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Unless he loses…and he probably will. His last or 2nd to last fight on his contract will be tough as Dana will sense the end is near. It raises the question, WHO CAN BEAT ANDERSON SILVA? GSP, BJ, Machida (I know they are friends), Filho? What do you guys think?
NOBODY but Fedor! I have no problem with Silva retiring while he is on top. After seeing past their prime baboons like Hughes, Shamrock and numerous other fighters, I am actually pleased that Silva will retire while he is on top. I do not want to witness a past his prime Silva getting knocked out by lessor opponents.
Silva still has 6 fights so sit back and enjoy them! Now that it is known that Silva will retire after his contract expires, Dana CAN NOT continue to waste his time with guys who arent even top 10, like Cote!
Exactly…I think Dana will honestly try to find someone to beat Silva (probably at 205)…In his 6 remaining fights I would like to see (assuming they are all within 18 months):
Silva/Marquart II
Silva/Hendo II
Silva/Wandy
Silva/BJ
Silva/Rampage
Silva/GSP
Thoughts?
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Comment by TheNewfie
2008-10-15 09:45:41
I want him to fight Okami at 185, and maybe Bisping down the road too. Okami is the only one at 185 who may beat him, and I think Bisping would just be an interesting fight.
and I believe he has stated he won’t fight Wandy, but I could be wrong on that one.
Comment by anderson silva rules
2008-10-15 10:21:14
Okami beat Anderson Silva??? are you crazy? no chance! so what if he won by DQ their last fight? Silva was easily beating him before the DQ. Anderson Silva is p4p the best fighter in the world. Fedor is a close second. Unfortunately,(unless Silva goes up to a catchweight at 210 or so and Fedor is willing to come down, we will never see this fight. There are also other matters standing in the way of this fight happening. Other then Fedor, who can really beat A. Silva? I can maybe see a Randy Couture, Dan Henderson like fighter who can last the entire 5 rounds doing what Henderson did to Silva in their first fight. That’s the only way I see him getting beat…by a decision. This Cote fight is a joke. It is always exciting to watch Silva, but I really want to see him challenged. The guy is just sooooo good!
You said Okami can beat Silva?? Negative. Silva would destroy Okami.. but don’t that disqualification on Silva against Okami back in the day.. gives Okami an advantege.. No no no no…Silva won that fight.. and will rape Okami.. if Okami has the balls to step in Octagon and face Silva. Bisping.. would get donkey Konged by Silva.
Only Super fight matchs towards the latter stage of his career. Currently IMO.. Maia ” ONLY ON THE GROUND “.. posses a threat to beat the Anderson Silva of today.
Comment by Anthony
2008-10-15 10:48:28
It’s sad but then again he does have six fights left and that’s quite a lot of opportunity for us to see him dominate and for him to cement his legacy.
Silva/Cote
Silva/Marquadt II (Hendo and Okami are booked for Jan. and Dec. respectively and with this aggressive plan of 6 fights in about 12 months, Silva needs to be fighting every 2-3 shows.)
Silva/Okami II
Silva/Henderson II
then move up to 205..
Silva/Rampage (if Rampage doesn’t have the belt. If he does then maybe Silva/Shogun or something)
and then, for the big finale, the fight that I want to see the most…
Silva/GSP 185 for title!!!
That would be a great year and just great for all of us to see him fighting the absolute best
6 fights is an enternity in some guys careers. It could be a while before he does actually retire. He may get injured, opponets can get injuries, ect.
Also, I highly doubt he will fight all 6 of those fight at MW. More than likely he will move up to LHW at some point to test himself and I believe it would be naive to think there is no one at LHW that can’t hand him his first defeat in the UFC.
John, I don’t agree with you very often, but that comment is on the money. Dana, I believe, has wasted way too much time that Silva could have been fighting. I heard Anderson said he wanted to fight 3 or 4 times a year, and in the ufc, he hasn’t come close to fighting that often. But I’m happy to hear that he will fight 6 more times. Now lets start thinking about who he’ll fight in the 5 fights after Cote. I’m hoping at least 2 or 3 of those will be in the 205 division. I’d love to see Silva vs Liddell and The Spider vs The Axe Murderer. I believe those bouts would be historic.
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Comment by BNF
2008-10-15 10:05:42
He fought 3 times in 2007 and this will be his 3rd fight this year. He fights more than any other UFC champion. What are you talking about? You are right about the fights with Chuck and Wandi. Those are the fights I want to see. Wandi vs. Anderson for the LHW title in 09 sounds pretty good to me!
Comment by Flying Knee
2008-10-15 10:12:29
He has to fight GSP.At mw or catchweight that fight just has to happen!
Comment by Anthony
2008-10-15 10:49:56
I agree. It should be the last one of the 6. GSP vs Anderson will be a CLASSIC
well said john…as much as I’d like to see silva/fedor, silva/bj, maybe hendo 2, lidel would get murdered. he has accomplished a lot, okami will get killed.
It would be a big deal if his contract was up in 2 or 3 fights but 6 is not bad at all. We can still get 2-3 block buster fights along the way. Anything can happen in MMA so I don’t know who can beat him on paper but anybody can lose at any time to anyone…GSP vs Serra. There are more interesting fights at 205 then 185, so maybe going back and forth might be the ticket.
I wonder if Silva’s contract has an expiration date of June 2009 whether he fights 6 more times or not? If he does retire on top. U can bet the UFC $$$ for his returnh will be so huge in comparision to his former contract that he’ll be motivated to take 1 or more superfights.
And that’s why the UFC needs to offer a huge contract ext. to Silva, like the biggest UFC has ever offered! Silva is in his prime and he’s got at least a couple more years in him. I wouldn’t mind seeing Silva hold two belts in MW and LHW, definitely one of the greatest fighters of all time.
For my own personal selfish reason I would hate to see Anderson retire. I think he is the epitome of what a professional fighter should be: always respectful of his opponents, doesn’t trash talk and never under estimates his opponents. It’s scary how good he is and I really like watching him pick other fighters apart and look for the day that someone can really challenge him (which I just hope happens before he retires).
i was hoping this wasnt true. He brings so much to MMA, he has that BUDO spirit which is in martial arts that can be absent in majority of fighters and his style shows the martial arts in mixed martial arts, using all attributes of his body so effectively, he is a true martial artist. it will be a sad day when he leaves :(,
Actually he isnt always respectful, he said that Machida was the “true” lhw champ when he is not holding the belt which is clearly an insult to the current champ.
ahhhhh all those brazilians stick together. machidas a great fighter but hes got some proving to do in my opinion. he runs the whole time and scores a couple points in the process. although he looked alright against ortiz, i dont think he could win against other strikers in his class. i think he’d get ko’d by a lot of them.
Actually, Machida is a good friend with him so it can be argued that he is being very respectful to his friend and less respectful to a possible opponent or rival which is fair in my book.
i personally think that silva vs gsp would be one of the best fights that could ever happen. i would also be interrested to see silva vs silva or silva vs rampage. theres not too many at 185 that would be a great matchup. in my opinion…
He has nothing to prove and we will get sick of watching him be so dominate in the future (for me not in the near future). It’ll get old, if it hasn’t already for some. There is just nothing else like him.
Cote
Okami
BJ/GSP winner
Chuck
Wandy/Page winner
Shogun if he’s coming off a win
Two things I don’t see happening:
1. Anderson fighting a HW
2. Anderson fighting for the LHW title. He’s already stated he wants his friend and training partner Machida to be the champ, but he’ll be more than happy to eliminate other contenders.
Lol when he says he will be sitting by the octagon with a big belly eating popcorn and cheering on the fighters.
I really don’t see him losing his belt before he retires.
He may lose at 205 but not at 185 which will piss Dana off if he retires with the belt.
what can Dana do though? Some fighters (GSP, Anderson, perhaps Penn if he stays in shape) are just too good for the competition. I think it is good for the sport, too, to see a guy dominate. I personally love to see that.
Once he retires you just have the two top contenders battle for the belt.
Good interview, but WOW… When Anderson Silva says that his time is over, I don’t know what to say about a whole bunch of fighters still out there who are still wringing their last few drops of sweat…
I can’t believe all this talk about GSP and Silva. While I agree that GSP is one of the top 5 P4P fighters in the world, I am fairly certain he would get demolished by AS. The size difference is just too great. Silva would be an immediate threat in the LHW division. GSP would be too small and too weak to compete with half of them. Silva would beat GSP as easily as he beat Irvin. I pray this fight never happens.
my dream for AS’s last 6:
AS/Hendo II
AS/Rampage
AS/Liddell
AS/Wandi
AS/Filho and if he wins ALL of those then either Fedor or Randy at catch weight.
i think GSP would just take him down and beat on him, even though silva has really good bjj i couldn’t see him catching GSP in a sub. I would have to go with GSP in that fight, i think he would be to quick for silva and i don’t think there would be a huge size difference either. I really hope to see that fight in the near future because i can’t see GSP loosing any time soon at WW even to BJ. Between silva vs liddell or silva vs GSP i’d rather see him fight GSP any day, i think it would be a much more competitive fight than liddell although i do think liddell could beat him.
I disagree. GSP is quite strong for his size. Haven’t you seen the training video where he’s doing 110 lb dumbbell presses for reps? GSP is probably stronger than Silva and just as technical in every way. I give the clinch to Silva but the wrestling to GSP.
im tired of hearing anderson needs to fight okami that guys a bum hes horrible he never beat anderson he was glad to get out of there if he gets a rematch hes gona get destroyed just like everyone else the spyder is the best the new brucelee/chuck norris no one can beat him bitches
Anderson is class personified. It’s smart move to go out on top. Here’s the bouts I want to see:
Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Yushin certainly deserves a crack at Anderson. Plus I’m sure Anderson wants to set the record straight.
Silva vs. Wanderlei Silva
Will it happen?…Not sure.
Silva vs. Thiago Silva
This could definitely happen.
Silva vs. GSP
On condition that GSP beats Penn. I see GSP vs. BJ
60:40 in GSP’s favour.
Silva vs. Dan Henderson 2.
Dan got stupid and thought he could trade with the great man on his feet. Big mistake.
Silva vs. Quinton Jackson
Why not.
I think he would whip Paulo Filho easily and he’s never going to fight Machida. He’d KO Chuck inside 2 minutes. Perhaps a fight with Brandon Vera if he proves himself against Jardine.
tony…r u serious? that comment, my friend; may have made you the joke of this blog………. u have got to be the only person in the world who thinks anderson silva is “a coward”!!! i saw a video with bisping and they asked him about silva and he was like…”uuuhhhhh ya, i’ll just take it one fight at a time” and blaahhhh, blaaahhhh, blaahhhh. sounds like he’s a little scared!!!
i’m a big bisping fan but are you kidding me, there’s no way bisping is ready for that fight, i think if he beats leben then he should have at least 1 more fight but against a top middleweight. I’m not doubting bispings chin or anything but i want to see how it holds up if leben catches him, if he’s fine and beats leben (which i hope he does) then I think he should fight hendo for the no1 contender
i think silva wants to go out on top and make way for some of the younger brazilians, just like he said. he would have to fight 5 times next year (i dont know about that one)but if anyone could do it it’s the spider. i could actually see him fighting roy jones after for the big bucks, but thats if jones wins against calzahge. alot depends on the fact that he does go undefeated and machida winning the title. silva vs the winner of gsp/bj would probably be bigger than the gsp/bj fight itself, and that fightis being touted as the ufc’s biggest fight ever. no catchwieght though b/c i dont think it can be a 5rnder/title shot at a catchweight. some people are knocking his quality of opponents dana has matched him up with, but tend to forget that silva MAKES these dudes look bad. rich franklin and hendo are all-time greats. silva could have continued to fight at lhw if he chose too, but wants to defend the belt. cote is #1 kinda by default due to okami’s injury, but does anyone think okami, who couldnt beat rich ,has that much more of a chance than cote? his next 5 fights after cote should be the winner of bj/gsp (rumors are swirling on the net that UFC 100 will be on july 4rth next year and all 5 titles could be on the line) that would be a perfect time for silva to fight bj or gsp, then move up to lhw and fight chuck (name value), the winner of hendo/rich if its hendo, wandi and or shogun and maybee forrest if he is still the champ (john will love that one). i agree with the reader who posted that the ufc should offer a.silva the biggest contract EVER onces his contract is up. A.SILVA = GREATNESS.
UFC 100 with 5 title fights is madness. I feel like my life would be complete after that night. I doubt it will happen, but it would be unbelievable. I have been wondering for a while now what they will do for UFC 100. That is a special number that deserves a special night of fights. The only probelm is we would miss out on title fights for a few months before and after, but I would be willing to wait!
i doubt it too. dana did say that he wasnt even thinking about ufc 100, but i aint buying it. say if he had gsp vs a.silva that would kill 2 birds/titles with one stone, then you could have brock/randy winner vs nog/mir winner. forrest/rashad winner vs machida/silva winner and bj vs florian. thats all just speculation on my part, but is concievable.
the suits in UFC need to see this as a time to quit with the games. put this dude up against the best. he obvioulsy doesnt care what weight class its in. a fight with Paulo Filho would be amazing to see. A few months ago, Anderson said he was the true “best” middle weight in the world. I dont know about that one, but it’d be nice to find out for sure. A fight w/ GSP or BJ Penn would be a dream come true! Or if he stepped into 205 and got put against the big names! Guys like Forrest, Wandy, Rampage, Evans (notice i didnt put Chuck in there) those would all be great fights.
totally agree forget okami, thats a waste of a fight!!
has to be
liddell v spider
rampage v spider
gsp v spider
wandi v spider
shogun v spider
evans v spider (wrestling could prove important against the spider)
randy v spider
tito v spider
griffin v spider
bisping v spider (if he can keep winning in style at 185)
these fights are the true tests for the spider not fights like cote/leben etc…. he needs to be fighting top quality fighters, and maybe then hel feel the need to fight longer cos i cant see him beating all of these guys giving any of these 6 were the choices!! if he does he the greatest of all time, but take your pick lads!!!!
Forget okami/marquart 11/hendo11/Damian maia/ and the rest of the 185 except possibly bisping if he can keep winning in style!!
I’m not so sure that Silva should be fighting this often. Sure his fights don’t usually do too much damage to him, but you have to take into account the fact that he would be doing rigorous training constantly between fights. This could take a toll on his body and we may not see the same Anderson Silva arriving come fight night. Were he to lose, people may speculate that he was done when it could really just be because of the hectic schedule.
The only fights at 185 I would want him to do is against GSP and Hendo II. Bisping would get crushed by him in his current state, Bisping in a year could be another story. Other than that he should go on a tear through the LHW div and cement his legacy in this sport.
He should fight gsp, hendo, wandi, rampage, couture and the LHW champ. Could you imagine a guy that could beat all them within a year? He would be the greatest mixed martial artist ever, imo, surpassing Gracie.
My sources tell me if St. Pierre defeats Penn, the UFC will try to make the superfight a reality between Pierre and Silva. They will probably both have one more fight after the Penn fight, and then are going to face eachother.
This past year he has gotten the recognition from most as best p4p, and has started to be known by all. Now he says this crap about his time being over. It makes me care about him less, if he does not want to be a part of mma anymore, then I dont want to see him. That’s like when an employee gives me their notice they want to quit, if I don’t need them, I tell them they can leave now if they don’t want to be there.
Totally agree with that. I don’t really understand why Anderson Silva is saying things like this. Maybe he is seeing himself unable to do certain things in training that he could do before? Who knows. Regardless, ALL of his fights after Cote should be super fights. Milk what’s left.
I never really liked “The Spider” very much but watching this interview really changed my perception of the guy. For some reason he always kinda seemed like a prick to me, maybe it was the language barrier. But after watching this he seems very humble and down to earth dude.
“I’m going to be fat, with a big belly by the side of the octagon eating popcorn behind the scenes, making my imitations and screaming at the fighters…”
Is it 6 fights including or excluding cote?
But match ups before he retires should be
Silva v Okami
Silva v Bisping
Silva v Hendo at 205
Silva v Wanderlei at 205
Silva v Griffin.
Is it just me or Silva v Liddell would just be a waste of one of his last remaining fights.
He probably retiring because he knows he’s going to have competition stepping up to him that will kick his ass. The resume he’s had fighting in the UFC is weak with the exception of Hendo. Lutter, Leben, Franklin, Irvin, and Marquardt are all sub-par. The UFC MW division is weak and has been for awhile. Anderson Silva is O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E-D.
Are you on crack…Franklin and Marquart are FAR from sub-par…they may seem sub-par v Silva but trust me, they aren’t…IMO both could beat Filho the supposed #2
LMAO, Franklin was ruling that division before Silva came along, he is hardly a nobody. And what about Hendo? I really doubt he is retiring because he is worried, bored maybe, but not worried.
I do want to see him fight some truly elite people though in his last 5-6 fights. Either make this guy the greatest MMA fighter ever, or prove he is overrated either way I want to see the fights against legends like Wandy, Hendo, Rampage.
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Comment by brendan
2008-10-15 21:47:04
yeah but franklin really didnt beat anyone very good besides marquardt… louisau, ken shamrock, evan tanner? come on none of those guys could even cut it in the UFC
Comment by aion
2008-10-15 22:39:56
Comment by brendan
2008-10-15 21:47:04
yeah but franklin really didnt beat anyone very good besides marquardt… louisau, ken shamrock, evan tanner? come on none of those guys could even cut it in the UFC
Evan Tanner was Middleweight World Champion at one point, his record speaks for itself, you bad you have no clue.
now hear me out he is going to leave ufc and sign with elite and here comes the matches we have all waited for
silva vs tank
silva vs shamrock (ken of course silly)
silva vs severn-U were thinking about the black undies don’t lie
silva vs royce gracie
silva vs Kimbo- to Finally put to rest whose striking is better
silva vs Gary Shaw& Dana in a triple threat match
1. Anderson vs GSP
2. Anderson vs Fedor
3. Anderson vs Randy couture
4. Anderson vs Forrest Griffin
5. Anderson vs Dan Henderson 2
6. Anderson vs Brock Lesnar
LOL I’m sorry, my some of my fantasy picks are abit wild, but its all in the name of fun. Actually it will be hard to figure out who Anderson Silva will fight on his last 6 fights, a number of things good happen, I mean look at the match ups-what happens to the loser of rampage and wanderlai, how long does forrest keep the belt, the GSP and Penn fight, I mean what about all the guys at middle weight that want a crack at Silva before he retires like say the winner of bisping and leban. Even the whole heavyweight division is a coin toss , I highly doubt Anderson will ever fight a heavy weight, I just wanted to have some fun with these picks. Liddell is an hounarable mention, I like Liddell, Silva’s last fight, where they both retire on the same night no matter who wins?? Finally; I am disappointed as a fan of Anderson that he wantes to retire so quick, although he might be like most people who retire, decide to come back at some point after they pursue other interests and take a much needed break. But I do respect Anderson Silva as he is assertively doing whats in the best interest for him, so if 6 fights are all thats left then I am buckling my seatbelt cause were all in for one hell of a ride, I cannot wait. Go Anderson Kick some ass!!!!!!!!
Unless he loses…and he probably will. His last or 2nd to last fight on his contract will be tough as Dana will sense the end is near. It raises the question, WHO CAN BEAT ANDERSON SILVA? GSP, BJ, Machida (I know they are friends), Filho? What do you guys think?
NOBODY but Fedor! I have no problem with Silva retiring while he is on top. After seeing past their prime baboons like Hughes, Shamrock and numerous other fighters, I am actually pleased that Silva will retire while he is on top. I do not want to witness a past his prime Silva getting knocked out by lessor opponents.
Silva still has 6 fights so sit back and enjoy them! Now that it is known that Silva will retire after his contract expires, Dana CAN NOT continue to waste his time with guys who arent even top 10, like Cote!
Exactly…I think Dana will honestly try to find someone to beat Silva (probably at 205)…In his 6 remaining fights I would like to see (assuming they are all within 18 months):
Silva/Marquart II
Silva/Hendo II
Silva/Wandy
Silva/BJ
Silva/Rampage
Silva/GSP
Thoughts?
I want him to fight Okami at 185, and maybe Bisping down the road too. Okami is the only one at 185 who may beat him, and I think Bisping would just be an interesting fight.
and I believe he has stated he won’t fight Wandy, but I could be wrong on that one.
Okami beat Anderson Silva??? are you crazy? no chance! so what if he won by DQ their last fight? Silva was easily beating him before the DQ. Anderson Silva is p4p the best fighter in the world. Fedor is a close second. Unfortunately,(unless Silva goes up to a catchweight at 210 or so and Fedor is willing to come down, we will never see this fight. There are also other matters standing in the way of this fight happening. Other then Fedor, who can really beat A. Silva? I can maybe see a Randy Couture, Dan Henderson like fighter who can last the entire 5 rounds doing what Henderson did to Silva in their first fight. That’s the only way I see him getting beat…by a decision. This Cote fight is a joke. It is always exciting to watch Silva, but I really want to see him challenged. The guy is just sooooo good!
You said Okami can beat Silva?? Negative. Silva would destroy Okami.. but don’t that disqualification on Silva against Okami back in the day.. gives Okami an advantege.. No no no no…Silva won that fight.. and will rape Okami.. if Okami has the balls to step in Octagon and face Silva. Bisping.. would get donkey Konged by Silva.
Only Super fight matchs towards the latter stage of his career. Currently IMO.. Maia ” ONLY ON THE GROUND “.. posses a threat to beat the Anderson Silva of today.
It’s sad but then again he does have six fights left and that’s quite a lot of opportunity for us to see him dominate and for him to cement his legacy.
Silva/Cote
Silva/Marquadt II (Hendo and Okami are booked for Jan. and Dec. respectively and with this aggressive plan of 6 fights in about 12 months, Silva needs to be fighting every 2-3 shows.)
Silva/Okami II
Silva/Henderson II
then move up to 205..
Silva/Rampage (if Rampage doesn’t have the belt. If he does then maybe Silva/Shogun or something)
and then, for the big finale, the fight that I want to see the most…
Silva/GSP 185 for title!!!
That would be a great year and just great for all of us to see him fighting the absolute best
6 fights is an enternity in some guys careers. It could be a while before he does actually retire. He may get injured, opponets can get injuries, ect.
Also, I highly doubt he will fight all 6 of those fight at MW. More than likely he will move up to LHW at some point to test himself and I believe it would be naive to think there is no one at LHW that can’t hand him his first defeat in the UFC.
John, I don’t agree with you very often, but that comment is on the money. Dana, I believe, has wasted way too much time that Silva could have been fighting. I heard Anderson said he wanted to fight 3 or 4 times a year, and in the ufc, he hasn’t come close to fighting that often. But I’m happy to hear that he will fight 6 more times. Now lets start thinking about who he’ll fight in the 5 fights after Cote. I’m hoping at least 2 or 3 of those will be in the 205 division. I’d love to see Silva vs Liddell and The Spider vs The Axe Murderer. I believe those bouts would be historic.
He fought 3 times in 2007 and this will be his 3rd fight this year. He fights more than any other UFC champion. What are you talking about? You are right about the fights with Chuck and Wandi. Those are the fights I want to see. Wandi vs. Anderson for the LHW title in 09 sounds pretty good to me!
He has to fight GSP.At mw or catchweight that fight just has to happen!
I agree. It should be the last one of the 6. GSP vs Anderson will be a CLASSIC
well said john…as much as I’d like to see silva/fedor, silva/bj, maybe hendo 2, lidel would get murdered. he has accomplished a lot, okami will get killed.
It would be a big deal if his contract was up in 2 or 3 fights but 6 is not bad at all. We can still get 2-3 block buster fights along the way. Anything can happen in MMA so I don’t know who can beat him on paper but anybody can lose at any time to anyone…GSP vs Serra. There are more interesting fights at 205 then 185, so maybe going back and forth might be the ticket.
I wonder if Silva’s contract has an expiration date of June 2009 whether he fights 6 more times or not? If he does retire on top. U can bet the UFC $$$ for his returnh will be so huge in comparision to his former contract that he’ll be motivated to take 1 or more superfights.
Anderson Silva is without a doubt.. a hall of famer.. legend.. a King of Champions.
And that’s why the UFC needs to offer a huge contract ext. to Silva, like the biggest UFC has ever offered! Silva is in his prime and he’s got at least a couple more years in him. I wouldn’t mind seeing Silva hold two belts in MW and LHW, definitely one of the greatest fighters of all time.
when he first announced his retirement i though he was doing it so that he can go into boxing… but i think he just wants to coach only …
Yeah, i have to say, since all this talk about retirement, i never really bought it until this interview.
For my own personal selfish reason I would hate to see Anderson retire. I think he is the epitome of what a professional fighter should be: always respectful of his opponents, doesn’t trash talk and never under estimates his opponents. It’s scary how good he is and I really like watching him pick other fighters apart and look for the day that someone can really challenge him (which I just hope happens before he retires).
That guy has a shit load of class. Six fights left is still plenty of time to negotiate GSP and The Spider in a catch weight match.
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i was hoping this wasnt true. He brings so much to MMA, he has that BUDO spirit which is in martial arts that can be absent in majority of fighters and his style shows the martial arts in mixed martial arts, using all attributes of his body so effectively, he is a true martial artist. it will be a sad day when he leaves :(,
So his contract is up in June 2009 or that is when he expects to have fought his 6 fights on the contract.
With him saying his time is over, we may see a new champ next Saturday.
Actually he isnt always respectful, he said that Machida was the “true” lhw champ when he is not holding the belt which is clearly an insult to the current champ.
ahhhhh all those brazilians stick together. machidas a great fighter but hes got some proving to do in my opinion. he runs the whole time and scores a couple points in the process. although he looked alright against ortiz, i dont think he could win against other strikers in his class. i think he’d get ko’d by a lot of them.
Um, he’s being very gracious to his friend. Just like he says Filho is true MHW champion of the world. It’s called humility.
wow…sorry to offend you there buddy!! dont take it too personal it might give you a brain overload!!
Actually, Machida is a good friend with him so it can be argued that he is being very respectful to his friend and less respectful to a possible opponent or rival which is fair in my book.
where are you from in mass BOSTONMMAJUNKIE???
quincy
no shit…im from the cape.
is there anything in mass besides boston? lol
id give that fight to forrest.
i personally think that silva vs gsp would be one of the best fights that could ever happen. i would also be interrested to see silva vs silva or silva vs rampage. theres not too many at 185 that would be a great matchup. in my opinion…
He want’s that fight with Roy Jones jr he’ll make more in that fight than his last six fight’s combine.
He has nothing to prove and we will get sick of watching him be so dominate in the future (for me not in the near future). It’ll get old, if it hasn’t already for some. There is just nothing else like him.
he will be missed!!!
Roughly in order:
Cote
Okami
BJ/GSP winner
Chuck
Wandy/Page winner
Shogun if he’s coming off a win
Two things I don’t see happening:
1. Anderson fighting a HW
2. Anderson fighting for the LHW title. He’s already stated he wants his friend and training partner Machida to be the champ, but he’ll be more than happy to eliminate other contenders.
Possible scenario: Machida loses at LHW and then Silva avenges his loss.
does anyone actually care what Chuck does? He will be 40 by that time….Silva by 1st rnd KO guarenteed.
Lol when he says he will be sitting by the octagon with a big belly eating popcorn and cheering on the fighters.
I really don’t see him losing his belt before he retires.
He may lose at 205 but not at 185 which will piss Dana off if he retires with the belt.
what can Dana do though? Some fighters (GSP, Anderson, perhaps Penn if he stays in shape) are just too good for the competition. I think it is good for the sport, too, to see a guy dominate. I personally love to see that.
Once he retires you just have the two top contenders battle for the belt.
Two top contenders battle for the belt, translates to: top two guys with the most losses to Anderson Silva.
Rich Franklin is counting the days.
Good interview, but WOW… When Anderson Silva says that his time is over, I don’t know what to say about a whole bunch of fighters still out there who are still wringing their last few drops of sweat…
I can’t believe all this talk about GSP and Silva. While I agree that GSP is one of the top 5 P4P fighters in the world, I am fairly certain he would get demolished by AS. The size difference is just too great. Silva would be an immediate threat in the LHW division. GSP would be too small and too weak to compete with half of them. Silva would beat GSP as easily as he beat Irvin. I pray this fight never happens.
my dream for AS’s last 6:
AS/Hendo II
AS/Rampage
AS/Liddell
AS/Wandi
AS/Filho and if he wins ALL of those then either Fedor or Randy at catch weight.
i think GSP would just take him down and beat on him, even though silva has really good bjj i couldn’t see him catching GSP in a sub. I would have to go with GSP in that fight, i think he would be to quick for silva and i don’t think there would be a huge size difference either. I really hope to see that fight in the near future because i can’t see GSP loosing any time soon at WW even to BJ. Between silva vs liddell or silva vs GSP i’d rather see him fight GSP any day, i think it would be a much more competitive fight than liddell although i do think liddell could beat him.
I disagree. GSP is quite strong for his size. Haven’t you seen the training video where he’s doing 110 lb dumbbell presses for reps? GSP is probably stronger than Silva and just as technical in every way. I give the clinch to Silva but the wrestling to GSP.
im tired of hearing anderson needs to fight okami that guys a bum hes horrible he never beat anderson he was glad to get out of there if he gets a rematch hes gona get destroyed just like everyone else the spyder is the best the new brucelee/chuck norris no one can beat him bitches
Anderson is class personified. It’s smart move to go out on top. Here’s the bouts I want to see:
Silva vs. Yushin Okami
Yushin certainly deserves a crack at Anderson. Plus I’m sure Anderson wants to set the record straight.
Silva vs. Wanderlei Silva
Will it happen?…Not sure.
Silva vs. Thiago Silva
This could definitely happen.
Silva vs. GSP
On condition that GSP beats Penn. I see GSP vs. BJ
60:40 in GSP’s favour.
Silva vs. Dan Henderson 2.
Dan got stupid and thought he could trade with the great man on his feet. Big mistake.
Silva vs. Quinton Jackson
Why not.
I think he would whip Paulo Filho easily and he’s never going to fight Machida. He’d KO Chuck inside 2 minutes. Perhaps a fight with Brandon Vera if he proves himself against Jardine.
Is the Cote fight one of the 6?
Someone else mentioned Shogun. Don’t think it will happen but I would love to see it.
I agree…forget Okami and GSP…I want to see high profile matchups…Silva/Rampage…Silva/Liddell….Silva/Wanderlei./..(Silva/Rashad lol)
u dont think silvs/gsp is high profile!!! r u kidding!!!!????
Sorry man but Silva Vs GSP is the headsup of the 2 greatest of the UFC right now.
GSP himself said that its possible for him to fight at 185 and i can imagine from here all the hype for that fight.
Like some1 said before… a classic fight!
He should fight Bisping! He is a coward he asked to fight Cote who is a bum
tony…r u serious? that comment, my friend; may have made you the joke of this blog………. u have got to be the only person in the world who thinks anderson silva is “a coward”!!! i saw a video with bisping and they asked him about silva and he was like…”uuuhhhhh ya, i’ll just take it one fight at a time” and blaahhhh, blaaahhhh, blaahhhh. sounds like he’s a little scared!!!
i’m a big bisping fan but are you kidding me, there’s no way bisping is ready for that fight, i think if he beats leben then he should have at least 1 more fight but against a top middleweight. I’m not doubting bispings chin or anything but i want to see how it holds up if leben catches him, if he’s fine and beats leben (which i hope he does) then I think he should fight hendo for the no1 contender
i think silva wants to go out on top and make way for some of the younger brazilians, just like he said. he would have to fight 5 times next year (i dont know about that one)but if anyone could do it it’s the spider. i could actually see him fighting roy jones after for the big bucks, but thats if jones wins against calzahge. alot depends on the fact that he does go undefeated and machida winning the title. silva vs the winner of gsp/bj would probably be bigger than the gsp/bj fight itself, and that fightis being touted as the ufc’s biggest fight ever. no catchwieght though b/c i dont think it can be a 5rnder/title shot at a catchweight. some people are knocking his quality of opponents dana has matched him up with, but tend to forget that silva MAKES these dudes look bad. rich franklin and hendo are all-time greats. silva could have continued to fight at lhw if he chose too, but wants to defend the belt. cote is #1 kinda by default due to okami’s injury, but does anyone think okami, who couldnt beat rich ,has that much more of a chance than cote? his next 5 fights after cote should be the winner of bj/gsp (rumors are swirling on the net that UFC 100 will be on july 4rth next year and all 5 titles could be on the line) that would be a perfect time for silva to fight bj or gsp, then move up to lhw and fight chuck (name value), the winner of hendo/rich if its hendo, wandi and or shogun and maybee forrest if he is still the champ (john will love that one). i agree with the reader who posted that the ufc should offer a.silva the biggest contract EVER onces his contract is up. A.SILVA = GREATNESS.
UFC 100 with 5 title fights is madness. I feel like my life would be complete after that night. I doubt it will happen, but it would be unbelievable. I have been wondering for a while now what they will do for UFC 100. That is a special number that deserves a special night of fights. The only probelm is we would miss out on title fights for a few months before and after, but I would be willing to wait!
i doubt it too. dana did say that he wasnt even thinking about ufc 100, but i aint buying it. say if he had gsp vs a.silva that would kill 2 birds/titles with one stone, then you could have brock/randy winner vs nog/mir winner. forrest/rashad winner vs machida/silva winner and bj vs florian. thats all just speculation on my part, but is concievable.
silvas a cool cat. good interview.
seems like hes really going to retire
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the suits in UFC need to see this as a time to quit with the games. put this dude up against the best. he obvioulsy doesnt care what weight class its in. a fight with Paulo Filho would be amazing to see. A few months ago, Anderson said he was the true “best” middle weight in the world. I dont know about that one, but it’d be nice to find out for sure. A fight w/ GSP or BJ Penn would be a dream come true! Or if he stepped into 205 and got put against the big names! Guys like Forrest, Wandy, Rampage, Evans (notice i didnt put Chuck in there) those would all be great fights.
we can only hope!
Damn it anderson… dont ever retire!!!
totally agree forget okami, thats a waste of a fight!!
has to be
liddell v spider
rampage v spider
gsp v spider
wandi v spider
shogun v spider
evans v spider (wrestling could prove important against the spider)
randy v spider
tito v spider
griffin v spider
bisping v spider (if he can keep winning in style at 185)
these fights are the true tests for the spider not fights like cote/leben etc…. he needs to be fighting top quality fighters, and maybe then hel feel the need to fight longer cos i cant see him beating all of these guys giving any of these 6 were the choices!! if he does he the greatest of all time, but take your pick lads!!!!
Forget okami/marquart 11/hendo11/Damian maia/ and the rest of the 185 except possibly bisping if he can keep winning in style!!
I’m not so sure that Silva should be fighting this often. Sure his fights don’t usually do too much damage to him, but you have to take into account the fact that he would be doing rigorous training constantly between fights. This could take a toll on his body and we may not see the same Anderson Silva arriving come fight night. Were he to lose, people may speculate that he was done when it could really just be because of the hectic schedule.
The only fights at 185 I would want him to do is against GSP and Hendo II. Bisping would get crushed by him in his current state, Bisping in a year could be another story. Other than that he should go on a tear through the LHW div and cement his legacy in this sport.
He should fight gsp, hendo, wandi, rampage, couture and the LHW champ. Could you imagine a guy that could beat all them within a year? He would be the greatest mixed martial artist ever, imo, surpassing Gracie.
For his last two fights he should fight whoever they are at the same time
lol… it might be the only way to beat silva!!!
Bisping isnt scared he said in 2 fights time!
My sources tell me if St. Pierre defeats Penn, the UFC will try to make the superfight a reality between Pierre and Silva. They will probably both have one more fight after the Penn fight, and then are going to face eachother.
BJ/GSP should be non-title IMO
Why if they both make the wieght class? Plus this way we get to see it go for five rounds, instead of 3. I don’t think either will finish the other.
This past year he has gotten the recognition from most as best p4p, and has started to be known by all. Now he says this crap about his time being over. It makes me care about him less, if he does not want to be a part of mma anymore, then I dont want to see him. That’s like when an employee gives me their notice they want to quit, if I don’t need them, I tell them they can leave now if they don’t want to be there.
Totally agree with that. I don’t really understand why Anderson Silva is saying things like this. Maybe he is seeing himself unable to do certain things in training that he could do before? Who knows. Regardless, ALL of his fights after Cote should be super fights. Milk what’s left.
I never really liked “The Spider” very much but watching this interview really changed my perception of the guy. For some reason he always kinda seemed like a prick to me, maybe it was the language barrier. But after watching this he seems very humble and down to earth dude.
“I’m going to be fat, with a big belly by the side of the octagon eating popcorn behind the scenes, making my imitations and screaming at the fighters…”
LMAO at “The Spider”, that was pretty funny.
Is it 6 fights including or excluding cote?
But match ups before he retires should be
Silva v Okami
Silva v Bisping
Silva v Hendo at 205
Silva v Wanderlei at 205
Silva v Griffin.
Is it just me or Silva v Liddell would just be a waste of one of his last remaining fights.
huge waste of time…Chuck has been figured out…its too late for him now…he will be 40 next year
He probably retiring because he knows he’s going to have competition stepping up to him that will kick his ass. The resume he’s had fighting in the UFC is weak with the exception of Hendo. Lutter, Leben, Franklin, Irvin, and Marquardt are all sub-par. The UFC MW division is weak and has been for awhile. Anderson Silva is O-V-E-R-R-A-T-E-D.
Are you on crack…Franklin and Marquart are FAR from sub-par…they may seem sub-par v Silva but trust me, they aren’t…IMO both could beat Filho the supposed #2
LMAO, Franklin was ruling that division before Silva came along, he is hardly a nobody. And what about Hendo? I really doubt he is retiring because he is worried, bored maybe, but not worried.
I do want to see him fight some truly elite people though in his last 5-6 fights. Either make this guy the greatest MMA fighter ever, or prove he is overrated either way I want to see the fights against legends like Wandy, Hendo, Rampage.
yeah but franklin really didnt beat anyone very good besides marquardt… louisau, ken shamrock, evan tanner? come on none of those guys could even cut it in the UFC
Comment by brendan
2008-10-15 21:47:04
yeah but franklin really didnt beat anyone very good besides marquardt… louisau, ken shamrock, evan tanner? come on none of those guys could even cut it in the UFC
Evan Tanner was Middleweight World Champion at one point, his record speaks for itself, you bad you have no clue.
Marquardt and Franklin should be working at Shoney’s.
Chris Leben vs Silva 2 !!!! Assuming HE SMASHES BISPING IN 1 st round tko.
now hear me out he is going to leave ufc and sign with elite and here comes the matches we have all waited for
silva vs tank
silva vs shamrock (ken of course silly)
silva vs severn-U were thinking about the black undies don’t lie
silva vs royce gracie
silva vs Kimbo- to Finally put to rest whose striking is better
silva vs Gary Shaw& Dana in a triple threat match
Blog over
He should fight vin diesel from the original xxx movie he was bad ass
Its all in the eyes the fear of Bisping!
1. Anderson vs GSP
2. Anderson vs Fedor
3. Anderson vs Randy couture
4. Anderson vs Forrest Griffin
5. Anderson vs Dan Henderson 2
6. Anderson vs Brock Lesnar
LOL I’m sorry, my some of my fantasy picks are abit wild, but its all in the name of fun. Actually it will be hard to figure out who Anderson Silva will fight on his last 6 fights, a number of things good happen, I mean look at the match ups-what happens to the loser of rampage and wanderlai, how long does forrest keep the belt, the GSP and Penn fight, I mean what about all the guys at middle weight that want a crack at Silva before he retires like say the winner of bisping and leban. Even the whole heavyweight division is a coin toss , I highly doubt Anderson will ever fight a heavy weight, I just wanted to have some fun with these picks. Liddell is an hounarable mention, I like Liddell, Silva’s last fight, where they both retire on the same night no matter who wins?? Finally; I am disappointed as a fan of Anderson that he wantes to retire so quick, although he might be like most people who retire, decide to come back at some point after they pursue other interests and take a much needed break. But I do respect Anderson Silva as he is assertively doing whats in the best interest for him, so if 6 fights are all thats left then I am buckling my seatbelt cause were all in for one hell of a ride, I cannot wait. Go Anderson Kick some ass!!!!!!!!
Man i hope he fight Gina Carano
He’s only got 6 fights left, and we’re waisting one on Cote!
Anderson WHYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY?