So do you guys have?

Did you watch Anderson Silva-James Irvin???

Thats how I see Silva-Griffin. Silva wont be playing around, and we all know what that means.

It will be a good fight,. Griffin is a lot better than Irvin so I see a good fight.

I'll probably be putting points on Silva, but I honestly wouldn't be surprised if Griffin found a way to pull off the win.

wait a minute. has this fight been announced or is this just a hypothetical?

wait a minute. has this fight been announced or is this just a hypothetical?
UFC 101 August 8, 2009

Silva wins without a problem.

UFC 101 August 8, 2009

Silva wins without a problem.

sweet, I can't wait.

so is Silva officially moving up and scraping his mw title or is he keeping it and gonna move back down to defend it every once in a while?

I have never been impressed with Forrest Griffin's MMA skill except his enormous heart to fight until he is put to sleep. I think Anderson TKO's or Subs him in the 3rd round after he performs the entire dance from Thriller in the 1st 2 rounds.

sweet, I can't wait.

so is Silva officially moving up and scraping his mw title or is he keeping it and gonna move back down to defend it every once in a while?

I think Anderson will move back down.

especially with Wanderlei coming to 185

and with Maia vs Nate + Bisping/Henderson (at UFC 100)

potentially plenty of solid opponents (between those 4)

for Anderson to fight at 185.

I think Anderson will move back down.

especially with Wanderlei coming to 185

and with Maia vs Nate + Bisping/Henderson (at UFC 100)

potentially plenty of solid opponents (between those 4)

for Anderson to fight at 185.
Yeah, I'd agree with that. I get the impression that White and company are throwing Silva with Griffin in hopes that Silva will have an exciting fight.

well griffin aint gonna prance around for 2 rds like cote or fall over
and hope silva falls on top of him like leites did. so good matchup.

still see silva destroying him on the feet but ya never know with
griffin, he might bring a great gameplan, smother silva and sub him.

Yeah, I'd agree with that. I get the impression that White and company are throwing Silva with Griffin in hopes that Silva will have an exciting fight.

and the last exciting fight, IMO Silva was in, was Irvin

I'll give some props to the Cote bout as the pace did seem to be picking up before Patrick blew out his knee

but the last time Silva was at 205, he looked good, and kicked ass, so maybe Dana's seeing if the same can happen vs Griffin (like you suggested).

and besides while Silva's fighting at 205, it will give the other contenders at 185 ... particularly Bisping, Henderson, Maia and Marquardt time to fight each other ... and lay claim to a fight vs Anderson

**IMO best case scenario for the UFC would be Wanderlei winning at 99 and being Anderson's next opponent. worst case scenario, Wanderlei loses, and Marquardt + Henderson BOTH win ... (since Hendo or Marquardt vs Silva would both be rematches)

as I'm sure White would want Bisping to win, since a Bisping/Silva title fight in the UK would be huge.

and the last exciting fight, IMO Silva was in, was Irvin

I'll give some props to the Cote bout as the pace did seem to be picking up before Patrick blew out his knee

but the last time Silva was at 205, he looked good, and kicked ass, so maybe Dana's seeing if the same can happen vs Griffin (like you suggested).

and besides while Silva's fighting at 205, it will give the other contenders at 185 ... particularly Bisping, Henderson, Maia and Marquardt time to fight each other ... and lay claim to a fight vs Anderson

**IMO best case scenario for the UFC would be Wanderlei winning at 99 and being Anderson's next opponent. worst case scenario, Wanderlei loses, and Marquardt + Henderson BOTH win ... (since Hendo or Marquardt vs Silva would both be rematches)

as I'm sure White would want Bisping to win, since a Bisping/Silva title fight in the UK would be huge.im a massive bisping fan but i think hes gonna drop a close fight to hendo unfortunately. and i cant stand hendo, and dont wanna see him get another
shot at silva.

maia is gonna sub marquadt in rd2 after a tought first round i reckon and he
will be the one who challenges silva, altho i do remember maia saying hed
like to fight bisping, and if bisping and maia both win maybe white will treat
those fights as semi finals and the winners will face each other for the right
to challenge the undisputed middleweight champion, anderson silva !!! :)

im a massive bisping fan but i think hes gonna drop a close fight to hendo unfortunately. and i cant stand hendo, and dont wanna see him get another
shot at silva.

maia is gonna sub marquadt in rd2 after a tought first round i reckon and he
will be the one who challenges silva, altho i do remember maia saying hed
like to fight bisping, and if bisping and maia both win maybe white will treat
those fights as semi finals and the winners will face each other for the right
to challenge the undisputed middleweight champion, anderson silva !!! :)

maybe, I'd like to see Bisping-Maia .. but at the same time, I'd like to think a win over Hendo would launch the Count right into a title fight vs Anderson

**unless of course Wanderlei impresses next month at 99, since Silva-Silva would be VERY easy to hype up.

and I wouldn't count Bisping out of the fight, especially with his style, and IMO if it came down to a close decision, Bisping would pull it out (much like Hendo over Franklin) because i think he could pick Dan apart on the feet.

I'm picking Forrest

forrest is tailor made for spider, he likes you to come after him so he can counter and pick u off.

I dont like weight class jumping in MMA and hate this matchup.
The only way Silva loses is by Forrest actually implementing some of that Couture gym grappling he almost never uses, and then people will just say, "Anderson got outwrestled by the bigger man."

I'd much rather guys stay in a weight class and dominate, even if they mow over everyone, rather than look for challenges at weights not ideal for their body.

I think Anderson will move back down.

especially with Wanderlei coming to 185

and with Maia vs Nate + Bisping/Henderson (at UFC 100)

potentially plenty of solid opponents (between those 4)

for Anderson to fight at 185.

I don't see any of those guys giving Silva any challenge. I've seen Maia fight and he isn't at all impressive. Silva would destroy him.

At LHW, Silva will actually have some challenges. He still might beat a lot of the top fighters but, it won't be nearly as easy as his mw fights.

I read somewhere that Silva said he didn't want to go up to Light Heavy because he was leaving the belt for Machida to win.

**do Silva and Machida still train together at Black House?

yeah looking at the top of the Middleweight they might be tough fighters, but as far as matching up to Silva.

Maia - only 11-0, very good on the ground, but at this point in his career he seems a bit too one dimensional, and if he cannot get Silva to the ground the fight could be a Leites all over again.

Marquardt- already lost to Silva. it would be a rematch, how much has changed in 2 years? Silva might tear through him again.

Henderson - also lost to Silva. he did win the first round, for what it's worth, but close to age 40, he's probably slowing down and Anderson would be a favorite going in.

Bisping - relatively new to the 185 weight class. which is why this fight intrigues me. yes Bisping is a bit unproven at the division, but he's maintained a good record, and only has one loss. While Bisping still might be over matched vs Silva, the fact that Michael is kind of a wild card at the weight (with so few fights at the weight class) plus it's not a rematch, slightly has me intrigued on what would happen if he got a shot vs Silva.

with all that in mind, the competition at 205 probably is better for Anderson, considering he's knocked off so many at 185 (Leites, Cote, Leben Hendo, etc)

silva will ko forrest

At this point it should'nt be about top contenders as much as it should be about Super Fights like GSP vs Silva. Griffen vs Silva is not a Super Fight it's a showcase. If all they want to do is add to Silva's highlight reels then they should say that but Silva only has a few more fights in the UFC before he retires and fights like this are a waste of time.

I'm not saying Forrest can't beat Silva because this is MMA and anything can happen, I'm just saying when a fighter becomes as dominate as A.Silva / GSP it's time to do like the Boxing world and put on those Super Fights that make Legends.

MMA is relatively young. Legends will be made later down the road.

What Silva needs to do is fight Yushin Okami already. Im tired of waiting. Get the rematch that you want, while giving the last MW to clear the division a title shot.

Forrest is too slow on the feet, and hasn't shown 1-punch KO power

forrest's best chance is to take him down and use his size, to wear Anderson down and try and get a decision.

thing is, i'm not sure Forrest ground game is good enough to keep Anderson down.

Anderson wins by 2nd Round TKO

I got silva in this one..

Im going for a brutal tko win for Silva in round 2.

I do think Forrest will have success on the ground in round 1, but it wont be enough.