Massive Andy nuthugger here. Love the guy to death but he shouldn't have taken this fight. Wish he'd KOed bisping and retired. He needs to stop this insanity. Don't want to see him in there looking like Chuck.
Only if you pay me in this generation's gold bars. BitcoinsCould we get you vs. @Haulport on the undercard? That match-up intrigues me more than Style Bender beating down Spider.
He's only 5 fights into his 10 fight deal, lol. I'm guessing he'll come pretty close to finishing that contract. Two fights ago he stepped up and fought cormier on 2 days notice. He's a long way from being shot like chuck.Massive Andy nuthugger here. Love the guy to death but he shouldn't have taken this fight. Wish he'd KOed bisping and retired. He needs to stop this insanity. Don't want to see him in there looking like Chuck.
Anderson only has 1 KO/TKO (being knocked out, not a leg injury TKO) in his career.Massive Andy nuthugger here. Love the guy to death but he shouldn't have taken this fight. Wish he'd KOed bisping and retired. He needs to stop this insanity. Don't want to see him in there looking like Chuck.
Silver bars atmOnly if you pay me in this generation's gold bars. Bitcoins
It would be a massive disappointment. I'd probably Kevin Randleman myself getting into the cage and the fight would be called a NC.........Could we get you vs. @Haulport on the undercard? You both surely have hands of stone! That match-up intrigues me more than Style Bender beating down Spider.
This is FUCKED up.... Almost predatory behavior.... Dana damn well knows that Silva won't win, so he's basically sacrificing him to build a young name. And let's say that he does per chance win... Now you're going to let him jump a line of top contenders to get a shot... Which will either piss off those contenders, OR lead to Dana going back on his word to Silva pissing off him.... Either way, does nothing to quell the bad blood between the promotion and it's fighters. Bad play
Sure Daner, being “in the mix” will be the reward if Anderson wins.
I doubt Anderson will do that but it would be a very smart strategy. iirc he has a background in judo. he could wait for the right moment, score a trip takedown and threaten with a sub. Most likely he will be proud of his striking skills and look to make it a matrix-boxing match though.Am I the only one who sees Anderson being good enough to avoid getting obliterated on the feet long enough to clinch and get Izzy to the ground where
he will have a huge jitz advantage?
Everyone is assuming Spider will stand with his ass...
Anderson has a far better chance standing with Izzy then Izzy will have
on the ground with Anderson.
I think Anderson has the striking skills to avoid getting lit up long enough to dominate
Izzy on the ground.
I don't see this being a cake walk for Izzy at all
I wanted to write the same thing. These kind of matches somehow never seem to turn out in the "smart way". Although, I'm kinda surprised myself but the only example that I can think of right now on the spot was when Roy Nelson would not take Mark Hunt to the ground..I doubt Anderson will do that but it would be a very smart strategy. iirc he has a background in judo. he could wait for the right moment, score a trip takedown and threaten with a sub. Most likely he will be proud of his striking skills and look to make it a matrix-boxing match though.
And if Conor connects his left on Mayweather... And if Brock takes down Cain... And if BJ is motivated... And if CM Punk.... Point is, there are great hypothetical "What if's?" that we MMA fans can riff on for HOURS.... But none of them should come to pass.Am I the only one who sees Anderson being good enough to avoid getting
obliterated on the feet long enough to clinch and get Izzy to the ground where
he will have a huge jitz advantage?
Everyone is assuming Spider will stand with his ass...
Anderson has a far better chance standing with Izzy then Izzy will have
on the ground with Anderson.
I think Anderson has the striking skills to avoid getting lit up long enough to dominate
Izzy on the ground.
I don't see this being a cake walk for Izzy at all
Noted. I'm not hoping Silva does anything though. I don't particularly care who wins.And if Conor connects his left on Mayweather... And if Brock takes down Cain... And if BJ is motivated... And if CM Punk.... Point is, there are great hypothetical "What if's?" that we MMA fans can riff on for HOURS.... But none of them should come to pass.
Truth is, you have a 40+ year old fighter, who is definitely on the downside of his career, that you'd HOPE can catch lighting in a bottle for one last time..... Against a young dynamic striker who is about to reach his prime.... And you're hoping that Silva, who has NEVER been a good wrestler, can wrestle him down..... It's highly unlikely.
Why do you think it is so bad?This is FUCKED up.... Almost predatory behavior.... Dana damn well knows that Silva won't win, so he's basically sacrificing him to build a young name. And let's say that he does per chance win... Now you're going to let him jump a line of top contenders to get a shot... Which will either piss off those contenders, OR lead to Dana going back on his word to Silva pissing off him.... Either way, does nothing to quell the bad blood between the promotion and it's fighters. Bad play
Yeah if he could "matrix" a bit, clinch and get his ass to the ground we are talkingI doubt Anderson will do that but it would be a very smart strategy. iirc he has a background in judo. he could wait for the right moment, score a trip takedown and threaten with a sub. Most likely he will be proud of his striking skills and look to make it a matrix-boxing match though.
He should have put in his contract he can take dick pills and TRT.Wouldn’t it be amazing if prime Anderson made a miraculous comeback, though?
I agree in part, Alpha Silva was knocked off his perch by the young upcoming Weidman, after that it showed that his days as a top champion were done, it didn't mean at that time he wasn't a top fighter.... Fast forward past his last few performances, and we see that he's not a top contender..... Father time has caught up to him (and the long layoffs don't help either).Why do you think it is so bad?
You have to build young fighters off older names. Thats how we create
a future generation of Anderson Silvas. I don't view this as sacrificing Anderson.
Its just how nature works. The old alpha of the pack eventually gets beaten
by the young alphas coming up. Its for the longevity of the sport.
Izzy would be the perfect person to carry The Spider's torch if he wins
Adesanya has been proving me wrong everytime in MMA and if he KOs Anderson like that I'll just shut the fuck up. But I doubt it will play out like that. Those feints and angles won't work as easily on Old Spider. Brunson looked like he'd never seen a straight right off a round kick for example. I don't think Anderson will just freeze there getting beat up like the other guys Adesanya faced so far,(...) set him up to be embarrassed by a guy who has been KO-ing opponents like he was in a video game? Silva was dropped by Bisping for Christ's sake, this isn't a good fight to make.... They're going to sell it on nostalgia, based on what Silva DID.... Not on what he's currently doing