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09.25.2011 | 1:24 AM ET
What interweight matchup would you rather see? Jones vs. Silva or St. Pierre vs. Silva?
I'd vote for Jones vs. Silva all day long...
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09.25.2011 | 1:26 AM ET
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09.25.2011 | 1:31 AM ET
* Edited at 09.25.2011, 1:33 AM ET *
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09.25.2011 | 1:34 AM ET
09.25.2011 | 1:35 AM ET
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09.25.2011 | 1:38 AM ET
I take him over every single MW, WW, or LHW. He would beat some HW's too. There is no moment on any fight where he can't finish you and even in losing 4 rounds to you, he will take no damage whatsoever. I want him to fight Sonnen again, finish him quick, then take out GSP, then clean out the LHW division. I like Henderson, Shogun and (maybe) Machida more than I like Anderson, but none of them would stand any chance.
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09.25.2011 | 1:39 AM ET
edit: I'd like GSP fight too, to me it is absolutely no question (literally, not even remotely close) to who the p4p number one is, but I'd like to see Anderson silence GSP's rabid fans.
* Edited at 09.25.2011, 1:40 AM ET *
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09.25.2011 | 2:12 AM ET
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09.25.2011 | 9:40 AM ET
That fight makes more sens to me than GSP/Silva.
Silva is very big at 185, and he fought 2 times at 205. GSP is not the biggest at 170, and never fought anywhere else than welterweight in his carrer
09.25.2011 | 9:42 AM ET
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09.25.2011 | 10:29 AM ET
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09.25.2011 | 10:37 AM ET
As much as I want to see Silva/Jones, I kind of agree with Dana. It's not that Jones can't beat Silva (i actually think Jones would crush him because of size) but as dynamic as Jones his, he hasn't done enough to earn a shot at the P4P kingpin. Besides, the whole LHW title picture would be in lockdown and there is tons of fights to happen here.
I would rather see Silva take 1 or two more fights against Shogun or maybe Rampage to get another fight in at 205, this gives the chance for Bones to fight Rashad and (most likely) Machida. If Machida loses then there would be nothing holding Silva back from this fight.
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09.25.2011 | 10:38 AM ET
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09.25.2011 | 10:40 AM ET
09.25.2011 | 11:24 AM ET
I think GSP's style of fighting relies a lot on size and control. When a wrestler goes up in weight class, it becomes more difficult to wrestle simply because they give up at least 15 pound of muscle to their opponent. Striking is somewhat of an equalizer. Sure, a bigger guy likely hits a little harder, but a smaller guy is likely quicker.
Jones vs. Silva would almost be a coin flip to me (giving Jones the slight advantage) thus making it a better match up. Because GSP is smaller than Silva, his wrestling and ground control would be almost nullified.
If GSP was a light heavy or if Jones fought like GSP, they'd crush Silva. (ie a top wrester would beat any lower weight fighter because of control) And trust me, I hate wrestling matches so it kills me to say that.
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09.25.2011 | 7:07 PM ET
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09.25.2011 | 7:12 PM ET
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09.25.2011 | 7:18 PM ET
Jones/Silva makes a ton of sense right now because Jones is the hot commodity of the UFC, but at this point and time in MMA, GSP and Anderson Silva are the #1 and #2 p4p fighters in the world. Jones may very well be the future, and is well on his way to becoming the best p4p fighter, but he's only defended his title once.
I would much rather see Jones vs. Silva because I think it would be a more exciting fight, but I'd still like to see Silva vs. GSP to prove who is the #1 p4p fighter in the world. Also because Silva and GSP has beaten everyone that there is to beat in their respective weight classes. Jones still has to defend his title against Rashad, Machida, and Hendo before we can really say that he has cleaned house in his division. Then there's still a rematch with Shogun, and if Rampage gets back on track quickly enough, there's a possible rematch with Rampage as well.
Jones is very good, but there is still alot for him to prove before we start comparing him to GSP or Anderson Silva.
* Edited at 09.25.2011, 7:20 PM ET *
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09.26.2011 | 4:30 PM ET
- Anderson Silva:
- Height: 6'2" (188cm) | Reach: 77.5" (197cm)
- Jon Jones
- Height: 6'4" (194cm) | Reach: 84.5" (215cm)
- Georges St-Pierre
- Height: 5'10" (178cm) | Reach: 76.0" (193cm)
Silva and GSP have only 4cm of reach difference, while Jones and Silva have 18cm, but who has the reach like Jones and is on a level like this? I guess nobody.
Jones is just 6cm bigger than Anderson is, while Anderson has 10cm advantage on GSP. -> speaks for Silva vs Jones
But anyway...neither of those fights will happen. The GSP-fight will not happen because Dana, GSP or someone else doesn't want that fight and Jones will have to clean the division first, will Anderson still fight if he has done? Also Jones mentioned multiple times, that he'll move up to Heavyweight in the future.
09.26.2011 | 4:43 PM ET
my number one "super fight" wish would be jon jones vs JDS in a year or two when jones cant make 205 anymore.
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09.26.2011 | 4:55 PM ET