Quote of the Day: Joe Silva Prides Himself On Making “Competitive Matchups”
“I’m looking for a well-rounded athletic fighter, but the most important thing to me is record. It’s very frustrating in my job. I don’t look for victims. I pride myself in making competitive matchups.
I don’t care what happens in the gym. Lots of people do well in the gym. Going in the cage is a completely different thing, so I want to know how many fights do you have and who did you fight. Did he beat up a bunch of guys who, this was their first fight or did he beat up a bunch of guys who had multiple fights and this much experience?
(In early MMA) if you had somebody who didn’t understand jiu-jitsu, you could beat them without being much of an athlete,” Silva said. “Nowadays, everybody knows. There’s no secret techniques. People know, and they cross-train. Being an athlete quite often is what makes the difference.”
UFC vice president of talent relations Joe Silva shares his thoughts with FloridaToday.com on evaluating aspiring fighters who hope to compete in the octagon.
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I like this new quote of the day thing you guys have been doing. Silva was a good pick. I always wondered how he went about math making.
joe i want to see shogun v rampage hendo v franklin wandi v t-silva bisping v nate rock chuck v forrest kosheck v sanchez and of cause BJ v GSP
JOHNBOY,
You really want to see KOS vs Sanchez again?? The last one was horrific. I know Diego was sick and KOS is naturally boring the majority of the time but……really???? again?
If this Joe Silva’s statement was true, then why did we never see Babalu against Tito in the 205 division? Instead, they fed Tito the times “The Most Dangerous Can” Ken Shamrock and then gave Tito a title shot. We should be seeing a quality 205 match-up every month on the pay-preview. Plus, why doesn’t the UFC publish a ranking for there fighters on their website, so we can see what they see. The Forest/Rampage fight needs to happen again before any other title fight in the 205 division.
Personally, I’ll happily watch Kos take a kicking no matter who does it.
Diego would win that match hands down when he’s at his best. but I don’t think a rematch at this point would be good for either fighter. It’s not moving forward.
yeah im a fan of kos and i think if he takes sanchez out again it puts him back in the picture, plus sanchez will want revenge after last time an im sure they both still hate each other so would be fun to watch, i think kos wants to be more exciting but its only human to go back to what you no if someone is beating ur ass, surly most people are with me when i say i wana see shogun rampage?
Johnboy has same great match-up especially Hendo vs. Franklin. But, Hendo wants to stay at 205 unless he can get a rematch with the Spider. So how about Wanderlea vs. Hendo rematch and winner gets Shogun Rua. As far as Kos vs. Diego, neither fighter can carry a card so it would be a good warm-up for the main event. BJ vs. GSP needs to happen and I bet if GSP beats Fitch, BJ will make an appearence in the ring after the fight after GSP calls him out.
A UFC list of their 205 Division:
Alexander Houston 8-1-0 6′ 0″ (183 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Andy Reese 7-1-0 5′ 10″ (178 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Boetsch Tim 7-1-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Bonnar Stephan 14-4-0 6′ 4″ (193 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Cane Luiz 9-1-0 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Drwal Tomasz 14-1-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Evans Rashad 16-0-1 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Gouveia Wilson 10-5-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Griffin Forrest 15-4-0 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Hamill Matt 5-1-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Irvin James 14-4-1 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Jackson Quinton 27-6-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Jardine Keith 13-5-1 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Lambert Jason 23-8-0 5′ 10″ (178 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Lee James 25-3-0 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Liddell Chuck 21-5-0 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Machida Lyoto 13-0-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Mendes Antonio 14-3-0 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Nakamura Kazuhiro 11-8-0 5′ 10″ (178 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Ortiz Tito 16-6-1 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 204 (93 kg)
Reljic Goran 8-0-0 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Rua Mauricio 16-3-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Schafer Eric 9-3-2 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Shamrock Ken 26-11-2 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Silva Wanderlei 32-8-1 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Silva Anderson 22-4-0 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Silva Thiago 13-0-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Sokoudjou Rameau 5-2-0 6′ 0″ (183 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Shamrock Ken 26-11-2 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Why would an organization claim him in their organization. Did anyone see his last fight? Disgraceful.
Bonnar Stephan 14-4-0 6′ 4″ (193 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Roid boy!
Jardine Keith 13-5-1 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
I heard he’s out for 6 months to a year, so back to square one in his career.
Evans Rashad 16-0-1 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Boring fighter and about to get brought back to earth against Liddell.
Andy Reese 7-1-0 5′ 10″ (178 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Boetsch Tim 7-1-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Cane Luiz 9-1-0 6′ 2″ (188 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Drwal Tomasz 14-1-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Gouveia Wilson 10-5-0 6′ 1″ (185 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Lee James 25-3-0 5′ 11″ (180 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Reljic Goran 8-0-0 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)
Schafer Eric 9-3-2 6′ 3″ (191 cm) 205 (93 kg)
I haven’t heard of most of these guy.
i want to see chuck knockout forest
yeah chuck needs that belt again before he retires maybe even redeem his losses by knocking out rampaging then re-solidifying his championship, but i would also like to see rampage beat chuck a 3rd time
jwilly
bonner aint no roid head and jardine is a bad ass fighter regaurdless if he cant take a punch to the temple.your a nobody ducshe bag.you dont know who wilson gouveia is ?then your a noob.i think joe silva is a retard and all the great fights are put together by demand or polls.he does alot of sh1tty fights to.thats what happens when an geek midget gets a little power,he goes around strutting like hes all bad and gets a fat ego.
anyone who loves and knows mma could do his job
i think chuck will beat rampage if they fight again
that guy has the greatest job ever can you imagine just picking matchups all day when joe silva retires i want his spot
i dont think that he cares too much about the record i am sure if they guy is a super exciting fighter who doenst always get the finish and doesnt get every decision (clay guida) i am sure they will ask them back everytime even if they lose but lose with style
a great fight is what makes japan a great place to fight.they only care if you bring it and i agree.records are nice but i like great action and it makes mma the best combat sport on the face of the earth.
I wish they would pick like 4 people an rotate the division each month or each time there would be a UFC event and have the fans vote on I guess UFC.com or something of the matter, for one fight, Like what to do next in the LHW Griffin-Rampage rematch,,,,,,Griffin-Liddell,,,,,Griffin-machida,,or so on, that way its just not one guy picking matches which he has done a nice job but I think it would get more fans and it would be sweet to say I voted for that match, this coming from a guy who doesn’t even vote for **** outside of spike,maybe its a stupid idea but I don’t think it would hurt if you did it well in advance. Go Sandman!!!!!!! Just because I think this match was set just to $#@! with Affliction and I don’t think it really was a good choice by Silva but it sounds like the guy wants to fight evry 3 months why not ride that train for all its worth.
Jwilly,
How long did it take you to compile all of that? I mean, the UFC website has all of that crap.
Jerry,
Your idea of the fans voting on fights is a bad idea. If fans could vote, we would see Forrest vs. Rampage over and over again until one of them died. The manner in which Silva computes the matches is pretty good. They are not completely lop-sided. I do agree that something that shows each division’s standings. Then again, I do like surprises….
Jwilly,
about Tito vs. Babalu. He got bad fights because that’s what happens when you bite the hand that feeds you. Besides, that big baby probably asked for Shamrock because he could no longer compete with the new talent.
Titos career is a list of ufc fights and being an icon in the ufc the whole time, maybe starting in a new organization will be a new refreshed tito?? hes not a kid anymore but hes still got a few years for sure, i dont hate the guy but hes defenitely a good fighter
Tito Ortiz is done. He doesn’t have the drive. Chuck Liddell has his number. He would never win against Rampage, Shogun, or Wanderlei. Most of the other 205ers would be quite a test for him. I don’t think you will see that bucket-headed whinner unless it’s a roll in one of his woman’s “movies”. Enjoy the herpes, Tito.
Personal challenge for Tito is to cut to 185…205 has passed him by. 205+ would run him over….At least MW would mean some test of skill again.
Kows666,
Tito already beat Wanderlei…but I know what you mean Tito couldn’t beat Wand now that’s for sure.
Tito’s hay days are behind him. He could not effectively compete in the 205 division. I don’t think moving down to the 185 division would happen. Do you think he can cut down to 185? Even if he did cut down that far, he would be severely weakened. He may have the height advantage over the 185ers but their speed would be too much for Tito. The 185 strikers would eat him alive. We all know good strikers (Chuck) are Tito’s weakness. Obscurity suits him well.