Anderson Silva Looking At Moving Up To Light Heavyweight?

Anderson Silva Looking At Moving Up To Light Heavyweight?
Chris Fries and The JDH recently interviewed Ed Suarez, manager of Anderson Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria on The Lights Out Show. Suarez made some very interesting comments regarding Silva and Big Nog.

Suarez On Silva:

“We would consider going up in weight…”

“…I don’t think there’s a middleweight in the world that could beat him…You’d have a hard time having a light heavyweight in the world that could beat him.”

i think dana want to give the title back to rich franklin…SUCKS

“…I don’t think there’s a middleweight in the world that could beat him…You’d have a hard time having a light heavyweight in the world that could beat him.”

You can say the same thing about Hendo.

He is top 3 LHW in my opinion as well as top 3 MW.

Going 5 rounds with Rampage is impressive. I wonder how well Silva would do vs him?

Anyways onto Condit.. I think Condit would be a good match up for Diego Sanchez or Koscheck or Matt Serra, etc, but against someone like GSP or Fitch he would probably be in for a rude awakening.

I like Condit and his fighting style and his voracity in the ring, but I think he would need a few lower calibre fights before a title shot against someone like GSP.

[quote comment="313025"]“…I don’t think there’s a middleweight in the world that could beat him…You’d have a hard time having a light heavyweight in the world that could beat him.”

You can say the same thing about Hendo.

He is top 3 LHW in my opinion as well as top 3 MW.

Going 5 rounds with Rampage is impressive. I wonder how well Silva would do vs him?

Anyways onto Condit.. I think Condit would be a good match up for Diego Sanchez or Koscheck or Matt Serra, etc, but against someone like GSP or Fitch he would probably be in for a rude awakening.

I like Condit and his fighting style and his voracity in the ring, but I think he would need a few lower calibre fights before a title shot against someone like GSP.[/quote]

Well said man – I think Hendo’s going to take it to Silva.

I also think the top UFC WWs would give Condit major problems! He’s got some slick BJJ, but I think he would get overpowered by guys like Fitch & GSP.

Anyway, back on topic..

I would like to see him go against some of the guys in the UFC. Definitely not against the champion yet, though.

Maybe put him against Marcus Davis, Diego, or Koscheck..

SSSSHHHHHHHiiiiiitttttttttt…

Carlos Condit is good, but GSP would rip his arm off and beat him with the wet end (all while taking a lunchtime nap).

Condit is a guy who wins his fights without having to do much fighting. This guy has such awesome grappling and submission skills it’s unreal. I agree that he probably wouldnt beat St Pierre but he definitly would tear up Serra and Koscheck, and even Hughes in my opinion. I dont think they should unify the titles, but I definitly think he needs to be moved up to the UFC. I dont see anyone in the WEC beating this guy. What they should do is have a UFC in which he fights Sanchez in some sort of battle for albequerque match or something. I think a fight between him and Sanchez would be a great match-up. I hope to see him in the UFC soon.

[quote comment="313043"]SSSSHHHHHHHiiiiiitttttttttt…

Carlos Condit is good, but GSP would rip his arm off and beat him with the wet end (all while taking a lunchtime nap).[/quote]
You probably said the same thing right before GSP’s first fight with Serra too. Condit needs better competition than what he is getting in WEC. He is dangerous standing or on the ground and can hang with anyone, and I mean anyone, in the UFC WW division.

It makes no sense to Unify the welterweight belts between the UFC and Zuffa. We all know that WEC is an inferior product. Unification bouts should only be reserved for UFC champions vs. Pride champions beacause those two organizations were actually on the same level.

As for Condit in the UFC…I love It. Condit when on to say in a recent interview that the UFC has shown interest in him maybe facing “Mach” Sakurai who is once again rumored to maybe join the UFC. I think that would be a great match up, but with DREAMS , WVC emerging as legit organizations who are signing top fighters, I suspect that Mach will stay in Japan.

Condit vs. Marcus Davis would be a great match to introduce Condit in the UFC.

Condit vs. Diego would also be interesting. As someone previously pointed out I am not sure he is Fitch and GSP ready yet. But keep in mind Condit is only 23 years old but he is very experienced. I think he has 21 professional mma wins.
Condit vs. Karo would also be interesting.

He has defended his title succesfully enough in the WEC IMO. I think its time to bring him into the BIG DANCE (the UFC)

Just get it over with and replace the picture of serra there with gsp….and for the record, gsp is about 50x stronger than condit (i loke condit a lot, but he’d need to get almost as lucky as serra did to beat st.pierre)

Unifying the titles makes no sense. The WEC is a stepping ground for less experienced fighters to get their feet wet. If the UFC and the WEC unified the belts, there probably wouldn’t be any champs left in the WEC. If he’s even thinking of fighting for the UFC title, he should leave the WEC and fight top caliber fighters in the octagon.

I’ve only seen the last two Condit fights and both were pretty good… kinda like how College basket ball is pretty good, but Duke doesn’t play the Lakers.

Condit was getting rocked by Brock but he slipped up and got caught. Prater never looked like he had a chance. A strong ground guy like GSP or Fitch would tear up Condit. I’d still pay to see it though…

i would def like to see him in the ufc, probably needs to bulk up a little

Condit wouldn’t even be a contender in the UFC. No chance in hell. There’s a reason he’s in the WEC….its because he’s not good enough to even be a threat in the UFC. Say what you want, but the reason he looks so good is because he is fighting turds. He wouldn’t look so good if he was actually fighting someone.

dont count him out in the ufc, he could beat sanchez, koscheck, marcus davis, or almost anybody at 170 i think he could do good against fitch… i dont think gsp would dominate him… i think he would give gsp a better fight than most in the division…

Unifying the WEC and UFC titles has got to be the DUMBEST idea I ever heard of. PLEASE. Like Doug Marshall can beat Rampage, LOLOLOLOLOL

But Carlos Condit is still on 23 years old. I think that he should cross over to the UFC as soon as possible and start fighting some of the lower level fighters. If he thinks that he can immediately start fighting the top of the division, he’s got another think coming to him. But if they let him fight some lesser opponents and progress through the division, he could be ready to challenge for the UFC belt in about 2 years.

Diego Sanchez is waaaaay too good of an opponent for Condit to face in his first UFC fight. After 2 UFC wins, Diego would be the perfect opponent for Condit.

As of right now Carlos Condit would not fair well in the UFC welterwieght division. His Bjj is great but I cannot see him standing up against the likes of Parysian, Fitch, GSP, Koshcheck, the list goes on. I think he would have a rude awakening in the UFC.

Carlos Condit is good but not great. Like Violent Mike said he needs to be built up before he get upper level talent. I think Marcus Davis would be a good second or third fight for him.

Hey Mania, are we not allowed to laugh on your website?

I haven’t seen a lot of Condit’s fights, but what I saw at the last WEC event was quite impressive to say the least.

During and after the fight, I was hoping Dana White would waddle out and announce that COndit would fight the winner of GSP v. Serra.

I really hope Dana White does NOT screw this deal up.

Does anyone know another way to watch the WEC? I don’t have the Versus channel and would love to see this kid fight.

[quote comment="313182"]Hey Mania, are we not allowed to laugh on your website?[/quote]

Why did u insert a smiley? My comments are always under moderation when I insert it.

[quote comment="313209"]Does anyone know another way to watch the WEC? I don’t have the Versus channel and would love to see this kid fight.[/quote]
Try p2ptv (sopcast or tvuplayer), I am sure vs is on one of those programs. Bad quality, but better than nothing.

[quote comment="313213"][quote comment="313182"]Hey Mania, are we not allowed to laugh on your website?[/quote]

Why did u insert a smiley? My comments are always under moderation when I insert it.[/quote]

I figured putting Ha Ha Ha was enough.

[quote comment="313226"][quote comment="313209"]Does anyone know another way to watch the WEC? I don’t have the Versus channel and would love to see this kid fight.[/quote]
Try p2ptv (sopcast or tvuplayer), I am sure vs is on one of those programs. Bad quality, but better than nothing.[/quote]

I wish I knew what that meant.

[quote comment="313048"]Condit is a guy who wins his fights without having to do much fighting. This guy has such awesome grappling and submission skills it’s unreal. I agree that he probably wouldnt beat St Pierre but he definitly would tear up Serra and Koscheck, and even Hughes in my opinion. I dont think they should unify the titles, but I definitly think he needs to be moved up to the UFC. I dont see anyone in the WEC beating this guy. What they should do is have a UFC in which he fights Sanchez in some sort of battle for albequerque match or something. I think a fight between him and Sanchez would be a great match-up. I hope to see him in the UFC soon.[/quote]
Wow, I think you think WAY to highly of Condit.

I don’t see him beating ANY of the guys you jsut named.

Haha at the Doug Marshall vs Rampage unification…

Rampage by Arona style slam.

[quote comment="313072"][quote comment="313043"]SSSSHHHHHHHiiiiiitttttttttt…

Carlos Condit is good, but GSP would rip his arm off and beat him with the wet end (all while taking a lunchtime nap).[/quote]
You probably said the same thing right before GSP’s first fight with Serra too. Condit needs better competition than what he is getting in WEC. He is dangerous standing or on the ground and can hang with anyone, and I mean anyone, in the UFC WW division.[/quote]
just becasuse serra was able to catch gsp does mean that gsp is not head and shoulders above the rest in WW That includes Condit. How about gsp if he beats serra other then finch he has beat every other top WW

[quote comment="313264"][quote comment="313048"]Condit is a guy who wins his fights without having to do much fighting. This guy has such awesome grappling and submission skills it’s unreal. I agree that he probably wouldnt beat St Pierre but he definitly would tear up Serra and Koscheck, and even Hughes in my opinion. I dont think they should unify the titles, but I definitly think he needs to be moved up to the UFC. I dont see anyone in the WEC beating this guy. What they should do is have a UFC in which he fights Sanchez in some sort of battle for albequerque match or something. I think a fight between him and Sanchez would be a great match-up. I hope to see him in the UFC soon.[/quote]
Wow, I think you think WAY to highly of Condit.

I don’t see him beating ANY of the guys you jsut named.[/quote]

Thats your opinion, but what I can see is that you cant spell just.

I don’t care what anybody says…I respect CC a whole lot for showing some guts and wanting “better” fights. He probably wouldn’t win against GSP or Matt Hughes. But don’t sit here and try to make it look like dude can’t pull off some crazy finish either!

I am sure if and when he moves to the UFC he will have to give up his title in the WEC. I am not sure thats such a good idea for him though. He looked a little under sized in his last fight. Lots of big WWs in the UFC that will take advantage of his size.

[quote comment="313324"]I am sure if and when he moves to the UFC he will have to give up his title in the WEC. I am not sure thats such a good idea for him though. He looked a little under sized in his last fight. Lots of big WWs in the UFC that will take advantage of his size.[/quote]
Almost as if him and Mike Swick would make a decent fight.

Karo, GSP, Hughes, Fitch, Koscheck, Sanchez, and alves off the top of my head would put a hurtin on condit

[quote comment="313191"]I haven’t seen a lot of Condit’s fights, but what I saw at the last WEC event was quite impressive to say the least.

During and after the fight, I was hoping Dana White would waddle out and announce that COndit would fight the winner of GSP v. Serra.

I really hope Dana White does NOT screw this deal up.[/quote]
No way. Fitch or Karo deserve a shot first. They really should be fighting for the #1 spot. Condit is great, top 10 material IMO. He should be in UFC, but not get a title shot until he earns it. How about give him Sanchez, Hughes or Kos, or Davis? Or maybe Gono when he is healthy?

[quote comment="313300"][quote comment="313264"][quote comment="313048"]Condit is a guy who wins his fights without having to do much fighting. This guy has such awesome grappling and submission skills it’s unreal. I agree that he probably wouldnt beat St Pierre but he definitly would tear up Serra and Koscheck, and even Hughes in my opinion. I dont think they should unify the titles, but I definitly think he needs to be moved up to the UFC. I dont see anyone in the WEC beating this guy. What they should do is have a UFC in which he fights Sanchez in some sort of battle for albequerque match or something. I think a fight between him and Sanchez would be a great match-up. I hope to see him in the UFC soon.[/quote]
Wow, I think you think WAY to highly of Condit.

I don’t see him beating ANY of the guys you jsut named.[/quote]

Thats your opinion, but what I can see is that you cant spell just.[/quote]

Now that’s straight hating mang. I definately don’t ever see Condit being able to beat Diego.

I could see Carlos beating Diego. Condit has some sick subs. Besides…I think Diego is overated. CC might be overated but he shows he’s got the guts to ‘move up’ to the big leagues if the UFC has the guts to give him a chance.

If anything Condit should drop to 155 if they decide to move him over to the UFC. He would get manhandled in WW. He is a great fighter but has little or no chance in the WW division in the ufc. Now if He bulked up a little who knows. He does have a well rounded game from what i have seen. Even though he has submitted everyone he has fought in WEC his stand up looked impressive at times.

[quote comment="313367"][quote comment="313300"][quote comment="313264"][quote comment="313048"]Condit is a guy who wins his fights without having to do much fighting. This guy has such awesome grappling and submission skills it’s unreal. I agree that he probably wouldnt beat St Pierre but he definitly would tear up Serra and Koscheck, and even Hughes in my opinion. I dont think they should unify the titles, but I definitly think he needs to be moved up to the UFC. I dont see anyone in the WEC beating this guy. What they should do is have a UFC in which he fights Sanchez in some sort of battle for albequerque match or something. I think a fight between him and Sanchez would be a great match-up. I hope to see him in the UFC soon.[/quote]
Wow, I think you think WAY to highly of Condit.

I don’t see him beating ANY of the guys you jsut named.[/quote]

Thats your opinion, but what I can see is that you cant spell just.[/quote]

Now that’s straight hating mang. I definately don’t ever see Condit being able to beat Diego.[/quote]

I didnt say he’d beat Diego, I said it would be a good fight to promote, in case you dont beleive me just read the above. No hating here, just an opinion. Condit is good, a lot better than Swick in my opinion.

Sorry, I’m just not sold on Carlos Condit. I honestly don’t see him hanging with ANY UFC Welterweights. I mean sure, maybe he could inch out a split decision against lower tier welterweights like Burckman or McRory. However, I see him getting absolutely mauled by the likes of Marcus Davis, KOS, Sanchez, Swick, Fitch, and the list goes on and on. The UFC welterweight division is stacked, just as is their Light Heavyweight division. WEC is just not on the same par as UFC, end of story. WEC is great for watching up and comers and lighter weights, but when their champions begin calling out UFC champions, it is just getting ridiculous. Quite frankly he shouldn’t be on the same mat as GSP or Serra until he has beaten someone who has has somewhat of a name to them. Personally I would like to see him face Jake Shields again. That’ll shut this kid up.

As a HUGE Ohio State Buckeyes fan, its hard to admit this but this reminds me of the Buckeyes football team. The Buckeyes cruise through the Big Ten, looking seemingly unbeatable. Then you throw them in there against an SEC team, as we all know the SEC is much tougher than the Big Ten, and the Bucks get destroyed. It hurts to say this, but its the truth. Carlos Condit cruises through the weak WEC competition, and sure, he’s looked good while doing it. But the UFC is on a whole nother level. Guys in the UFC are just stronger, quicker, and better fighters. Period. In the UFC you don’t get away with coming in 3 pounds under the limit, because in the UFC you need every ounce of muscle you can get because every little bit matters. Condit should stay in the WEC so that he doesn’t get embarassed by even a middle or low-class UFC fighter. Cuz I’m tellin you…..the UFC is just that much better. Don’t see him beating Karo, Burkman, Swick, Koscheck, GSP, Serra, Hughes, Fitch, Karo, Diego, or even Marcus Davis. I think those guys would run through Condit and make it look easy. Several other fighters in the division would give him problems as well. This isn’t like a PRIDE guy coming over, as PRIDE has had a good share of the best fighters in the world. This is the WEC, and Carlos Condit is using that lack of competition to build his name. Come over to the UFC Condit, and see what its like to step in the octagon with the big dogs.

Carlos Condit vs Mike Swick or Diego Sanchez would be good battles. Carlos does need a little more meat on those bones. And yes, Carlos should rematch Jake Shields first!

[quote post="4956"]Thats your opinion, but what I can see is that you cant spell just.[/quote]
Obviously the “s” comes before the “U” in “jsut”. You don’t know anything.

[quote comment="313492"]Sorry, I’m just not sold on Carlos Condit. I honestly don’t see him hanging with ANY UFC Welterweights. I mean sure, maybe he could inch out a split decision against lower tier welterweights like Burckman or McRory. However, I see him getting absolutely mauled by the likes of Marcus Davis, KOS, Sanchez, Swick, Fitch, and the list goes on and on. The UFC welterweight division is stacked, just as is their Light Heavyweight division. WEC is just not on the same par as UFC, end of story. WEC is great for watching up and comers and lighter weights, but when their champions begin calling out UFC champions, it is just getting ridiculous. Quite frankly he shouldn’t be on the same mat as GSP or Serra until he has beaten someone who has has somewhat of a name to them. Personally I would like to see him face Jake Shields again. That’ll shut this kid up.[/quote]
how bout “lights out lytle”
i think condit would get smoked

[quote comment="313550"][quote post="4956"]Thats your opinion, but what I can see is that you cant spell just.[/quote]
Obviously the “s” comes before the “U” in “jsut”. You don’t know anything.[/quote]
Spell check anyone?

[quote comment="313017"]Anderson Silva Looking At Moving Up To Light Heavyweight?

Anderson Silva Looking At Moving Up To Light Heavyweight?
Chris Fries and The JDH recently interviewed Ed Suarez, manager of Anderson Silva and Antonio Rodrigo Nogueria on The Lights Out Show. Suarez made some very interesting comments regarding Silva and Big Nog.

Suarez On Silva:

“We would consider going up in weight…”

“…I don’t think there’s a middleweight in the world that could beat him…You’d have a hard time having a light heavyweight in the world that could beat him.”[/quote]
Not many are going to be able to beat him at Middleweight if any at all, but I definitely see him getting beat in LHW for sure.

[quote comment="313596"][quote comment="313492"]Sorry, I’m just not sold on Carlos Condit. I honestly don’t see him hanging with ANY UFC Welterweights. I mean sure, maybe he could inch out a split decision against lower tier welterweights like Burckman or McRory. However, I see him getting absolutely mauled by the likes of Marcus Davis, KOS, Sanchez, Swick, Fitch, and the list goes on and on. The UFC welterweight division is stacked, just as is their Light Heavyweight division. WEC is just not on the same par as UFC, end of story. WEC is great for watching up and comers and lighter weights, but when their champions begin calling out UFC champions, it is just getting ridiculous. Quite frankly he shouldn’t be on the same mat as GSP or Serra until he has beaten someone who has has somewhat of a name to them. Personally I would like to see him face Jake Shields again. That’ll shut this kid up.[/quote]
how bout “lights out lytle”
i think condit would get smoked[/quote]
Indeed.

unify wec and UFC? haha..you aint that good condit…

keep them separate please?! keep Wec like KOTC..were MMA rookies can shine

If Condit wants to go to the UFC he will have to do it at 155. His weight was 167 for his last fight. That is verry small for WW in the UFC. Guys Like Fitch, GSP, and Kos. are cutting lots of weight just to get to 170.

I may be wrong but wouldn’t this unification be like a major league champion playing the minor-league champion for some sort of wierd unified championship?

I think a good 1st match for Condit would be: Condit vs. Akahiro Gono

[quote comment="313300"][quote comment="313264"][quote comment="313048"]Condit is a guy who wins his fights without having to do much fighting. This guy has such awesome grappling and submission skills it’s unreal. I agree that he probably wouldnt beat St Pierre but he definitly would tear up Serra and Koscheck, and even Hughes in my opinion. I dont think they should unify the titles, but I definitly think he needs to be moved up to the UFC. I dont see anyone in the WEC beating this guy. What they should do is have a UFC in which he fights Sanchez in some sort of battle for albequerque match or something. I think a fight between him and Sanchez would be a great match-up. I hope to see him in the UFC soon.[/quote]
Wow, I think you think WAY to highly of Condit.

I don’t see him beating ANY of the guys you jsut named.[/quote]

Thats your opinion, but what I can see is that you cant spell just.[/quote]

BURN!!!!!!

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAH! yeah….ok

Gsp would completely destroy this guy, and embarrass the hell out of him.

i think i read somewhere that Zuffa might move Lytle over to WEC to face Condit next, or maybe after he faces the Larson/Alessio winner. should be interesting, shad. most fighters try to bring Condit down because they don’t want to strike with him, but then again Condit hasn’t boxed with any particularly good strikers that i’ve seen. guess we’ll find out if Charuto was a fluke or not.

[quote comment="313118"]Condit wouldn’t even be a contender in the UFC. No chance in hell. There’s a reason he’s in the WEC….its because he’s not good enough to even be a threat in the UFC. Say what you want, but the reason he looks so good is because he is fighting turds. He wouldn’t look so good if he was actually fighting someone.[/quote]
Agreed the competition is not the caliber of the UFC, But come on man!!. Carlos Condit can fight. I think if he fights in the WW division of the UFC, After 1 fight he’d be top 5. As you can tell I like Carlos style of no dicking around.. The dude fights hard right out of the gates…NBK!!!

I think I’d have to agree that there should be not unification. While I do feel the lower weight classes in the WEC house the best fighters in the world (Urijah Faber, Pulver, etc) the upper classes are clearly meant to be second tier to the UFC and act as a training ground. I don’t see any way the Rhino could ever be in a position to challenge Rampage, Liddell, or even Ortiz. Brian Stann showcases what the WEC is all about with their upper weight classes. He is an amazing strong fighter with great toughness. But he openly admits the MASSIVE holes in his overall games. A fighter like rampage would destroy Brian Stann right now. However, as the WEC Champ Brian Stann will have the chance to train with the best and develop his raw potential into potential greatness. Whereas he would have had to fight unknowns in rings set up at baseball fields and county fairgrounds, he now gets the chance to be seen by millions of fighters as he improves and becomes a truly great fighter. Then, after I’d say 13-15 fights, all wins, he could claim that he is the number one contender in all the world for the most coveted Light-Weight title and I don’t see any way ZUFA could deny him a shot at Rampage then. To me that is what the WEC is all about.

I think most people with these comments don’t know shit! Saying he’s not good enough that’s why he’s in WEC. How about faber does he suck? Carlos has awesome stand-up skills and he’s very long and has much better kicks n elbows. Gsp also have great stand-up skills. In my opinion carlos is much better skilled on the ground to submit someone then gsp. he’s beaten larson on the ground not by luck either, and he was a huge powerful whelterweight. carlo prater a submition specialist. To bring another champ to fight non-champs is ludacris. Just because they’re in wec and not ufc doesn’t make them a less caliber fighter. come on chriss leban and the other dumb asses in there. I look at it this way WEC is like college ball- more heart and determination! ufc- all show and fame and looks. I think carlos would be the perfect person to transfer for a champion versus champion fight. I have my money on carlos because he is more skilled then most people think. I have something up my sleeve that everyone commenting doesn’t. A BRAIN! so look at ability and skill both standing and ground. don’t just be a tv fan and jump on with everyone on the ufc and gsp bus. see ya!

CONDIT WOULNDT LIKELY BE ABLE TO BEAT A TOP 10 UFC WW!