so the ufc announced its anderson vs maia huh? GREAT FIGHT.....................

Booo Maia. I guess the lineage is easier to justify, with Maia being the last to beat #1 contender Sonnen(R). I would much rather see Nate in there.

It seemed to me like Nate had been tuning his game to take on Andersen, and Sonnen beat his ass for it.

What does Ed Soares have to say about this!

GSP would be crazy to take a fight with silva...silva has to much range..gsp is not stupid

I would love to see Anderson go up to 205 and fight Gegard Mousasi. He just left M1 global, I wonder if he is contractually bound to fight anywhere for the next X fights? That would be a lot for Silva though, and for little gain outside of hardcore fans. I bet a substantial portion of the UFC fan base has not heard of Mousasi, at least to the extent they will know him, in the near future.

Come on! Rashad vs Silva! Maybe Rashad can unleash some of his anger on Machidas friend. loL! Same goes for Thiago Silva vs Anderson Silva!

How about Rashad Evan vs Anderson Silva? Or Thiago Silva vs Anderson Silva? Maybe Rashad while he waits for winner of Machida and Shogun or something.

Also even though mousasi isn't with M-1 anymore he's still under contract to strikeforce for a few more fights so hold on tight. It might take some time before he makes the big jump to the UFC

Its already confirmed that Demian Maia is getting the fight. Another highlight reel finish by Anderson..

By the way, fu_kkcongo, go watch those fights again, Nate was never winning that fight and neither was Hendo. Henderson might have had the first round because of LNP but got smashed the rest of the fight. Fucking dumb ass.

I just read on the UFC's profile on facebook it's gonna be Silva and Maia. ANyone else here this??

What about that GSP guy I hear he's pretty good and keep it a title fight all the way around

Fuck! I wish hendo was still in the picture. I really think hendo would put silva out. Cote doesn't want the fight he never did. Fk the belt right now just let's see silva fight a real 205r hmmmm...give him Bones. I know I'm crazy but who would like to see that

well of course....they have to keep throwing him cans....like cote, griffin, irvin, leben, lutter....everytime they throw himactual competition he almost loses...hendo..killing him..then he gassed...nate, gave him great fight...only good contender he rocked waqs franklin..and i personally dont place franklin in top 5, even back then...cant wait for this guy to be exposed!!!!!! JUST SET UP gsp..gsp Would fight him now...even at 190lbs, and he would DESTROY him

Damn.... wanted silva v sonnen.

it seems that this has been disected by now... none of the legitimate ufc MW fighters can step in for a title shot and the only other ufc fighter who would be legitimately accepted as a MW title contender is gsp. silva vs somebody else without a title on the line could be a number of people, but perhaps it is smarter to replace that fight all together.

i could go for a replacement match of couture vs franklin @ 205!!

Without the Silva vs. Belfort title fight, that PPV becomes less interesting (to me, my opinion alone and not trying to speak for others). If it can't be a title fight, or a worthy and interesting LHW, or GSP, then I don't know if Zuffa will get my money.

Mousasi... won't happen.
Sonnen... refused to step in (just talks sh*t).
Marquardt... he's a fighter, he'd take the fight if he were offered and allowed.
Couture... DW doesn't want to be an accomplice in a homicide.
Bisping and Wanderlei... committed.

Of all the possible opponents... Cote's most likely. He didn't get KO'ed or subbed, took some hard punches and still stood. He's got a solid chin, power in his fists, and is one of the few MW's who's not committed to another fight or injured.

Hughes vs Renzo... yawn. Doesn't affect WW division much, if at all.

The remaining undercard has only one real interesting fight (for me)... the Etim fight. Terry Etim puts on good fights, worth watching but not for $45.

I'm not a fan of Penn, but he's going to ruin Edgar, not a lot of surprise element there. Given the ass whooping GSP put on Penn, Edgar doesn't have the power to put Penn away, and Penn's submission/ground game is just too much for Edgar to handle. Could Edgar pull a Serra? If all the planets align just right and Penn comes down with a case of immediate pre-fight partial paralysis... perhaps. Let's just say I have more confidence in my lottery tickets.

Couture vs. Silva... I like Couture. He's classy, always stepped up for the UFC, he's done a lot for the sport, and wants good fights not titles. I know he's a tough guy and fearless, not afraid to fight anyone. For that reason alone, I wouldn't want to see him get seriously hurt. Franklin's a much safer fight for Couture... not that I think the Spyder would deliberately try to seriously hurt Couture, but accidents happen.

Crap... got caught up mulling over the Penn fight and Couture potential, didn't realize Cote's fighting Belcher next.

Belcher says that he's ready. Ask him.

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- Akiyama (Just one loss in his career against a HW, and that was in 2005)

- Okami (He is very capable on winning by legal methods this time)

- Ryo Chonan (Lol maybe he can Flying Scissor Heel Hooks Anderson again)

PS: "Though Yushin lost against me, he came forward and asked to train with me: Is this a Japanese thing? It is admirable that he tried to learn from an opponent who defeated him. While at Team Quest in Portland, he thoroughly handled me during training. I was lucky that I managed to defeat him in our fight. I probably won't agree to a rematch with him (laughs)" Those are Sonnen's words [Check it CP]

They should give Okami the shot. They could pull him from his Fight Night match with no problem. I know he lost his last fight to Sonnen, but he should have had a shot a long time ago. Plus they could still use the rematch story to hype it up.

Andy vs. Randy @ 205 would be epic. MAKE IT HAPPEN DANA!!!

Silva vs. Randy @ 205 would be epic. MAKE IT HAPPEN DANA!!!

Silva vs. Cote- but only if Cote gets to wear Fedor's sweater during the fight.

Mousassi isn't signed to M-1 Global anymore as of Friday. I say Dana brings him in at LHW to fight Anderson. Case closed.

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@just_the_tip - YES! I have been saying that all day long, and just registered to chime in on the topic. It makes a lot of sense to scrub Hardy because he hasn't earned that title shot yet and the only reason he's getting it is because we haven't seen GSP in action for a while. We're due! The dude packed on another 15 pounds of muscle in his downtime and has been pondering a jump up in weight to get some better competition. Screw the details, just put him in there with Silva. Record PPV buys await.

So long as nobody calls up James Toney and gets him to cut weight...even though I'd personally love to see the smile get wiped from his face.

Couture would be a good fight, but I read that Randy is in line to fight the winner of Shogun-Machida. I don't know if the old man would risk his title shot, especially against Anderson. I would love to see that fight though. Let's hope Randy calls him out.

Yep -- it really makes sense in every way. Randy is getting on in years, but is in good shape as he had to prepare for Coleman and took little damage. The fight is intriguing, at least, and arguably offers a more marketable fight than Belfort did. Honestly, does the middleweight belt even mean that much to most people if the contender isn't a serious threat?

I agree with superflat. It's perfect timing for a Silva vs. Couture superfight. Randy is coming off an easy win where he took very little damage so there isn't any reason Randy couldn't be ready in 2 months (And I don't see him turning it down if they offer it to him).

I predict Patrick Cote gets the fight.

No surprise that Chael isn't fighting him. That was Anderson's plan the whole time--he had Marquardt cut Chael, knowing that this would happen. Why? Because, as CP reported first, Anderson is ducking Chael.

Anderson is scared to fight everyone, right?

Silva vs. Couture is making a whole lot of sense right now.

I like what one of you guys said on another post earlier; throw Alan Belcher in there.

205 isn't going to work either. No one interesting will take that fight. Let's go heavyweight!

It'll never happen but I wish the UFC would pull St. Pierre from the joke of a title fight against Hardy at UFC 111. They could plug the hole on 111 with some other match up. If Hardy gets screwed, so what, he didn't deserve the title shot anyway. But the bigger point is St. Pierre would be ready to go for a super fight with Silva. That's a match that will actually get Silva interested and who wouldn't want to see it?

Ok, I'll wake up now and wait to see what crap the UFC will put together instead.

If the Silva camp wants Maia, then feed him to the wolf...
I mean with Hendo, Sonnen, Marquardt, and Belfort out of the picture, its just going to be a sacrifice.
Might as well be a Maian one so we can see some naked chicks..

And by the rest of the card, I mean the B.J. Penn fight. Yes D Boy, really. I know it is lame, but are any other options at 185 any better?

My money's on Akiyama.

To be picked, that is. Not to win.

Cote?....Really?....That's like giving St. Pierre Dan Hardy, and have BJ Penn fight Frankie Edgar.Oh..wait...

FIRST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This article says exactly what I just got finished typing on the last one about Silva.

Hey, UFC: Don't hold onto something that's not going to work.

I didn't think Sonnen would. He is a smart dude, and that would be a dumb move. I favor the 205 option, however, I think this card might be strong enough all around that they could either pull Anderson or give the shot to Cote without too much damage. And I'm not gonna lie, I need closure on the Cote thing.

They need to pull him. How many fights does he even have left in the UFC?