It isn’t likely Silva will get dethroned any time soon. The 3 biggest threats at middleweight are Filho, Henderson, and Lindland. Lindland is on bad terms with the ufc, Filho is in the WEC and is supposedly friends with Silva, while Henderson is fighting at light heavyweight. IMO the ufc needs to bring in at least Kang, cause the mw division seems a little lacking after Silva and Franklin.

i think silva is #1 pound for pound right now.i think georges st pierre and bj penn go close but after seeing silva beat nate that easy and walk through everyone he has fought in the ufc id say hes number 1 right now.

totally agree with this write up. Silva is clearly #1. And its amazing to watch his artistic standup.

I 100% agree with this analysis. Anderson silva constantly keeps proving that he is one of the best fighters today. the only chance that he has of loosing it seems is when hes injured and decides to fight anyway. he did this against lutter with his knees still not fully recovered from surgery, however he still won the fight, and he did this in pride except he lost when he fought with a broken foot. when hes 100% he seems unbeatable. with Big Nog training with him i know his bjj is going to get even better to add onto his perfect striking. I dont know if anyone on here saw him fight jeremy horn but it really showed how much heart is in anderson silva that hasnt even had the opportunity to be unleashed in the ufc. He is a warrior and hes finally starting to get the respect that he deserves.

I have to agree as well. This guy is too good and unlike most UFC fighters, relies solely on skill and not the ability to drop 20 lbs before a fight so that he can be bigger than everyone in his weight class.

he is definitely the best there is pound for pound in the ufc right now, and while there is really no competition in the mw division at the moment besides probably henderson, there are other fighters in both lhw and ww that could chose to move up or down to mw to fight silva and be competitive against him, guys like gsp, rah evans, machida, matt hughes, etc…i’m sure all these guys and probably a few more i’m not naming right now could make the move to mw, i don’t know if they could be silva, but the mw division needs some more talent and guys like machida and evans at least should think about making the move…

Didn’t a badly out of shape and dehydrated travis lutter win most of his fight against silva until he was choked out. I’ve said since I saw silva beat Leben that he is the best middleweight in the ufc but the hype now is getting out of control. silva has bad knees, is not fast,not very strong, and has average take down defense. if henderson ever dropped down, he would destroy silva.

hendo will be back at 185 i disagree with this hendo is not silva

[quote comment="105440"]Didn’t a badly out of shape and dehydrated travis lutter win most of his fight against silva until he was choked out. I’ve said since I saw silva beat Leben that he is the best middleweight in the ufc but the hype now is getting out of control. silva has bad knees, is not fast,not very strong, and has average take down defense. if henderson ever dropped down, he would destroy silva.[/quote]

Silva had surgery on his knees not too long before that fight. Anyways I agree with the guy but I want to see his opinion of Thales Leites, I think he could take out Macdonald.

[quote post="2753"]Lindland is on bad terms with the ufc[/quote]

Isn’t it the UFC is in bad terms with Lindland? I think the UFC wanted to go with a Rich-er direction and have Franklin be the MW poster boy, even though Matt is the better fighter

Best pound-for-pound in the UFC, yes. In the world, no.

I think anderson is the best striker in mma and i dont see him losing to anybody that is currently in the ufc. I think the only type of fight that will be able to beat silva is one who can take him down and control that is one reason i think matt hughes if he decided to move would have a chance he has great takedowns and ground and pound to go along with his underrated jiu jitsu.

In my eyes, Anderson Silva is not the best pound for pound fighter until be defeats Danny Abbadi.

I definitely don’t agree he’s a wicked striker,good at subs and a lousy wrestler, not my definition of the best, GSP and penn and much better all around than him pound for pound in my OPINION.

Rich will have a better gameplan against Silva this time around, at least better than his last plan of standing and trading and seeing what happens. Rich will take his belt back in the ‘Nati.

If I already didn’t see him take out Okami (illegally or not) I would think that he would have a chance.

He’s the best pound-for-pound until Fedor signs (crosses finger). He’ll be the best any way you want to slice it… period. My only concern is that I’m not sure he’s actually human.

There is not a single MW in the UFC that can beat Anderson Silva 2 out of 3 times.

although he is the most dominate in his weight class, i don’t think you can say silva is the best pound for pound even in the ufc. he will reign supreme for a long time at 185 but when there are two other fighters that have a really good chance in having more than one belt (penn and hendo) you have to put them above him. we know hendo will soon be the lhw champ, and who knows from there. he could jump up or jump down and dominate. penn we all know is going to grab the 155 belt, then he will be coming after whoever is sitting atop the 170 division. i happen to belive that he will also have both belts. so unless there is proof that silva can dominate more than one weight class (like these other two guys), i don’t think we can name him the ‘pound for pound’ best fighter.

guys what about hendo come on the guys top of the food chain 205 or 185

In my opinion Anderson Silva is not the best pound for pound fighter in the world until he defeats Danny Abbadi.

I gotta say, its a nice write up and its mostly true. However we need to stop looking outside of the UFC for fighters to “dethrone” Anderson Silva. Rich Franklin has a solid chance to win, I’ll say nothing more oh him.

Mike Swick is certainly not going to be overpowered by Silva’s strength in that he already fought and beat a bigger fighter, you may or may not remember him … David Louiseau.

These are the only two guys that I think have a chance, but if the following fighter get more fights under their belts, i.e. more confidence, they MAY give Silva a decent fight

1. Jason Macdonald
2. Martin Kampmann

(again these two certainly need more experience but both are good athletes)

Kevin “cuts” Kelly

I really hate that GSP lost to Serra… If he didn’t it wouldn’t even be a question who is the best pound for pound fighter. GSP has walked trough everyone except BJ Penn and who knows what would have happened if GSP did not get injured in the first round..

I hate to sound like a fanboy but i have a DVD that has everysingle GSP fight and watched it this weekend.. To me it’s not even close. If Silva met GSP, GSP would win in 2nd or 3rd imo.

I’ll laugh when a Matt Serra type KO’s silva, and “shocks” the world, guys he’s beatable guaranteed, it just take one good hit. I’m not jumping on the band wagon as I feel he’s going to lose the belt sometime this year, and fedor’s going to lose soon too.

[quote comment="105477"]I really hate that GSP lost to Serra… If he didn’t it wouldn’t even be a question who is the best pound for pound fighter. GSP has walked trough everyone except BJ Penn and who knows what would have happened if GSP did not get injured in the first round..

I hate to sound like a fanboy but i have a DVD that has everysingle GSP fight and watched it this weekend.. To me it’s not even close. If Silva met GSP, GSP would win in 2nd or 3rd imo.[/quote]
Agreed……that f**king serra fight REALLY f**ked things up for GSP but if you did what you did and watch all his fights at once and look at the big picture you get a sense he is by far the most well rounded talented fighter in MMA period.

[quote comment="105479"]I’ll laugh when a Matt Serra type KO’s silva, and “shocks” the world, guys he’s beatable guaranteed, it just take one good hit. I’m not jumping on the band wagon as I feel he’s going to lose the belt sometime this year, and fedor’s going to lose soon too.[/quote]

Blasphemy! ^

People get off topic. Anderson silva is the best pound for pound guy IN THE UFC!!!! Plain and simple. Its true. Dont compare him to other guys outside of the UFC. lol.

Silva is great, but once a fighter is given the title of “unbeatable” or “invinceable”; they end up losing. I see Silva losing to Franklin this October.
Back to the “unbeatable” and “invinceable” topic. Look at Arlovski, who is one of my second favorite heavyweight; my fist is off course “The Natural”. Arlovski was supposed to be the King of the UFC Heavyweight division; he then gets knocked out by Silvia and unfortunately Arlovski is not the same fighter he once was. He is not as explosive as he once was. Werdum stood up with Arlovski and Arlovski was not able to smash Werdum; that worries me, hopefully Arlovski comes out swinging his next time out.
Franklin was considered nearly invinceable after he absolutely destroyed David “The Crow” Loiseau. Franklin was ranked #1 in all Middleweight Rankings and a top five pound for pound fighter before his fight with Anderson Silva. Franklin loses.
GSP is given the title of “unbeatable”; he loses to a guy who is not even a Top 25 Welterweight. GSP talked about cleaning up his division and moving to higher weight classes; well that isn’t happening anytime soon now, after his loss to Serra.
Cro Cop was supposed to come to the UFC and run through everyone at Heavyweight. He gets knocked out. Now look at my favorite fighter Liddell; he was considered “unbeatable” and he loses to Jackson. I think he’ll be back. He’ll absolutely annihilate Jardine in September. Then we’ll see what happens from there.
My point is Anderson is not unbeatable. I may slightly change my mind, if he can beat Franklin, but still would have a hard time saying Silva is “unbeatable”. I believe Franklin will beat Silva this October, which would mean Anderson Silva is not unbeatable.
Also it is tough to go on a Title Reign for years and years. I can’ think of a tTitle Reighn lasting longer than two years. Liddell held the title for two years and I think Held it for more than a year on two separate occasions.

It’s hard for me to believe the strongest pound for pound UFC fighter is in what many consider the UFC’s weakest division.

After Rich Franklin, I’d like to see him fight Evan Tanner actually. They’re very similar in style, but from two different worlds. I think Evan Tanner is the Matt Serra of the MW, crafty old veteran with too much experience to go down in any easy fashion.

Eventaully Silva will lose, but I don’t see anyone the UFCmania.com has listed as the top 5 beating him, short of lucky overhand rights.

UFC should sign Ryo Chonan for a rematch with Silva.

http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=2018679915

guys pride is part of the ufc now so hendo pound for pound best in the world

[quote comment="105473"]In my opinion Anderson Silva is not the best pound for pound fighter in the world until he defeats Danny Abbadi.[/quote]

LMAO. Thats epic

[quote comment="105482"][quote comment="105477"]I really hate that GSP lost to Serra… If he didn’t it wouldn’t even be a question who is the best pound for pound fighter. GSP has walked trough everyone except BJ Penn and who knows what would have happened if GSP did not get injured in the first round..

I hate to sound like a fanboy but i have a DVD that has everysingle GSP fight and watched it this weekend.. To me it’s not even close. If Silva met GSP, GSP would win in 2nd or 3rd imo.[/quote]
Agreed……that f**king serra fight REALLY f**ked things up for GSP but if you did what you did and watch all his fights at once and look at the big picture you get a sense he is by far the most well rounded talented fighter in MMA period.[/quote]

In all fairness, if you’re going to watch all of GSP’s fights & use that to help decide that GSP is the best PFP, shouldnt you round up a rack of Silva fights to watch over & over in comparison?

I think if you round up 5 or 6 Silva fights & study them, you’ll have a harder time coming to the conclusion that GSP is the best PFP. I’m not saying that you’ll change your mind, you’re entitled to your opinion but I’m saying it may be harder to make that decision.

I’m a GSP fan btw.

[quote comment="105496"]After Rich Franklin, I’d like to see him fight Evan Tanner actually. They’re very similar in style, but from two different worlds. I think Evan Tanner is the Matt Serra of the MW, crafty old veteran with too much experience to go down in any easy fashion.

Eventaully Silva will lose, but I don’t see anyone the UFCmania.com has listed as the top 5 beating him, short of lucky overhand rights.[/quote]

I’m not sure whether or not you’re being sarcastic or not but for any who dont know, Rich already beat Evan Tanner twice.

[quote comment="105520"][quote comment="105496"]After Rich Franklin, I’d like to see him fight Evan Tanner actually. They’re very similar in style, but from two different worlds. I think Evan Tanner is the Matt Serra of the MW, crafty old veteran with too much experience to go down in any easy fashion.

Eventaully Silva will lose, but I don’t see anyone the UFCmania.com has listed as the top 5 beating him, short of lucky overhand rights.[/quote]

I’m not sure whether or not you’re being sarcastic or not but for any who dont know, Rich already beat Evan Tanner twice.[/quote]

Hoodlum, I mis-read your post. Sorry for jumping the gun here.

yea silvas is the best pound for pound right now but we cant forget hendo and shogun they well be up there very soon

[quote comment="105453"]In my eyes, Anderson Silva is not the best pound for pound fighter until be defeats Danny Abbadi.[/quote]

Danny Abbadi has 15 brothers and 0 sisters. That can’t be a coincidence.

( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danny_Abbadi )

What about Drew McFedries as a challenger? I know Kampmann beat him, but I would take Drew in a rematch with Kampmann. I could see Drew in there with Silva in the next year or two.

pound for pound? No fugging way. 185lb division is the world’s weakest division. Outside of Henderson, Silva, and Linland, who is there? Silva is a great fighter, but shave 15lbs or add 20 and he will get killed by any given top 5 fighter in that division.

[quote comment="105445"][quote post="2753"]Lindland is on bad terms with the ufc[/quote]

Isn’t it the UFC is in bad terms with Lindland? I think the UFC wanted to go with a Rich-er direction and have Franklin be the MW poster boy, even though Matt is the better fighter[/quote]

Pretty much, ya. Lindland was seen as a boring fighter in his ufc days, as he wasn’t as well rounded as he is now. That being the case, the ufc booted him on a technicality when he worse a shirt with an unauthorized sponsor at a weigh in. It isn’t likely we will ever see him in the ufc, as he was not picked up when the ufc bought the wfa

[quote comment="105543"]Outside of Henderson, Silva, and Linland, who is there?[/quote]

Kang, Filho, Suleov, Ninja, Lawler, Trigg, Misaki, Bustamante, and Franklin. Machida could also drop down to MW if he wanted to.

Out of those names, I think Filho would beat Silva, and guys like Kang and Bustamante could give him a big run for his money, and even win (Bustamante was screwed by the judges BIG TIME vs Henderson)

I still think Rich will make it happen this time around. I like Silva as a person, and respect his fighting skills beyond belief but I think Rich has the potential. I understand he killed him first time around but that can easily be described as lack of the right preparation. He knows what this guy has to offer now. Rich is a better striker than anybody else Silva has faced. Didn’t get to utilize it first time around because he was hurt way to quick in that clinch. I’m sure he has watched that video many times, so he can fix the problem.

It all depends on your opinion of Marquardt. If you think he is one of the better wrestlers and ground fighters in the UFC, then absolutely Silva should be considered one of the top pound for pound fighters in the UFC. If you have a low opinion of Marquardts skills, then Silva still has something to prove.

Personally, I think if a 7 time king of pancrase can’t dominate Silva on the ground where he’s supposedly weakest, then who can?

[quote comment="105446"]Best pound-for-pound in the UFC, yes. In the world, no.[/quote]

Of course, everyone knows that Fedor is the best pound for pound in the world.

Hey mania, there is a lot of word about ufc 75 being free on spike tv if you didn’t see it

http://blogs.chron.com/fighting/2007/07/spike_tv_to_broadcast_ufc_75_l.html

I have watched silva’s last 5 fights, he’s an amazing striker and for the most part the guys who faced him were no where near his level and they tried to stand with him with the exception of lutter who did the best.

this is how I see things

gsp silva rated on a scale of 1 to 10

1.striking hands 8 10
2.striking feet 9 8
3.wrestling 9 6
4.strength 9 7
5.speed 9 9
6.athleticness 9 8
7.footwork 10 9
8.submissions 8 9
over all rating 8.9 8.3 my perspective

[quote comment="105445"][quote post="2753"]Lindland is on bad terms with the ufc[/quote]

Isn’t it the UFC is in bad terms with Lindland? I think the UFC wanted to go with a Rich-er direction and have Franklin be the MW poster boy, even though Matt is the better fighter[/quote]

mmm…no…i desagree…when Rich is on his game he is ammazing…not to mention watch when Rich fought Silva, before Rich was caught in the clinch he landing more punches than Silva..and they were harder punches..If Rich can stay out of the clinch I think he can beat Silva…and honestly..Lindland is good..but he is no Rich Franklin

Best middleweight yes, best pound for pound in the UFC he is not, not with GSP and now Shogun in the mix….sorry. Silva is not…

I’m a huge Silva and GSP fan. Silva has a slight edge over GSP, imo, due to his wealth of experience around the world. They are both spectacular, dangerous fighters.

Of the middleweight list above, I wonder if it’s Martin Kampmann who has the best chance of the group to POSSIBLY beat Anderson Silva. Martin Kampmann is an above-average boxer/ kickboxer. He and Anderson would go at it toe to toe, I believe. If Kampmann can return from his injury and fight well in his next gig, maybe they’d give him a title shot. That’s a long way off it seems.

Til then, I have no idea who could possibly beat Anderson Silva.

Although, I think Rich Franklin will commit himself to an all-out war with Silva before he even steps into the Octagon. If he prepares himself for possible death and manages to jetison his fear, he and Anderson will indeed go to War. Can Franklin prepare and commit himself like that? It just may be in his character.

We’ll find out soon.

You know, I am doing this bracketology thing on MMA Playground, and I had 16 of the best UFC Fighters in an open weight tournament, and it was determined by the fans, and right now Anderson Silva and Shogun Rua have blown out the competition.
EVerybody on those boards think that Shogun and Silva are the best pound for pound fighters.

You should check it out on MMA Playground’s forum underneath MMA Lounge.

Uhh, Kampmann was getting murdered on his feet by Mcfedries. Anyone in the UFC who tries to outstrike Silva will lose, bottome line.

[quote comment="105716"]Uhh, Kampmann was getting murdered on his feet by Mcfedries. Anyone in the UFC who tries to outstrike Silva will lose, bottome line.[/quote]

except for the guy you have never heard of…

[quote comment="105720"][quote comment="105716"]Uhh, Kampmann was getting murdered on his feet by Mcfedries. Anyone in the UFC who tries to outstrike Silva will lose, bottome line.[/quote]

except for the guy you have never heard of…[/quote]

I think I know two strikers that could probably stand and strike with Anderson Silva.

Mike Swick and Terry Martin.

50 something posts and nobody has mentioned Matt Hughes moving up to MW after two more fights? I can’t wait to watch that country boy think he can beat up Silva bc Travis Lutter took down him….then cheer my brains off when Hughes eats knee after knee to his hugh HGH jaw.

With that said…Crocop hype, GSP hype, Diego hype, Liddell hype…they all deserved the hype, just like Silva…but its just a reminder that nobody is unbeatable.

put drew mcfedries in with silva and lets see who has the hardest punch, one of em will be ko’d

[quote comment="105749"]put drew mcfedries in with silva and lets see who has the hardest punch, one of em will be ko’d[/quote]
Thank you! Finally someone has agreed with me. I still think McFedries has to earn a shot though. He did lose to Kampmann. But I think that would be a hell of a fight. I still think Silva would win, but holy crap it would be a war!

Common Sense, you have to be kidding me. Hughes would get destroyed!

Flaadog. You have to be kidding me. You dont know how to read but you can work the internet. Amazing. Lets tape a day in your life and put it on YouTube. You and the skateboarding Bulldog side by side.

[quote comment="105767"]Flaadog.

You have to be kidding me. You dont know how to read but you can work the internet. Amazing. Lets tape a day in your life and put it on YouTube. You and the skateboarding Bulldog side by side.[/quote]

I think he only read the first statment of your post.

If you want to think outside the UFC…

Cung Le vs. Anderson Silva would be a great match.

Outside the UFC…..How about dream match ups like Johnny Lawrence fighting John Rambo…. Chuck Norris vs Steven Segal…..Maybe even Ike vs Tina Turner?? Sorry way off track there…Silva is a bad man but I think Hendo might turn some things upside down in both weight classes….

Pound for pound?…BJ or Sherk I think. I mean BJ is way smaller than GSP and he should have beaten him. Sherk went the distance with Hughes and is quite a bit smaller.

Anderson Silva has the best hands and knees.

In fact Brazilians have the best knees. All those chute box guys and former members.

Anderson Silva’s takedown defense and ground game are questionable. Even an A- or B level fighter like Lutter was able to take down Silva, almost at will, and even mount him.

Someone with an excellent ground-and-pound game could beat Anderson Silva. However, because the UFC MW division doesn’t have fighters with excellent GnP, it is indeed difficult to picture Anderson Silva losing the belt anytime soon.

IMO, the best p4p fighter in the UFC is either B.J. or GSP.

Guys you are talking about a guy who almost got beat by the ufc tuf winner travis lutter. Nothing against lutter, but silva had NOTHING for him on the ground. I feel being well rounded needs to be considered when deciding “best pound for pound fighters. Yes Silvas striking is amazing and the best in the ufc. But UFC is not a kickboxing competition. Silva will be beat when a good GNP guy respects his striking and gets him to the ground without eating a bunch of shots. And for an added note, I don’t think that guy will be franklin.

come on you all must be kidding henderson holds two title belts has battled at heavyweight defeted a champion with the most title defences and has never been knocked out.henderson can even fight at 170 if he wants to no one and I mean no on can do this or will ever be able to do this again after he wins at 205 he will hold all the cards.silva would get his ass kicked against wanderly and get destroyed against henderson and right now can beat couture.so lets see the great matt hughes fight henderson he would get destroyed in the first round.lets see any fighter fight from 170 to heavyweigt and be able to win there is only one fighter that can do this and thats henderson.before its overwith you may see henderson fight feder you herd it here first

Woodie,

Just thought I should point out that Travis Lutter’s TUF season was past UFC fighters who showed a lot of potential and were beat by serious contenders. They weren’t green horn rookies. Oh and by the way, the 170 lb winner from the same season is now the Welterweight champion of the world.

Common Sense, you’re right I didn’t read your whole statement. I just read the first sentence and couldn’t get past it. I just assumed you were one of the hundreds of people who hangs on to Matt’s jock strap. Obviously you’re not. Sorry bout that.

Franklin will beat Silva this time around and to me it wont be an upset. Pressure smessure he’s not a greenhorn and fighting in your hometown can be a boost but everyone always looks at the negatives of it. And Hendo is spoken for but thats probably good for silva cuz he wouldnt last 2 rounds with Dan. Silva is great yes but everyone gets biased when they see a guy go on a winning streak then over time he becomes this MMA god.Dont get me wrong silva is an amazing fighter but his luck is gonna run out and he’s gonna get caught. I dont think he can only be beat by a GnP fighter i think it will help alot but i guess we just have to wait and see

[quote post="2753"]Franklin will beat Silva this time around and to me it wont be an upset.[/quote]
[quote post="2753"]I believe Franklin will beat Silva this October,[/quote]
[quote post="2753"]I see Silva losing to Franklin this October.[/quote]

I disagree with all-a-y’all.

I want to see Henderson-Filho at 185.

I think that the reason why the middle weight division is lacking is because alot of the guys who could possibly fight at middle are cutting weight to be at welter. That is why I was happy to hear Matt Hughes say he wanted to fight Silva if Rich loses again to him because I am SURE looking forward to seeing him get absolutely destroyed by Silva and I think that really the Middleweight is at a disadvantage because there’s welter and light heavy and thats where all the action is so its like no one really wants to be at middle weight and then it dont help none when you got a guy as dominate as Silva as champ because then he is kinda intimidating the younger guys into not wanting to start their careers at middle weight.

[quote comment="106359"]I think that the reason why the middle weight division is lacking is because alot of the guys who could possibly fight at middle are cutting weight to be at welter. That is why I was happy to hear Matt Hughes say he wanted to fight Silva if Rich loses again to him because I am SURE looking forward to seeing him get absolutely destroyed by Silva and I think that really the Middleweight is at a disadvantage because there’s welter and light heavy and thats where all the action is so its like no one really wants to be at middle weight and then it dont help none when you got a guy as dominate as Silva as champ because then he is kinda intimidating the younger guys into not wanting to start their careers at middle weight.[/quote]

What about guys at 205 who could fight at 185. Hendo for sure. Rashad could cut maybe, not that I like him or think he’s that good. Might be too tough a cut for Bisping after that attempt to see how his body functions down at 185 I think he packed on a little more beef. They could always sign Kang and Tanner might be coming back.

Linland could also return and look out for Zelg Galesic. I’m sure they’ll strengthen up the MW division over the next year.

[quote post="2753"]although he is the most dominate in his weight class, i don’t think you can say silva is the best pound for pound even in the ufc. he will reign supreme for a long time at 185 but when there are two other fighters that have a really good chance in having more than one belt (penn and hendo) you have to put them above him. we know hendo will soon be the lhw champ, and who knows from there. he could jump up or jump down and dominate. penn we all know is going to grab the 155 belt, then he will be coming after whoever is sitting atop the 170 division. i happen to belive that he will also have both belts. so unless there is proof that silva can dominate more than one weight class (like these other two guys), i don’t think we can name him the “pound for pound’ best fighter. [/quote]
Penn can’t dominate 170 , as of lately 0-2 and agaist Sherk it is far from a garenteed win.

[quote post="2753"]Anderson Silva’s takedown defense and ground game are questionable. Even an A- or B level fighter like Lutter was able to take down Silva, almost at will, and even mount him.
Someone with an excellent ground-and-pound game could beat Anderson Silva. However, because the UFC MW division doesn’t have fighters with excellent GnP, it is indeed difficult to picture Anderson Silva losing the belt anytime soon.
IMO, the best p4p fighter in the UFC is either B.J. or GSP. [/quote]
Evan Tanner has exellent GnP and he is very good in the clinch with good knees.

Gsp and Hughes could beat silva, if they fought 10 times both guys would win more than they would lose, there both very good ground and pounders, especially gsp he`s very good in a fighters guard. Hughes is great in the side mount and I doubt silva could get out of it, being so long and thin it would be harder to get up.

The best pound for pound fighter is either gsp or penn, I`m leaning towards gsp though.

[quote comment="107567"]The best pound for pound fighter is either gsp or penn, I`m leaning towards gsp though.[/quote]
And I my friend, am leaing toward Penn. You think GSP could compete at 205 with Lyoto Machida and 185 with Renzo? Maybe, but not as good as Penn I bet.

O.K. ANDERSON SILVA HAS LOST HOW MANY TIMES IN PRIDE?? HE DOSEN’T HAVE A PERFECT RECORD. AND IT’S OBVIOUS THAT HE STRUGGLES ON THE GROUND. EVEN WITH LUTTER HE GOT LUCKY. LUTTER BASICALLY GAVE UP BEFORE THE FIGHT.

CHONAN BEAT SILVA BY BASICALLY AVOIDING HIS “CLINCH”!!
THEN SCISSOR KICKED HIM WITH A TAKEDOWN AND LEG LOCKED HIM INTO SUBMISSION.

SILVA IS NOT INVINCIBLE IT’S JUST THAT THE UFC DOSEN’T HAVE A CURRENT MIDDLEWEIGHT TO MATCH HIS STAND UP SKILL OR ONE WHO HAS THE JIU JITSU SKILL TO DEFEAT HIM.

DANA WHITE NEEDS TO BREAK OUT HIS FAT POCKETS AND GET DENNIS KANG AND TAKANORI GOMI!!

GOMI VS PENN 2!!!
OR CHONAN VS SILVA 2!!

[quote comment="107566"]Gsp and Hughes could beat silva, if they fought 10 times both guys would win more than they would lose, there both very good ground and pounders, especially gsp he`s very good in a fighters guard. Hughes is great in the side mount and I doubt silva could get out of it, being so long and thin it would be harder to get up.[/quote]

Maybe the two of them together could beat Silva. But I doubt it.

Hughes could beat Silva only because he’s strong and he’d take him down and hold him there. He’d win a decision with Takedown Points. GSP has Jiu-Jitsu but is it on the same level as Silva’s? Both are BJJ BLACK BELTS. And niether prefer to use it unless they haft to.
I think to beat Silva is going for those long skinny legs man. He’s weak on defending leg locks, knee bars, heel hooks…

possibly

I predict Franklin DESTROYING Silva second time around. Avoid the clinch, and take him down. What would happen if Franklin mounted Silva? Remember the Silva/ Lutter fight?

Nope! Silva smashed his knee in Rich’s face!

Well all the guys who were saying Rich franklin will beat Anderson Silver int the Rematch are probably eating their words now!!! As as Good a guy Rich Franklin is he just had no real chance agains the more Supreme Fighter, Anderson.

Anderson SHowed yet again how lethal he really is!! I dont think there is anyone in the MW UFc who can beat him, Heck even if he were to fight some guys in the LW, hed still win even at his weight of 185. Its not in the weight guys it’s in the Mind and Skill!!!

ANderson SIlver may not be all round p4p fighter int he world but he is definately getting there. I dont know Any fighter in the world who has his skill, speed, ring movement, precision, sergical strikes also the fact that he is so classy and beautiful to watch, the only other guy who comes close is GSP.

Kal

Anderson is to well rounded for alot of the UFC fighters, dont Get me wrong he can be beat if hes been beat before, to beat him heres what you do, take your balls out of your purse and put it all on the line, dont try to stand up with him and size up for to long thats where everyones messed up, go in throw a few quick punches take his down and side gaurd drop elbows go for a kimura, everytime you stand up stay in close and take him down keep doing this for the first 2 rounds then in the 3rd your confidence will be up do the same in the 3rd cause we havent seen him go into the 4th by that time dude should be wore out then stand up or do what you have to do, I beleive someone good with jiu jit su should be able to submit this cat, every time he lost it was to much smaller guys and always by submission. Hes good but he can be beat and once this happens everones gonna be like damn.