OT- GSP vs Anderson Silva set for December?

Griff83 · Post #1 » by **Griff83** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 10:45 pm

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sp ... 194493.ece

Sounds like if both fighters get past there next match, they would fight in December.

:eek1:

marcroboy · Post #2 » by **marcroboy** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 10:47 pm

"fight of the century ........................... of the next winter" - Dana White

[SJJ] · Post #3 » by **[SJJ]** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 10:57 pm

Wow, that would be absolutely crazy!

dTox · Post #4 » by **dTox** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 10:59 pm

the wait is going to kill me

Brinbe · Post #5 » by **Brinbe** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 11:28 pm

Not sure about the Sun's credibility but it's a no-brainer for Dana.

nizaam · Post #6 » by **nizaam** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 11:35 pm

Shouldn't GSP try fighting like a top guy in Middleweight before jumping into the best pound for pound fighter in the world?

Fairview4Life · Post #7 » by **Fairview4Life** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 11:43 pm

nizaam wrote:Shouldn't GSP try fighting like a top guy in Middleweight before jumping into the best pound for pound fighter in the world?

There is no reason for him to fight any middleweight other than Silva.

Darrick Martin · Post #8 » by **Darrick Martin** » Sun Feb 1, 2009 11:44 pm

Fedor would take out both guys with one hand behind us back

PoloGoose · Post #9 » by **PoloGoose** » Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:13 am

how about gsp vs the spider vs fedor?

PrinceV · Post #10 » by **PrinceV** » Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:25 am

Darrick Martin wrote:Fedor would take out both guys with one hand behind us back

Fedor is good, but hasn't really fought anyone good in Affliction. The real competition is in UFC.

GSP is by far the best P4P fighter. Just look at the last year and a half the guys he fought. Koscheck, Hughes, Serra, Fitch and BJ, all top notch fighters.

cowboyronnie · Post #11 » by **cowboyronnie** » Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:36 am

This is a real long-shot, I think. Neither fighter is keen on this, if you've been paying attention. Silva is already eyeing retirement and GSP fits the 170 limit really well. Someone with precise wrestling has to know their own ability to leverage. A 15 pound jump is really unfavorable.

Cammo101 · Post #12 » by **Cammo101** » Mon Feb 2, 2009 12:37 am

PrinceV wrote:
Darrick Martin wrote:Fedor would take out both guys with one hand behind us back

Fedor is good, but hasn't really fought anyone good in Affliction. The real competition is in UFC.

GSP is by far the best P4P fighter. Just look at the last year and a half the guys he fought. Koscheck, Hughes, Serra, Fitch and BJ, all top notch fighters.

The best Heavyweights are in Affliction. Arlovski and Barnett are both ranked ahead of anyone in the UFC.

As far as the GSP/Silva fight, it seems like a no brainer if both guys get past their current opponents.

spree8 · Post #13 » by **spree8** » Mon Feb 2, 2009 1:57 am

December..man that's far, but that would be the best match of all time. I know they always say that, but these two are the best two fighters in the world pound for pound. Gsp already fights at 180 though he makes weight at 170. Adding 5 extra lbs is nothing at all..but against Anderson Silva, giving up 4 inches is what would be dangerous for Gsp. I'd be a little scared for George, but I think he could cause an upset as he would certainly be the underdog with the reach advantage in Silva's favor.

USA · Post #14 » by **USA** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 12:16 am

GSP-Anderson Silva would create a buzz just like GSP-BJ Penn but I think it would end the same way. I think Anderson Silva would dominate GPS. Not necessarily because he is a better fighter, but because Silva is a big 185 fighter. He fights 205 and is considered by many the best p4p fighter today. Look at all the fighters that have jumped up in weight and look at the results. There are only a few that have done well going up in weight. Add that the fact that you are going up in weight to fight aruably the best fighter out there and you have a recipe for disaster. I don't think it would be as dominating as GSP was over Penn but I think it would be a pretty much one sided fight. Just my opinion. I hope I am wrong though.

Post #15 » by **damo[23]** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 1:18 pm

Brinbe wrote:Not sure about the Sun's credibility but it's a no-brainer for Dana.

They once wrote an article about killer fish were going to take over Englands water ways.

RockTHECasbah · Post #16 » by **RockTHECasbah** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 9:30 pm

spree8 wrote:December..man that's far, but that would be the best match of all time. I know they always say that, but these two are the best two fighters in the world pound for pound. Gsp already fights at 180 though he makes weight at 170. Adding 5 extra lbs is nothing at all..but against Anderson Silva, giving up 4 inches is what would be dangerous for Gsp. I'd be a little scared for George, but I think he could cause an upset as he would certainly be the underdog with the reach advantage in Silva's favor.

Why would he need to add 5 pounds?

Post #17 » by **Chach** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 10:35 pm

GSP is going to need to add a lot more than five pounds. Silva is a good 200 pounds when he steps into the ring, he cuts as much as GSP does. The size and weight advantage that GSP had over BJ will be the same advantage that Silva has over GSP if he doesn't add weight. I think if GSP adds another 10 pounds or so of good weight, he can easily cut to 185 and be a strength match to Silva, which he is going to need to overcome that huge reach advantage Silva will have. mahalo
~Chach~

spree8 · Post #18 » by **spree8** » Tue Feb 3, 2009 10:50 pm

5-10 pounds of muscle is exactly what he needs...even he said so. and no he doesn't need to add all that much. Gsp is strong enough now to take down Silva...Gsp really wouldn't have to worry about weight since Silva prefers to stand, but adding more weight would help him a little more with taking down Anderson and keeping him down.

Post #19 » by **damo[23]** » Wed Feb 4, 2009 1:00 pm

I saw some interview on youtube [i think] with Dana White in like October or something - it did crop up about "if GSP wins we might look to GSP vs ASilva maybe around 2010". Thats not the point because we know the validity of the chance of the fight. But on the weight issue he did say "GSP goes up or ..." I didnt quite make it out but it seemed to imply maybe making a intermediate weight [i.e GSP goes up and Silva comes down]?

Or was I just way off base hearing that.