IN THIS DIVISION HE HAS TO AT LEAST BEAT ONE BIG NAME BEFORE GETTING A TITLE SHOT. AND BESIDES IF HE DID FIGHT THE WINNER HE WOULD LOSE EITHER I WOULD SAY LET HIM TAKE ONE OF THE WINNERS THEN TALK ABOUT A TITLE FIGHT.
CANT HAND ANYONE A TITLE ON A SILVER PLATTER NOT EVEN ANDERSON!
Is Jardine a possiblity???
Entertaining fights???
Funniest comment I just read ” Wanderlei Streamrolling Anderson Silva” what a load of $h!t come on. No one in the Middle weight or Light Heavy weight division has a chance at landing a good shot on Silvas chin plus his chin is titanium at that, you’d have to be blasting at that thing all day. That you through in Silvas hand defense plus his foot work he’s a amazing piece of work, he is going to destroy his next opponent doesn’t matter who it is. That poor performence vs Cote is really on his mind he’s on a mission for his next match, “All out and end it with a Knock Out” I might be as bold as to say Not even anyone in the Heavy weight division has a chance at knocking out A. Silva.!!!!!!!!!=O!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” No One”!!!
Okay, okay, UFCMANZ, try to keep it in your pants. He bleeds red just like Lesnar does (surprise, surprise). He’s human. He has weaknesses. He will lose to the right guy, and I truly believe that guy is either Rampage or Wanderlei. Wanderlei doesn’t go down and Rampage has the mentality that NO ONE in the UFC has had against Anderson so far; whoop-ass. No one has ever just went in to the fight in order to literally beat him up. Rampage will, and so will Wanderlei. So let’s just relax a bit before you anoint him as the New Messiah, cause apparently that post has already been filled by our president-elect. Anderson’s not there yet.
Side Note: If you look at GSP’s list of fights and Anderson Silva’s, can you REALLY say that Silva is P4P best fighter in the world?
I think the deciding factor for A. Silva v. which loser, will be the Rampages/W. Silva fight. That whole Chute Box thing comes into play, and I think that it is really either A. Silva v. Rampage or its A. Silva v. Griffen/Evans If Rampage somehow pulls off a miracle and doesn’t lose to Wandi Dec. 27, then we’ll know that A. Silva is fighting the Griffen/Evans loser.
Dear Mr. Silva, Evans, Jackson and Champion Griffin,
We have some rather bad yet motivating news for the four of you to win your next match. One of the two losers will be facing Anderson Silva. Sucks to be you.
Sincerely,
The UFC
lol @ kouch.
That’s pretty damn funny KOuch
surprised to see people betting against forrest
They just didn’t GIVE him the belt….
OH…. Josh V, have you been watching MMA the past year or are you still back in the Pride Days? OK I’ll take your points into consideration, where does Anderson Silva lose to Rampage or Wanderlei to just a few real points. {With facts as my agreement, instead of boneheaded opinion, I’ll try to paint you a picture of how I see this fights}
Anderson Vs. Rampage: Reach: Anderson, who has the better chin realistly Anderson{Anderson never KO/TKO} but I’ll call it a tie. Harder puncher: Rampage, Technical Strikes/ Foot work: Anderson , Wrestling: Rampage , BJJ: Anderson , Weakness in both guys games, Anderson’s Wrestling which Rampage is 1 of the best at 205. Rampage’s Clinch {Muay Thai} which Anderson is 1 of the best at.I’ll say out of 10 times ,Anderson wins 8/10 Rampage 2/10 {Rampage has very little going for him in this fight ,wrestling to a decision maybe a slam knock out or that 1 big punch to land}
Anderson Vs. Wanderlei: Reach: Anderson, who has the better chin realistly Anderson{Anderson never KO/TKO} but I’ll call it a tie. Harder puncher: Wanderlei ,Technical Strikes/ Foot work: Anderson, Wrestling: Tie ,BBJ: Anderson , Weakness in both guys games, Anderson’s Wrestling Wanderlei’s throwing wild punch’s, I’ll say out of 10 times, Anderson wins 9/10 Wanderlei 1/10 {Why so low you problely thinking? Because everywhere Wanderlei is good /Anderson is a little better, most likely a stand up war , the keys to winning in my mind is Andersons Chin / Reach / Technical Strikes/ Foot work, Muay Thai technically even but with Anderson being the Taller guy its who’s needs lands first kind of deal {mostly Andersons} , But I didn’t exclude the fact Wanderlei is the harder puncher and will problely throw more punch so, he has a punchers chance in this fight , but I see this more like the Leben fight , Shorter Aggressive Striker with good chin having to get on the inside of Andersons reach to land punchs.
Not taking anything away from Rampage or Wanderlei Big Fan of both, This is just how I see both fights going with my explained opinion.
I’d bet more for Forrest if his last 2 opponents were fighting up to there potential when he beat them. I think Forrest has had a rather easy time getting the belt, he wasnt challenged by Rampage who was off for sure and Rua sucked , before that Hector Ramirez. He did what he needed to speed wise and with strikes but still lacks that power other guys have.
I think Silva pick him aprt.
UFCManz
I can see your points, and I actually do agree with most of them. While I do respect them greatly.
That being said, I have not seen anyone, ANYONE who has truly went after The Spider. No one has come into the fight truly believing in themselves and believing that they’re going to give him a real beating. And that might be because Silva is devastating in most areas of the game; absolutely and I concede that point. BUT it is important to say this: He can be beaten. I firmly believe the way to beat Anderson Silva is to go after him. Hard. Keep him backing up and keep him on the defense. Too many people have let him push them around when they got into the clinch or striking. In regards to the “puncher’s chance”, just ask Liddell and Jardine’s Jaw if Jackson and W. Silva have great punching power. I see your point because he hasn’t lost in the UFC yet, but seriously, my friend….even in the Henderson fight; Henderson rocked him a couple of times with solid uppercuts.
I do not think his chin is made of diamond; I just think it’s very difficult to connect because he’s fast and elusive. Between you and I :), even as Liddell is my favorite fighter, I don’t think he would beat Silva. But, I do believe the man who comes in ready to “whoop dat ass”, really does have a better chance than someone swinging wild.
Final Thought: Can you answer my question about GSP/Silva P4P?
GSP and Anderson Silva. As far as P4P goes I do think Silva Holds a higher rank then GSP because Silva can beat anyone of these guys on GSP record {but because he’s the bigger fight I’ll leave this fact out in calculating Why I think so} none the less GSP record is one of the best. So I’ll add can GSP beat everyone on Silva Record ” can GSP beat a Franklin or a Henderson or Marquardt. When I compare P4P and they are only a weight division apart and with GSP walking around at 200+ at the last UFC event { Not sure if it was last UFC it was on Dana’s Blog anyways } GSP and Silva can really fight each other in a division. So if Silva Vs. GSP were to fight who wins Add it up
Silva VS. GSP - Reach:Silva , who has the better chin :Anderson {No need for me to explain here}, Harder puncher:Anderson, Technical Strikes/ Foot work: Anderson {Why Silva it’s kind of even but I then remembered Silva Muay Thai} ,Wrestling: GSP, BJJ: Tie { Why GSP has good top BJJ ,Not so much off his back, GSP just got his Black belt, but Silva as a good guard and he got his Black belt off Big Nog } where does GSP beat Silva by Submission thats the only chance in my books and the Punchers chance. Silva can win my TKO/KO/Decision/Submission. Why doesn’t GSP win by decision he has a good gas tank right. True but this is a five rounder and Silva wins this hands down in a decision in my opinion, I’ll give GSP the most credit tonight out of 10 times {GSP wins 3/10 Silva 7/10} Silva in my point of view has the Stand up on GSP ,he holds the power/reach/and Muay Thai over GSP, he’s no stacker on the ground may even sub GSP. But if it hits the ground GSP is most likely on top {But then again that switch on Marquardt was sweet} anyways has a good chance of subing Silva if he is outside Silvas guard.
This Decision would of been alot higher If they weren’t in the same organization and only 1 weight class apart, and if there is a possibility of them fighting each other { If you had asked me to compare Big Nog to BJ Penn who do you think is better } that would be a hard one Big Nog 2 loses to fedor by decision, and 1 split decision loss each to Josh Barnnet and Dan Henderson and he always seems to be getting his ass kicked in a fight yet is 31-4-1 record never been Subed or KOed {Heavy Weight division is like 4 weight classes in 1} BJ Penn 13-4-1 Majority decision loss to Pulver/ Split decision loss to GSP/ TKO loss to Matt Hughes / decision loss to Lyoto Machida thats a decision I find hard to make? Try Ranking these two guys.
ufcmanz
You missed the whole point.
I said the main scenario i see :
The main scenario for me that i see Wandi Beating Silva is with in a minute Silva normally takes around a minute plus to get his range so if Wandi steamrolls him like he did with Jardine i see a huge KO.
# 23 November 2008 at 4:27 pm
So i said there is a possibiltity that Wandi could steamroll Anderson i didn’t say this will happen did i ?
But with Anderson as a slow starter this could happen read the full comment in future
They should just have Anderson fight Brock.
I would love to see Silva fight either Forrest Griffin OR Rashad Evans. I feel either fight would be exciting and put Anderson even higher on the scale. He is a true warrior.