Silva is afraid.........very afraid.

What I don't get is how NONE of you people have ever met or, hung out with Anderson Silva yet, you are calling him a dick, a douche, and an asshole. Why is it that you never hear him refered to like that by any fighters or Joe and Goldie. These people KNOW him personally, and the only words they use to describe Silva are, respectful, honorable, nice, and a great fighter. Sounds to me like some of you got a bad case of "he beat up my friend so, I don't like him". If you're gonna be a fan of this great sport, do it with some dignity. At least RwilsonR can compliment the guy while admitting his disdain for him. Grow up!

Why does anybody even want this fight between GSP and AS? Too much of a size difference to be good, plain and simple. When both guys are that good, size takes it. And to whoever said Overeem can beat Velasquez... BWAHAHAHA!!! You are stupid. The strongest man in MMA got worked like an amateur, you really think Reem has anything for Cain? Go educate yourself on how to evaluate fighting, then rephrase.

I hope this ends up like Tito and Chuck.

@ Machineboi-Before you start throwing out statements make sure you have the facts right. GSP has only lost twice, not multiple times, and quit trying to jump on the "racist" bandwagon.

I was not aware that Fail Sonnen punched the shit out of Silva. I know he threw some punches but I was under the impression that they did little, if any, damage.

The reason Anderson/GSP is a superfight is because they are both dominating champions who have cleared out their divisions. Bones hasn't even defended his belt & still has many challengers at 205. If he can remain champion for another 1 or 2 years, then the Silva/Bones superfight makes sense.

Until then, let Bones solidify his championship legacy.

Blah, I haven't had my coffee yet so please forgive the spelling errors on passed, and past in the above post. I just know some douchebag will try to discredit the whole arguement based on that.

Ladies, Ladies,

In case you forget, GSP vs. Silva is the superfight you have been pushing for since 2009. The timing and interest is now right, GSP has a tough test ahead of him in Shields, and if he wins he has time to gain weight in the manner he has stated, by slowly adding quality weight. In the meantime, Silve has to get past Okami which would set up the superfight we have all been waiting for between two dominant champions and the respective #1 and #2 P4P kings.

Jones is still a relative newcomer, who hasn't even defended his belt once. Though impressive to date, his accomplishments don't put him in GSP or Silva's caliber quite yet. He would have to get passed Rashad, and whoever is next in the 205 ladder to really show what his championship caliber is. Getting passed a sluggish Shogun, outmatched Bader, and for fucks sake Brandon Vera hardly qualifies him as the god of MMA some many are worshipping at this stage in the game. Let's fight the fights, and see where the chips fall. At best, a Silva vs. Jones superfight would be 1 1/2 - 2 years away. Not to mention several tough fights for all involved. This is reality, not a UFC fantasy league or video game where matchup can be made on a whim.

@ dthrckt - not really sure what your Wikipedia source is trying to prove, but it obviously isn't reading comprehension. He broke James Irvin's face, and if you don't think he broke Forrest Griffin's spirit then you haven't seen the fight, or Forrest's inability to deal with the fight since.
The larger point was that Anderson Silva can be, and has been every bit as impressive as Jon Jones. In fact, he may be the only one in the world who is, so it use Jones ability to impressively finish as an argument against Anderson. Yes, Anderson is frutrating as hell when he chooses to dance around and play games. But that doesn't mean he can't be impressive on a level we have rarely seen in this sport. I don't want to even be defending Anderson, honestly, but I just don't get this whole "he sucks" vibe from so many people. He's annoying, yes. He's an asshole, yes. But he has shown as much brilliance in the cage as anyone to ever fight in this sport. I wouldn't be so quick to discount him against JJ. Jones has yet to be hit squarely on his chin, and Anderson has a way of doing that to people. But ftr, I think Jones would be a tougher test than Anderson has ever faced, and I would want him to win.

Nice work danomite. Crying "racist" based purely on assumption is the tactic of a person too stupid to formulate a defensible argument.

@MachineBOY
I'm going to assume you have been watching MMA for all of about 2 months now, because if that's not the case then the only other assumption I can make is that you are fully retarded. But then I'd have to come up with a explanation as to how a completely retarded individual was able to log on to the internet, navigate to CagePotato, read other peoples' comments, and type out a semi-coherent response while managing to only make a few spelling and grammatical errors.
Anyway, where to begin?
-"AS has not lost since joining the UFC while GSP has." This is true, but answer me this: what's worse, losing in two title fights in the UFC or losing to 2 guys who couldn't even make it in the UFC? I'm still not sure if you're retarded or not so I'll go ahead and answer for you. The correct answer is Daiju Takase
-"You can't stand to see a Black Brazilian with the belt" I'll start with the Black part. Did you not read all the earlier comments from Jon Jones fans saying that he would destroy AS? Rampage Jackson is another black former champion who has a huge fanbase. Gary Goodridge writes a column for us now for christ's sake! As far as Brazilians go I'll just name a few of them that are loved by pretty much everyone here: Wand, Shogun, Jose Aldo, Thiago Alves...I could list more but really that's plenty. But AS is the only Black AND Brazilian fighter I can think of so maybe you're on to something there.
- "AS could kick all our ass's" Umm...no one ever said he couldn't, chief. Here's some more people who could kick all our asses too: EVERY FIGHTER ON THE UFC'S ROSTER. Go ahead and think of your least favorite fighter. I guarantee you that guy would rape your whole world if you two ever fought. Kalib Starnes would beat the shit out of you too. That doesn't mean he's not a bitch for running away from Nate Quarry for 15 minutes, does it?

@Machineboi

So if we don't like a fighter we are racist ?

When someone is hating on GSP its because they are racist against french canadian or it apply only toward brazilian ?


We're just saying that if GSP can move up to fight a bigger/taller opponent then why Silva can't do it. Sure looks like he's trying to dodge Jones. I'ld do the same...and GSP should do the same, but because of Sonnen GSP now knows Silva has one weakness that he can exploited.

overeem would whoop cains ass

he'd prob lose to bones jones, so he is taking every step he can not to fight him. that appears as a weakness since before that he was mopping the floor with everyone he faced.

AS has not lost since joining the UFC. GSP has lost multiple times and hasnt finished aynbody in while. If AS fights and beats gsp(which he will) these forums will be filled with "AS is a asshole he picks on little fighters" bullshit. You guys have a hard on for him to lose so bad because he tarnishes your lil perfect MMA sport. Bottom line you cant stand to see a Black Brazilian with the ufc belt, you cant stand to see him dominate your heroes. I here people all the time blab about how MMA is starting to suck and how it was better during the Chuck liddel era. UFC has become way more interesting now that AS,Bones and Cain took over we have real fighters not bar fights and drawn out cup bumping ground wars. IF you dont like AS thats your problem but from my point of view down here in texas I smell problems with somebody skin tone more than anything else.

Ps all of you that say he is a bitch I garuntee he can kick your ass,your moms ass, your dads ass and your sorry ass mma instructor in one night

@RWilsonR

who did silva break, forest?

NOPE

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forrest_Griffin#UFC_101_and_beyond

and...i could give a rat's ass about legacy and accomplishments.

I like to watch fights..it is entertaining...

silva is intermittently entertaining, JJ is like a freaking circus show.

oh, btw, liking him has nothing to do with it. In fact, I despise religious people - put simply, I think faith is a mental illness.

^^^^^^ It’s not just height but is it? Jones is wide with big shoulders….put it this way Silva doesn’t look particularly big @185…he’s 6’2 but he’s lean….jones is huge @205 and dwarfs everyone….he could carry 240 no problem

I refrained from voting in the poll about Jones vs Silva until now, Silva now confirms he would lose.

no way silva takes gsp. will you people get realistic.

iSpell check: “Demian is a great fighter. iHe’s making his mark"

Damn typing on my iPhone and no edit button!

I guess I'm all for the very top pfp fighters trying to prove themselves at the next weight class if they so choose, but I don't look down on them if they just want to dominate their own weight class. I wanted to see GSP vs Silva until recently, and would prefer Silva vs Jones. Hopefully one of them happens. But even if they don't, it doesn't change the fact that Silva and GSP are the most dominant fighters at the highest level in MMA history, and that fact doesn't change even if one lost to the other. Jones and Aldo are quickly joining their ranks, but don't have the same level of accomidhments just yet.
And BJ Penn is a moron. He may well fight anyone at any weight, and good for him. I'd rather see him fight his own ego and lack of motivation, and actually show some fucking consistency. Any time he has faced a fighter of near equal talent who isn't entitled and lazy, he has lost.

I really think it is a bit unfair to call Anderson a bitch, or say he is dodging the champion of the weight class above his. I would like him to fight Jon Jones, and have been actively calling for it since before Jones beat Shogun, but let's not act like Anderson Silva hasn't already accomplished some amazing things with or without fighting again at 205.
Also, I have a long list of comments on this site expressing my frustration and outright disdain for Anderson Silva, and my hope/excitement for Chael Sonnen to beat the shit out of him. But I am more than willing to admit that Anderson didn't look himself that night. I don't really like Anderson Silva, and never really have, but I honestly believe the rib injury excuse. To say he was exposed I think is a bit much. Same with the Lutter fight - he had surgery on both knees only 6 weeks before that fight. That's not an excuse, that's reality.
I think too many people are allowing their dislike for the man to discolor their view of his accomplishments. Once again, I don't like the guy, but when he wants to be, he has some of the most incredible accomplishments in MMA history. Discounting him against Jones might be premature. Saying things like, "...Jones has literally BROKEN a couple of outstanding fighters. I can’t think of another fighter that can claim they broke someone’s face..." is a little strange when trying to bash Anderson Silva, considering his two fights at 205 literally broke someone's face, and broke a LHW champion's spirit.
Once again, I don't like the guy, but even when he is dancing around, his skill level is impressive. I hope he chooses to fight Jones, as Anderson's footwork and striking would be a huge challenge for Jones. I actually really do like JJ, but if he tries a lot of that unorthodox striking with Silva he will pay badly for it. And if he gets his hands on Silva, he presents challenges Silva has yet to face. It is the most interesting fight in MMA right now to me, even though I think Silva is getting older and slowing down a bit. Still, Silva doesn't need this fight to prove his legacy.

TOTAL BITCH. I would say he is p4p if he would fight other potential p4p. BJ would fight jones

@Callahan618
bet you didn't see overeem dominating at heavyweight when he was at 205, either

@PauliostheGreat
EXACTLY! he's already fought light heavyweights, so unless something was lost in that translation, he's a total b!tch

I hope silva has another bullshit performance and Dana gets made enough to make the fight happen.

I hate to admit it, cuz the guy is a douche, but Chael exposed Anderson, just like he said he would (too bad he needed the juice). i've never been amazed watching chael, but JJ hardly goes 1 full minute w/o doing something that makes you say WOW.

He has literally BROKEN a couple of outstanding fighters. I can't think of another fighter that can claim they broke someone's face or dislocated their shoulder (while fighting under unified rules). I'd rather fight a freaking bear than JJ.

I'm interested in seeing GSP vs AS, because I'm wondering who will win. I'm interested in seeing JJ vs AS because I want to watch silva get HUMILIATED

I stand by my unscientific, sweeping judgement of a statement.

@xveg
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you must have never seen silva weigh-in, in HD. there's no way in hell he's 8% body fat. He's drawn, fight time he's 210-220ish.
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GSP fight time is closer to 185-190.
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Silva cuts more and he's bigger in general, just like Jones.
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There are bigger fighters than GSP at 170; but there aren't bigger fighters than Silva or Jones at 185 & 205.
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Think about it.

Yet another reason I will never consider Silva P4P king. He is ok with GSP stepping up in weight to fight him, but wouldn't consider it against Jones. P.S. Jones would destroy Silva. Now all of those people that were hating on GSP for saying that he is a bitch for fighting at 170lbs, saying he is too big for that, and are hating on him even more for saying that he wanted to put on some weight to fight Silva. Get over it. Atleast he is willing to step up and take the fight. Thats more than I can say for Silva, and yes Silva did take some 205lbs fights, but won't consider it when the fighter is better in every way than the two he fought at 205lbs. Now lets hear what the Silva nut huggers have to say.

A lot of you guys sound like the same people that said "Brock will rule the HW division for a long time. He can't be beat."
Well remember this when you talk about Jones. He is great but any given night... Silva want to stack the deck in his favor. Brother my ass. He is scared of Jones. What you guys think about Lyoto and jones?

I was just messing around talking about Jones fighting at HW right now, but the truth is, I actually do think he could beat Cain. Cain isn't a tremendously better or bigger wrestler than some of the guys that Jones has beat at LHW. Still, it is jumping the gun a bit, as Jones has more guys to beat at 205 before talking about that sort of thing.
I really wish Anderson would consider fighting Jones, though. I think the size difference is negligible between them (much more so than between Silva and GSP), and both provide challenges that the other has yet to face. I'm not going to go as far as saying that Silva is dodging Jones, avoiding challenges, or handpicking opponents, as that would be unfair. He has fought and beat everyone there is at 185, and even a couple at 205, so Silva doesn't have the same stigma on his legacy as someone like Fedor does. He doesnt need to fight Jones to secure his legacy, but I wish he would. I really think that either GSP or Jones are a superfight for Silva, but the one I would prefer to see would be against Jones.

"If you were holding your breath for an eventual Anderson Silva-Jon Jones showdown, you might wasnt to stop"
Ha wasnt......go back to school!

i see A. Silva turning eddie sanchez' jaw to dust.

If your fighting outside of your weight class, you should get slack towards being selective about choosing your opponents. If hendo beats fedor no one is gonna expect him to challenge overeem for the title. Also in terms of superfights my guess is at 185 Anderson is still at 8% body fat whereas gsp and Jon jones are much leaner maybe around 3%. Jon jones made Bader look small in there fight and Bader is possibly bigger than Velasquez http://cdn.cagepotato.com/www/sites/default/files/1020.jpg GSP vs Anderson from a strength/size perspective makes more sense.

@RwilsonR

Don't see Jones beating Cain. Don't see Jones beating JDS, Carwin, or Brock either.

anderson wont fight bones, but bones would fight silva after silva beats rashad for the belt

fo griff walks around at 240

Johnny boy Jones is nobody's brother.
The only loyalty he has is to his own pocket. if Dana offered him the right amount of money he would call Anderson out and say he beat him in training camp, cause that's how he rolls.

HEY I THOUGHT HGH WAS NOT ALLOWED IN THE UFC!!

HOLY SH*T . . . . Silva's head is bigger than JAWS in the James Bond movies. CHRIST!

Penn would fight Jones in a second. Spencer fisher would fight Jones in a second. Clay Guida would fight Jones in a second.
GSP, Silva, Velasquez, Edgar wouldn't ever fight him.

You don't have to be a champion to have a legacy as a great fighter. You don't even have to win every fight, just want to fight and test yourself.

I bet Penn would fight Jon Jones.

@cecils_pupils

that's just factually, measurably untrue.

GSP 5' 10" 170Lbs

Silva 6'2.5" 185Lbs

Jones 6' 4" 205Lbs

The % difference between GSP & Silva is

Height 74.5/70" = +6.5%
Weight 185/170 = +9%

The % difference between Silva & Jones is

Height 76/74.5 = +2%
Weight 205/185 = +10%

So as you can see.
The weight difference is almost the same but the height/reach difference is triple in silva's favor when fighting GSP.

Anderson Silva is closer in size to Jon Jones than he is to GSP; simple math PROVES that. Not to mention there is no way in hell Silva could EVER reach 170, just like there's no way Jones could EVER reach 185.

He barely makes 185 & he's fine w/ fighting smaller guys; but when you want him to fight someone bigger suddenly there's a problem.

& please don't say forrest griffen was "bigger". He was 1/2" taller w/ less reach; as well as created as a ufc champion by the ufc as a thank you by zuffa for helping catapult the sport w/ his fight w/ bonnar.

He's good enough to TKO a former Light Heavyweight Champion in Forest Griffin, but THIS Light Heavyweight Champion? No way. Seems cowardly.

This type of cherry picking will tarnish Anderson Silva's legacy.

Fine. If Anderson wants to bitch out of the best fight in the world right now against Jon Jones, then maybe Jones could be talked into bumping up and beating the crap out of Cain Velasquez. That is unless he and Cain bumped into each once at a UFC press event, and immediately pulled out a knife, slit the palms of their hands, and shared a hand shake to become blood brothers who would never fight under any circumstances.

Well if they are friends then there's no way Jones would fight him anyway.......wait?

Bones is way bigger and would crush Anderson. GSP however is just the right size for Silva to be challenged. Anyone who goes up against Bones get's handled, rag-dolled, fuckin' complete domination... no one really wants to have that legacy.

He isn't ducking anything. He is pointing out what a douchebag all of these 'I won't fight my brother' dipsticks are.

He would fight him. And lose. Badly.

The Spider said THAT? That sounds suspect! Hopefully something was lost in translation, 'cause if not "he be actin like a ho", to quote King Mo.

Actually Mike Russell, the correct fucking word is Refudiate. PALIN 2012 BITCHES!!!!!!!!!!! WOOOOOT WOOOOOOT

Mike Russell - I like your writing just fine, in general. This article is very nice. I think you meant to reach for the word 'repudiated' rather than 'refuted', in this case. Thank you again for producing such good things here.

I find it harder and harder to defend Silva. Like fedor, he seems to duck anyone who poses a threat. What a shame.

Oh, and if anybody wants to see a real martial artist and not some dancing pussy the UFC Primetime of GSP/Shields is on hulu. CP put up a youtube video of it earlier but the first part got taken down before anyone could watch it.

Funny how Silva says that Bones is in a different weight class. But wait ... GSP is too. But because he is the bigger man its ok. This guy is a pure jackass and does not deserve to ever be categorized as one of the best ever. He had 2 years of great fighting and 6 years of pathetic efforts and fight ducking. He talks the talk and never walks the walk. You can defend him all you want but he is only a great counterpunching fighter. Seriously though, if Chael Sonnen can hold this guy down for almost 5 full rounds and pound the shit out of him, imagine what GSP would do. The only way Silva beats GSP at any weight is to land the same kick he did to Belfort. If it goes to the ground he is french toast !!! You heard it hear first. This fight is a done deal and GSP has said he will not lose because his arsenal is 10 times larger then Silva's. GSP by GNP in Round # 3 !!!

I love when these guys prove me right.

Well, there goes my hopes of GSP following Silva up to 205 and kicking his ass. Then he could fight Machida, not for any competitive reason, just because, as a former Catholic, I would like to see St. George vs the Dragon in real life.

well the dudes 35 or something hes thinking of his legacy now, if jones get taken down and ground out by rashad silva will step up take the belt and then retire

Well that is a load, JJ has not been alive long enough to develop a friendship with Silva...

Anderson is ducking the dude that is more his size, and skill set... that is all.

Sad day...

Oh yeah Spider? Bones said he couldn't wait to get you in the cage. He even insinuated that he's knocked you out in training several times.