UFC 162: Silva vs Weidman - Page 3

On June 19 2013 04:49 RaiNKhAN wrote: Show nested quote + On June 19 2013 02:34 Baalim wrote:   On June 18 2013 09:58 handbanana21 wrote:   On June 18 2013 09:54 whamm! wrote: This will be another bader vs jon jones. I cant count how many times i wished silva would get beat up since like 2008. Hes just too good he makes tough guys look like shit. Baders wrestling was negated by jon jones amazing wrestling. anderson silva has 0 wrestling. Not even close to comparable Anderson Silva has 0 wrestling? lol Not that bonnar is a superb wrestler but Silva out-wrestled him and made him look like a child pulling on his leg, only because he doesnt come from a wrestler background or isnt his forté, it doesnt mean he has 0 wrestling, he has a insanely good takedown defense. just curious but do people actually factor in these joke opponents when figuring out how good someone like silva is? If these guys played the best competition all the time I think we could more accurately assess how good someone like silva is in each department, but from what I can see they are treating this just like a boxing career where they pad their stats/record by fighting people they simply will not lose to.

Nobody has referred to Bonnar as having 0 wrestling, most people would probably describe him as an "ok" wrestler, he is one weight class above silva and yet silva outwrestled him like a child, how on earth saying Silva has 0 wrestling makes sense, he has one of the best takedowns defense in MMA, period.

Hard to give an accurate assessment for Weidman since we haven't seen a ton of him. We don't know how he reacts when he's in trouble, we don't know how much heart he has really, don't know how his cardio will be in 5 rounds, don't know how he will deal with an elite striker, how good his chin is etc. He can be anywhere from 20% to 35-40% imo depending on certain unknown factors.

On paper though definitely the biggest threat Anderson has faced in the UFC.

The way he grapple raped Munoz was pretty amazing.

Words cant convince you guys so yeah listen to forrest lol

One of the largest factors playing into weidman's victory will be silva's age and unavoidable decline. Every year he gets older and now the caliber of his opponent is tougher than before. I cannot see how this is good for silva compared to if he fought weidman four+ years ago

Actually I think Silva has looked better than ever recently. His wins over Sonnen 2, Okami, Belfort, and finishing Bonnar whos never been finished. He's shown no signs of slowing down, actually the opposite imo.

"I think" this is Baal's favorite video.

On June 21 2013 19:02 Baalim wrote:

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that video is so unreal good

Why make the thread so early, the waiting is driving me nuts lol.

I need me some top level mma soon damn it.

On June 23 2013 16:49 HaiVan wrote: Why make the thread so early, the waiting is driving me nuts lol. I need me some top level fighting soon damn it.

On June 19 2013 21:26 PuertoRican wrote: "I think" this is Baal's favorite video.

the most unrealistic part about this video is that they tried to make the cote and maia fights seem exciting.

puerto xDDD dont do this, i love elky

I'd bet the house on Elky if they fought again. Elky is ripped right now.

On June 24 2013 12:43 JonnyCosMo wrote: I'd bet the house on Elky if they fought again. Elky is ripped right now.

But can he stop a head kick?

When I originally took Raszi over Elky, I made my bet knowing Raszi would be the skinnier of the two, but would also have the reach advantage.

Raszi used his reach well and was more technical, while Elky got caught up in brawling with his fists.

On June 24 2013 12:43 JonnyCosMo wrote: I'd bet the house on Elky if they fought again. Elky is ripped right now.

that would be like betting on cub swanson at even money vs aldo if they fought again

Elky's problem wasnt conditioning or strenght, he simply was way inferior skill wise, tbh way worse than I expected and Lex is huge and seemed way more comfortable overall.

can someone please make a .gif of raszi's knockout kick ? I find it quite amusing lol

Wrestling alone wont get fighters any belts. George and jbj both have clearly the best striking and timing as well. Weidman is gonna be out cold real quick in this one