RelsonGracieBJJ;426630 wrote:Anderson Has no one left except Sonnen.. Who will take Anderson down.. and we will see how good the Spiders ground game really is.

Belfort?

I don't think Sonnen has much of a chance of beating Silva.

bigdaddy2003;426960 wrote:I don't think Sonnen has much of a chance of beating Silva.

Silva has shown his wrestling sucks. He has good BJJ, but if Sonnen wrestles and play defense against submissions, he can beat Silva.

Silva's weakness against wrestling is exactly why I think GSP would beat him if they ever were paired up.

jmog;427062 wrote:Silva has shown his wrestling sucks. He has good BJJ, but if Sonnen wrestles and play defense against submissions, he can beat Silva.

Silva's weakness against wrestling is exactly why I think GSP would beat him if they ever were paired up.

Point well taken. I just personally think Silva will beat Sonnen and could beat GSP.

bigdaddy2003;427102 wrote:Point well taken. I just personally think Silva will beat Sonnen and could beat GSP.

Oh I think Silva can beat GSP, but he better learn some TD defense before that matchup, because GSP might have the best wrestling in the UFC.

I forgot about Vitor. Vitor could definitely beat Anderson.

Silva fights best when people think he can be beat or when people talk trash. When is he fighting people with lil to no chance he shows off. He will teach Sonnen a lessen and I think he would beat GSP. Belfort and his fast hands probably have a decent chance.

You are selling Sonnen way to short. Travis Lutter had mount on Anderson and gassed.. He lost to Ryan Chona via Heel Hook.. and to Daiju Takase via. Triangle choke. His Ground game is very suspect and Sonnen has a win against a much better grappler in Paulo Filho. I agree if it stays standing, Anderson wins via Vicous KO. On the ground. could go either way.

Jake Shields signs with UFC, meets Martin Kampmann at UFC 121

http://mmajunkie.com/news/19975/jake-shields-signs-with-ufc-meets-martin-kampmann-at-ufc-121.mma

The_Crosby_Show;426363 wrote:Shields/Kampmann should happen at UFC 121

I called it. Haha.

He beat Paulo Filho who was coked up or otherwise not caring. Filho/Sonnen (R) II wasn't even a fight. Filho just plodded around the cage, he missed weight etc. Filho's having mental issues. I don't think you can glean a lot from that, although I do agree with your reasoning as to why Sonnen (R) wins. I don't think Silva is a true BJJ black belt...he's like a Rashad Evans black belt.

I agree with everything that has been said about Silva but I just don't see this guy losing to anyone. I think Belfort has the best chance of anyone left.

RelsonGracieBJJ;427569 wrote:You are selling Sonnen way to short. Travis Lutter had mount on Anderson and gassed.. He lost to Ryan Chona via Heel Hook.. and to Daiju Takase via. Triangle choke. His Ground game is very suspect and Sonnen has a win against a much better grappler in Paulo Filho. I agree if it stays standing, Anderson wins via Vicous KO. On the ground. could go either way.

I agree with your post (that Sonnen can beat Silva), but lets be fair. Silva was beating the snot out of RYO CHONAN before Ryo got desparate and landed possible the coolest looking flying submission of all time in MMA.

Anyone who doesn't think GSP has a shot at beating Silva hasn't watched Silva v Lutter or Silva v Hendo. GSP has better freestyle/folkstyle wrestling (leg takedowns) than both of those 2 by FAR, and they both got Silva on the ground EASY.

I think GSP has a chance of beating Silva. I just don't give him as big of a chance as most.

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Mark Munoz vs. Yushin Okami
John Howard vs. Jake Ellenberger
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UFC 117 - August 7th on PPV from Oakland, California
Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen for Middleweight Title
Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Junior dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson
Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch

WEC 50 - August 18th on Versus from Las Vegas, Nevada
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WEC 52 - October 13th on Versus from ???
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UFC 120 - October 16th on PPV/Spike TV from London, England
Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit
John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle
Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne
James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick

UFC 121 - October 23rd on PPV from Anaheim, California
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight Title
Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
Paul Taylor vs. Sam Stout
Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen

UFC 122 - November 13th on PPV from Oberhausen, Germany
Vitor Belfort vs. ???

WEC 52 - November 24th on Versus from ???
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The Ultimate Fighter 12 finale - December 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Lightweight Finalist #1 vs. Lightweight Finalist #2

UFC 123 - December 11th on PPV from ???
Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Josh Koscheck II for Welterweight Title

If Silva and GSP ever happens, I favor Silva. One two advantages: Size, and reach. No doubt GSP holds the edge in the grappling department. Silva's accuracy coupled with his reach might keep GSP at distance. I would love to see this fight but only at a catch weight or at most 185. I think the problem with this matchup is Silva's size though. He cuts roughly from anywhere 205 - 220 to 185. That creates a big problem for GSP.

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"Rampage" Jackson verbally agrees to face Lyoto Machida at Nov. 20 UFC event

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I dont know what fight that guy was watching, but Chonan was winning that entire fight with Silva even before the miracle sub.

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UFC on Versus 2 - August 1st on Versus from San Diego, California
Jon Jones vs. Vladimir Matuyshenko
Mark Munoz vs. Yushin Okami
John Howard vs. Jake Ellenberger
Tyson Griffin vs. Takanori Gomi

UFC 117 - August 7th on PPV from Oakland, California
Anderson Silva (c) vs. Chael Sonnen for Middleweight Title
Jon Fitch vs. Thiago Alves
Clay Guida vs. Rafael dos Anjos
Matt Hughes vs. Ricardo Almeida
Junior dos Santos vs. Roy Nelson
Thiago Silva vs. Tim Boetsch

WEC 50 - August 18th on Versus from Las Vegas, Nevada
Dominick Cruz (c) vs. Joseph Benavidez II for Bantamweight Title
Anthony Pettis vs. Shane Roller
Cub Swanson vs. Chad Mendes

Strikeforce: Houston - August 21st on ??? from Houston, Texas
Muhammad Lawal (c) vs. Rafael Cavalcante for Light Heavyweight Title
Ronaldo Souza vs. Tim Kennedy for vacant Middleweight Title
Bobby Lashley vs. Chad Griggs
Antonio Silva vs. Sergei Kharitonov

UFC 118 - August 28th on PPV from Boston, Massachusetts
Frankie Edgar (c) vs. B.J. Penn II for Lightweight Title
Randy Couture vs. James Toney
Nate Marquardt vs. Rousimar Palhares
Kenny Florian vs. Gray Maynard
Nate Diaz vs. Marcus Davis

UFC Fight Night 22 - September 15th on Spike TV from Austin, Texas
Demian Maia vs. Alan Belcher
Matt Wiman vs. Mac Danzig
Jim Miller vs. Gleison Tibau
Cole Miller vs. Ross Pearson

UFC 119 - September 25th on PPV from Indianapolis, Indiana
Frank Mir vs. Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira II
Ryan Bader vs. Antonio Rogerio Nogueira
Sean Sherk vs. Evan Dunham
Matt Serra vs. Chris Lytle
Melvin Guillard vs. Jeremy Stephens
C.B. Dollaway vs. Joe Doerksen

WEC 51 - September 8th on Versus from Broomfield, Colorado
Jose Aldo (c) vs. Manny Gamburyan for Featherweight Title
Jamie Varner vs. Donald Cerrone
Chris Horodecki vs. Ed Ratcliff
Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia
George Roop vs. Chan Sung Jung
Mark Hominick vs. Leonard Garcia

WEC 52 - October 13th on Versus from ???
???

UFC 120 - October 16th on PPV/Spike TV from London, England
Michael Bisping vs. Yoshihiro Akiyama
Dan Hardy vs. Carlos Condit
John Hathaway vs. Mike Pyle
Cheick Kongo vs. Travis Browne
James Wilks vs. Claude Patrick

UFC 121 - October 23rd on PPV from Anaheim, California
Brock Lesnar (c) vs. Cain Velasquez for the Heavyweight Title
Jake Shields vs. Martin Kampmann
Diego Sanchez vs. Paulo Thiago
Patrick Cote vs. Tom Lawlor
Paul Taylor vs. Sam Stout
Court McGee vs. Ryan Jensen

UFC 122 - November 13th on PPV from Oberhausen, Germany
Vitor Belfort vs. ???

UFC 123 - November 20th on PPV from ???
Rampage Jackson vs. Lyoto Machida

WEC 52 - November 24th on Versus from ???
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The Ultimate Fighter 12 finale - December 4th on Spike TV from Las Vegas, Nevada
Lightweight Finalist #1 vs. Lightweight Finalist #2

UFC 124 - December 11th on PPV from ???
Georges St-Pierre (c) vs. Josh Koscheck II for Welterweight Title

Matt Hamill vs Tito Ortiz added to UFC 121:
http://mmajunkie.com/news/20019/matt-hamill-vs-tito-ortiz-added-to-ufc-121-in-october.mma

Wonder when Tito backs out of this one lol

Gabriel Gonzaga v Brendon Schaub also added to UFC 121
http://mmajunkie.com/news/20020/gabriel-gonzaga-vs-brendan-schaub-meet-at-ufc-121.mma