Well said sir. I can see your point and agree with you

I see Maia taking it via standing toe hold.
Total highlight reel stuff!!!

I don't disagree with anything you just said.. but that doesn't make him a 1 dimensional fighter by any means. I guess that depends on your definition of a 1 dimensional fighter though. To me it's someone that is a 1 trick pony.. someone that's only good at one thing and if that one thing fails then they are helpless. Examples: Coleman, Manhoef, Hughes, Aoki, Kongo. Silva has chosen lately not to use his other skills because hasn't had any need to, not because he can't. That's the difference if you ask me. Silva's striking is the best of the best and he's got a bjj blackbelt to fall back on should the fight find it's way to the ground. To me that makes him a complete fighter.

@armfarmer

I agree in the PAST he was more diverse but look at his last few fights. If someone goes to the ground he dances till they get back up or he offers his hand to let them back up. He has become such a dominant striker that that is all he does anymore. I say that as a bit of a pet peeve but also as a compliment because that is all he has to do. He has shown he can win without going to the ground. As far as the Leites the fight yes Leites did nothing but neither did Anderson. He got back up and went back to his usual song and dance. I just feel that if Maia is put in that same situation he would do more with it and as usual Silva will be looking for a way back to the feet is all.

@ mma samurai

Huh?? One dimensional? The guy is a bjj blackbelt.. and yes he did go to the ground with Leites he was taken down with Leites on top with plenty of time to work and Leites accomplished nothing. Silva also choked out Dan Henderson and triangle choked Lutter, a bjj world champion, from his back. True, Demian is more dangerous with submissions than any of those guys, but to call A. Silva one dimensional is f'n retarded.

And what the fuck is top six......whoever heard such a thing......thats like the ..........the equivelent of top 99 ...ok someone needs to really ..i mean really .....some one with a desk give me a call so i can slam my own nuts in the drawer 35 times ...WTF

i think i just shit my own pants over the disgust of it all

Is this really what this is coming to???? Really..........For real...........seriously...............
???????

come on.............no joke???????

WHAT THE FUCK..........

Ide rather watch flys fuck......Maia???? vs Silva??? might as well put a 65 yr old igor takatarov against a 25 yr old Don frye

WTF is this?

@mechanicjitsu & cecils_pupils


I agree that would be a great fight. Can you imagine the crazy angles they would be throwing elbows from?! Not to mention they have similar body frames and styles of fighting. Maybe old DW should thought more about his decision of Silva's opponent before going with Maia. I still hold to my hopes of Maia winning this one. I'm a striker at heart but there is something utterly amazing and just beautiful about watching someone pull off a slick sub.

Denis Kang? Didn't they cut him?
If not, they should have. Everyone that loses to Bisping should be cut. Unless Wanderlei loses to him. If he loses they should give him the winner of Anderson-Maia.

I honestly rather see Denis Kang take on Anderson.

^^Bahaha.

You guys are fucking retarded.

Who who?!!

UFC sure knows how to make piss out of lemons when they want to.

So now how many skipables in a row does this make?!!

i would rather see silva fight tony jaa

ahhhh shit here we go again

Here is that reason that all these promotions are blowing it- popping its head up again..

MMA needs to have a unified promotion....

That way all the fighters are under one roof and we get the fights that need to happen, for the buzz of this sport to keep growing, and make P4P rankings mean something.

I like Maia, he is a great fighter and seems like an awesome human being... However I do not think his performance of late warrants a shot at the title... with someone so dominate like Anderson...

Boring as shit!!! If Maia is stupid he will try to stand and Silva will finish him in the first round! or Mia will be smart and lay on his back for five rounds hoping Silva will lay on top of him! Just like when Silva fought that other JuJits guy! A real yawn fest!
Silva should have been taken off the card and put on another a month or two later when Belfort was ready!

@mma samurai

Like your style son. Lotta good sense in there. Funny, when I read the Ralph Macchio thing I pronounced it Halph in my head. Guess some of us have been fans a while, huh? Anyways, I digress. Maia has the ability to finish Anderson. Problem is, I don't know if he has the ability to get the ground without counting ceiling lights. I think if Anderson wants to go 205 again, put him up against Bones. Too early for Bones? Probably, but how fuckin exciting would that be regardless of the length of the fight? Bones has a style and set of physical abilities that are rare to say the least. I know I'll get a bunch of shit for that, but whatever.

@mma samurai as for Machida and Shogun, they are beasts themselves, but I predict a future reign for Bones. His judoka skills are crazy, he is well rounded, and I think, give him another year or 2 to develop, and he would give either of them a run for the title. We'll see.

@mma samurai Good point about BJ, I guess if you look at it he has matured lately. As a competitor and athlete I will always say he is one of the best. I think for me, the only way I will feel comfortable being a fan of his again will be to see what happens when/if he ever fights GSP again.

@ cecils_pupils

Thank you sir. As far as BJ is concerned, I do still like him. I agree all his shit talking before Penn/GSP II was a little much but I think it was all hype (not that the fight needed anymore hype). As an athlete and a champion I do like BJ and I think he's matured lately. Rather than shit talking all his oponents he respects them for steping up and fighting him. Shit talking GSP was a dickish move yeah but that's part of the game I guess.


Who I'd like to see dominate at 205? I like Machida right where he's at. He's a true champion and a great fighter as well. He has done more for karate than Ralph Macchio and Pat Morita. I'm torn though because I really like Shogun as well and would love to see him with the belt. He too is a great fighter and would be a great and competitive champ. Those would be my top two choices as king of the 205ers. Everyone else I like and enjoy watching them fight but I just don't see a lot of champion material in the rest. Just my opinion.

PS Bones Jones is a beast for sure. Many props to him

It depends who shows up to fight.

It could be a 5 rnd boo fest.

But if one of them gets flashy, we could see one of the best fights of the year. Flying submissions? Backwards elbows? Flying jump kick combinations? Maybe Sliva will drill his Jits & make a statement on the ground?

I can only hope.

Maia will get ko'd quik. Not farce griffin fast and hopefully with a lil more dignity than that flailing retard shit forrest did followed by running away. I still think he shit himself

If he can't last two minutes with Nate, what chance does he have against the all mighty spider?

@paskhl

You must be talking about another person's first UFC lhw bout. The only thing injured in that fight was James Irvins brain after hitting the back of his skull at 100mph.

And Cote was getting smashed when his knee went out. lucky for him it ended then.

What about Hendo? How come you dont mention him? didnt duck him. Or rich Franklin twice. Both of whom were top three when they faced spider. Marquardt got destroyed and no one says he is a chump. Leben was on a roll when they fought. Wasnt as lame as he is now. Its not andersons fault no one else can hang. he is not scared of anyone. So how are the other fighters i listed "him choosing who HE fights"???

maia may be the most credible 185# ufc fighter healthy enough to be available without ruining another card, but he only lasted about half a minute with nate marquardt and he clearly showed in his last fight that his striking is not up to snuff!! anderson silva will not let this fight go any longer than nate did...

@mthomas

I think that Maia still trains with Wand Fight Team, not Blackhouse. Maia trained boxing with the Nogueira brothers, probably at the Black House gym, but wasn't actually a part of Team Black House.

God, why do I know that?

All I can say is... it's a fight. Don't know if it's going to be a good, great or Leites-like fight, but at least it's a fight.

I can't help but think a lot of the anti-Silva sentiment on CP is as a result of jealousy of other potatoheads favourite fighters not being as good or as complete and well rounded fighter as Silva. Either that or a general distaste for Ed Soares.

I'm not trying to sway other posters opinions here, but it's Silva's job to fight and Soares job to look out for his fighter's interests. Some fighters will take any fighter if it means a purse, other fighters want the best competition possible.

Maia's a contender I guess, not necessarily the top, but he has credible talents... whether or not it's enough to win, we'll wait and see. A lot of Spyder's past opponents aren't necessarily "cans", just not good enough and that doesn't make it Spyder's fault.

Regardless, for the posters that feel the best grappler (?) in mma has a chance at beating Silva on the ground, to each his own. Wrestling, GnP, striking and BJJ hasn't worked out well for any other contenders yet... so will this fight be any different? Wait and see, but I highly doubt it. Silva uses the body triangle very effectively, is very relaxed from his back, and is dangerous from his guard.

FWIW, I'm not a Silva nuthugger, GSP would be my favourite fighter if I had to choose just one, but the fact of the matter is the Spyder is the best fighter pound for pound in mma right now.

I consider GSP a very close second, simply for his work ethic, willingness to fight whomever the UFC throws at him, and his determination to improve. I certainly wouldn't think less of Rush for vacating the WW tilte and moving up, even if it meant more losses on his record. Not saying GSP could beat Silva, but I'd be damned if he didn't give Silva a real fight and run for his money.

Most of you guys are hilarious, even if Maia gets it to the ground good luck keeping Anderson down. He is hard to keep down even for the best of wrestlers, Anderson Silva is gonna smoke this poor kid. Sorry Maia, little guy!

You guys are all missing the point. Top six is code for Mousasi as a top 5er.

Goddamn Thales Leites part II

And, by the way, those of you who will keep saying that Anderson Silva will destroy Damian Maia are probably the same that kept saying Nate Marquart was gonna destroy Chael Sonnen... even into the 3rd round.

@MMA Samurai. Nice work. As I was reading your post I was thinking "dude is right on".

The only thing I would like to see different than your vision of the future is for BJ to get upset somehow. His skills are unquestionable, but honestly, I was a much bigger fan of his until the lead up to his last fight with GSP and he was talkin' a lot of unnecessary shit - he lost me as fan.

So samurai who would you like to see dominate at 205? Personally, I think Jon "Bones" Jones will be the next dominant 205er.

@LargeMidget: Maia, really? Duly noted.

I'm almost positive that Maia won't act anywhere near as womanly as Leites did, that's a plus.

horrible fight...Silva via Iron Dragon Fist to Maia's skull

LOL @ "top six middleweight Demian Maia". So where does that put him, exactly? #3?

@paskhl - Your english may not be very good but you have a better grasp of the semicolon(;) than most Americans; most of which are idiots.

@paskhl

I like the way you talk.

Didn't Thales Leites vs. Anderson Silva teach the UFC anything?

Why does I think that Silva is a scare lil bitch?
"HE"always choose his opponent!
Except the Forrest's fight,when he got Forrest when Forrest was...
somewhere else mentally(not Silva's fault at all)since when he gave us a good fight;a good show?
His first LHW fight last 1 min(top)cuz his opponent hurt his knee.
Versus Cote;Cote hurt his knee real bad in the thirds round.
Then,Leites;a huge joke.
And Forrest;we all know what happen!
I'm not saying it's all his fault,but I'm sure of 1 thing tho,Anderson Silva chooses his fight.100% sure of it.

I would love to see Maia defeat Anderson. I'm guessing flying triangle round 1.

Yee haw! It's not so much that I like Maia as it is I hate Anderson Silva, but Damien's been growing on me lately.

Props Large Midget for calling it. Stick to your guns bro. I, too, am rooting fr a major upset. WAR MAIA!

Silva's got to be due one of those trademark submission loss to seemingly outclassed opponent fights about now... right?

Maia via fluke. You can take that one to the bank.

Maia is going to get destroyed. Anderson has good enough BJJ to hang with maia too if it goes to the ground. Sure Maia is a threat but he hasnt even face anyone that has good BJJ. Anderson via T/KO R1

fuck that shit...

silva vs leben II would have been more exciting

Poor Nate must be fucking fuming right now. Personally, I would still rather see a Silva/Marquardt rematch. Regardless of what happened last weekend, I just feel like that would be a much more competitive fight.

I thought Maia was training @ BlackHouse?

Maia god this is gonna suck.

I'm shocked Anderson is fighting anyone.

I thought he was ducking everyone--right, CP?

bruallll

this is gonna suck its gonna be like leites...shoulda just put him up for a LHW fight seems like to much of a chance of a but scoot 5 rounder, people say he wont but anderson makes people look like bitches pretty much every time

I really hope they make headbutts legal over there. It will be the only way to make the fight fair, you know, with Silva having to fight with both hands tied behind his back.

the winner will be Mazzagatti by early stoppage

I agree if Maia gets it to the ground then game over. I'm sorry but I don't think Silva believe in his BJJ anymore. If he was so confident in it he would have gone to the ground with Leites and destroyed him there too. He's come to rely too much on his stand up (which yes is freakin amazing). He has become one of the few one dimensional fighters who can still rely on being one dimensional and still kick your ass. I am pulling for Maia to take this one and let us see the first of the "Kings" to get toppled from his throne this year. Next I'm hoping is Lesnar. GSP will probably vacate his title due to lack of competition and BJ can stay put cause he's the shit. As far as LHW goes, that belt changes waists more times than a prostitutes legs. We have yet to have a truly dominant champ at 205 in recent years. I think we're due.

And by reacts, I mean fist pumps to zombie nation

Logical choice, considering the location. Those UAE guys are BJJ fanatics. How a Newark Prudential Center crowd reacts to a superman punch KO, those guys react to a monoplata being cranked.

I'll admit, it's a shame Sonnen won't get to fight for the belt (though he does need to heel up) Maia I'm HOPING will be a credible opponent. My guess is, Maia gets killed, Silva waits a few months, then he fights Sonnen

Maia is taking this one.

You heard that one here too folks.

I would just like to state: I CALLED IT!

Bens said it wouldn't happened but I insisted that it would.

I was right.

Obviously I'm not right about very many things, so when I am I get a little excited.

Maia by flying heel hook!

IT WILL BE ANOTHER MARQUART TYPE KO FOR SILVA. STILL WANT TO SEE SILVA MATQUART REMATCH.

For some reason.... I'd love to see some fluke upset.

RIP Demian.

I know for a fact that Maia wont try and butt scoot for 5 rounds if he cant get Silva to come into his guard he will push forward. Plus he has been working on his stand up, although its not Silva worthy but its better than what he previously had.